Want BigLaw, chose to SA at mid civil rights firm Forum

[Anonymous User]

SO, I summered at a midlaw firm in the South (think Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, SC/NC, etc.). They pay 100k/yr, and bill about ~1900-2000 hours/yr. After summering, I realize that I am not really interested in civil rights in a "cozy" mid law firm. I would prefer to just be another cog in a wheel at a biglaw firm in NYC or DC, doing securities litigation or white collar investigations --- I'd even be willing to do transactional, but my transcript does not include any transactional classes. I will not receive notice of an offer/no-offer until August 14th, but they generally have a 75% offer rate for summers.

My question is - how do I get into NY/DC Biglaw after summering at some random civil rights firm in the south? I am your run-of-the-mill T14 student

What should my game plan be? Any recommendations in general???? Halp

[Anonymous User]

Assuming you don't have ties to DC, it would have helped to work in DC. That said, basically no one cares what you did 1L summer as long as it was in the law. Your strategy should be, school adjusted, the same as basically every other run-of-the-mill (median?) T14 student.

[A. Nony Mouse]

The OP never said it was a 1L SA.

[Anonymous User]

there are firms like this?? where do i find them?!

[Anonymous User]

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