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Family Contact: How to Best Leverage

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:50 pm

Hi All,

An aunt/uncle/1st Cousin of mine is a President at major corp (who maintains relationships with a number of biglaw firms). I'm a no-offered 3L hoping to get back on the train. They're willing to go to bat for me, but I don't know what to ask specifically. In the past they've put me in touch with their contacts, but indicated that if I have a more concrete ask they'd be game. I just don't know what that ask should be. Any thoughts on this?

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Re: Family Contact: How to Best Leverage

Post by gnomgnomuch » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:37 pm

I'd ask for a legal job of some sort... if they could swing big-law do that. Would help if your grades were at or near the cut-off for the firm you want them to ask.

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