Law Review for Transactional Work Forum

[Anonymous User]

Lower T14, looked through some threads and can't find an answer to this. So outside of accepting law review because of its boost, does it push you as a candidate/your resume toward litigation? Might be a stupid question, but am curious if it's strange to have LR then saying you want to do corporate work. I think a few 3Ls at my school said before that for corporate work nobody even gives a shit if you get on any journal.

[Anonymous User]

At my firm, it's a huge deal to get LR for corporate work, and we won't even look at you from a lower ranked school without it. Everyone understands it's just a prestige badge, but it counts anyways.

[Anonymous User]

Lower T14, looked through some threads and can't find an answer to this. So outside of accepting law review because of its boost, does it push you as a candidate/your resume toward litigation? Might be a stupid question, but am curious if it's strange to have LR then saying you want to do corporate work. I think a few 3Ls at my school said before that for corporate work nobody even gives a shit if you get on any journal.

It doesn't really push you in any direction, in my experience. I think it's a boost regardless of whether you want corporate or not; firms don't differentiate you very finely when you're interviewing as a 2L.

[hichvichwoh]

yeah general consensus is law review means: "I am willing to do hours of inane shit work just to prove I can do inane shit work," which is valuable to law firms for litigation or corporate.

[Mal Reynolds]

It's not like it's gonna hurt.

[09042014]

Corporate work is all about being a coma jockey

[A. Nony Mouse]

That is possibly your best typo EVER.

[mcs268]

Not really sure why Law review would signal litigation..corporate has writing too. Now moot court, THAT signals litigation. don't worry about it. LR you can actually milk towards both sides.

[Neal Patrick Harris]

Not really sure why Law review would signal litigation..corporate has writing too. Now moot court, THAT signals litigation. don't worry about it. LR you can actually milk towards both sides.

Unless moot court is all appellate shit that litigators won't do anyway

[mephistopheles]

it's a box check, so it can help get callbacks

but, goddamn it's a waste of time and will never help you in corporate. and many associates have said it's not worth it. and i know of a couple of people who pulled top transactional sas without it. and their grades were not top 20%

[Old Gregg]

it's a box check, so it can help get callbacks

but, goddamn it's a waste of time and will never help you in corporate. and many associates have said it's not worth it. and i know of a couple of people who pulled top transactional sas without it. and their grades were not top 20%

Yup.

Also, LOVE people who clerk and then go into corporate. It's like we are paying associates on a second year pay scale for summer associate skills.

[mephistopheles]

Not really sure why Law review would signal litigation..corporate has writing too.

familiar with corporate?