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Best alternative to working biglaw during 2L summer
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:08 pm
by Anonymous User
Struck out of biglaw
What's the next best thing? (Clerking is out)
In-house? Mid-law? Gov.?
Also how likely is it to get biglaw at 3L OCI (median at a T14) with those above options? Searching here, it seems like two years ago, going in-house 2L -> biglaw was not likely. Is it still like that?
What's the consensus now?
Re: Best alternative to working biglaw during 2L summer
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:22 pm
by Anonymous User
Next best would be either a midlaw firm that hires most of their summers or one of the very few government agencies that hires their summers. The key is anything that will give you a post-grad job. Below that, it's kind of interchangeable and not a good outcome but probably a well-known in-house position or well-known federal agency.
Re: Best alternative to working biglaw during 2L summer
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:24 pm
by Desert Fox
Something that gets you transactional experience.
Re: Best alternative to working biglaw during 2L summer
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:56 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Struck out of biglaw
What's the next best thing? (Clerking is out)
In-house? Mid-law? Gov.?
Also how likely is it to get biglaw at 3L OCI (median at a T14) with those above options? Searching here, it seems like two years ago, going in-house 2L -> biglaw was not likely. Is it still like that?
What's the consensus now?
I know 3 people at my t20 who got big law at V5, V5, V10 during 3L oci. All three had multiple offers.
1 went overseas to "big law" in asia (they dont hire their summers over there, and pay significantly less), 2 were in gov (doj and ftc). I think the one thing they had in common was murdering their 2L classes.
Also, 1 of the 3 was transfer student from some school i never heard of.