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Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:14 am
by Anonymous User
I've been put in contact with a senior partner at a Vault firm and was asked to forward my resume to him for a possible 1l summer SA. As a 1l I was informed that I wasn't allowed to send my resume to anyone until Dec 1st. I feel like this is an opportunity I shouldn't miss (T25 school so only about 1/3 of my class will get biglaw), but I don't want to somehow be sanctioned by my school or the ABA if they were to find out.
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:20 am
by Anonymous User
Send it. You're not formally applying to anything, you're fine. HR won't consider it until Dec 1st if it's a problem. Make sure you look up law sample resumes and follow the format, you don't want to be sending in a shoddy resume just because you didn't have the advantage of having a career counselor look over it.
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:03 am
by Anonymous User
Ill echo that so OP knows it is not isolated speculation.
The NALP Guidelines apply to applications, not networking, and what you're describing sounds squarely on the networking side of that line.
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:24 am
by RaceJudicata
This is networking, you are fine to send. But don't be surprised if this progresses and partner (who almost certainly doesn't know NALP rules) goes to HR and says we can't touch this til December 1 (or, more likely, when you have actual grades)
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:58 pm
by Traynor Brah
send
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:41 pm
by Right2BearArms
If someone asks for your resume, send it to them. Dont worry about NALP.
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:05 am
by Anonymous User
Thanks everyone, I'm having my resume edited and hopefully I'll have it sent off by thursday.
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:03 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:I've been put in contact with a senior partner at a Vault firm and was asked to forward my resume to him for a possible 1l summer SA. As a 1l I was informed that I wasn't allowed to send my resume to anyone until Dec 1st. I feel like this is an opportunity I shouldn't miss (T25 school so only about 1/3 of my class will get biglaw), but I don't want to somehow be sanctioned by my school or the ABA if they were to find out.
Gotta be a T20 instead of T25 to have 1/3 biglaw.
Good luck!!
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:13 pm
by Anonymous User
Not to disclose my school but we have a 37% BL + FC (Ok I guess 30% Biglaw isn't exactly 1/3)
Re: Send my resume or wait for Dec 1st?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:53 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Not to disclose my school but we have a 37% BL + FC (Ok I guess 30% Biglaw isn't exactly 1/3)
lol chill dude. Even on 10% biglaw you can still be one of them.