What are the options for this period of time?
This is what I'm considering:
-contact firm and ask to start early
-try to find a parttime legal job elsewhere (doc review or similar)
-LSAT tutor?
-non-legal job (dog walker, proofreader, service industry job)
Any stories/suggestions would be very welcome. I will be starting big law in NYC.
2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do? Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
-
Hutz_and_Goodman
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:42 am
2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
Last edited by Hutz_and_Goodman on Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:06 am, edited 2 times in total.
-
Arad
- Posts: 133
- Joined: Thu May 08, 2014 3:17 pm
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
0L... Is traveling not an option? This seems like a great opportunity to take some time to yourself before starting your BigLaw gig.
-
Hutz_and_Goodman
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:42 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
Sure, traveling is an option. But my wife will be working and on her salary alone we will not be able to keep up to date on bills.
-
Hutz_and_Goodman
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:42 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
added a poll
interested in answers
interested in answers
-
mmelittlechicken
- Posts: 4679
- Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:34 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
If you want to work and vacation is out, I'd ask your firm to start early before looking for other work.
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login
-
Hutz_and_Goodman
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:42 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
One of my questions is will a big law firm allow you to worn for another firm? I'm worried it might create a conflict issue.
-
Actus Reus
- Posts: 460
- Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:21 pm
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
Could ask for salary advanceHutz_and_Goodman wrote:One of my questions is will a big law firm allow you to worn for another firm? I'm worried it might create a conflict issue.
-
Hutz_and_Goodman
- Posts: 1651
- Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:42 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
It's not just the $ it's also that I don't want to do nothing for that long. I can see taking the first 2-3 weeks of august off to recover from the bar but that's enough.
-
shock259
- Posts: 1932
- Joined: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:30 am
Re: 2.5 months between bar and starting: what to do?
You'll have to ask your firm. My firm would not let us work for other law firms before starting because of conflicts. All other legal employment was on a case-by-case basis.Hutz_and_Goodman wrote:One of my questions is will a big law firm allow you to worn for another firm? I'm worried it might create a conflict issue.
-
Clearly
- Posts: 4189
- Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:09 pm
