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He's not from the D.C. area originally. He's from a large northeastern city.kellyfrost wrote:There are a lot of places that are probably willing to take on volunteers:
legal aid organizations, district attorney office, public defender office, ect.
If the student isn't from the Georgetown area, they should look for places to volunteer near their hometown.
This isn't helpful. It's rough out there. There's competition for even unpaid indentured servitude.h2go wrote:Seriously, I don't get how a STEM major at GULC can't find ANYTHING for the summer. Either he has like all B- or does a strip tease at his interviews...
Serett wrote:Something something apple something something tree.
jessuf wrote:is he a transfer student with a large lipstick collection?
It really isn't that rough for IP. There are a ton of boutique IP firms in the DC area that take interns. Only explanation for why he doesn't have a position is either (1) he only sent out like 5 applications (2) he has terrible grades (but pretty sure you can still land something with ~3.0 from GULC) or (3) he is unbelievably bad at interviewing (and you have to be pretty bad to not get anything). I'm guessing its probably 1. He could also have a problem if by STEM you mean something more atypical for IP like agricultural sciences or something.Manali wrote:This isn't helpful. It's rough out there. There's competition for even unpaid indentured servitude.h2go wrote:Seriously, I don't get how a STEM major at GULC can't find ANYTHING for the summer. Either he has like all B- or does a strip tease at his interviews...
Is RA all right for OCI for IP firms?
Serett wrote:Something something apple something something tree.
The reason that they don't have a position lined up is because they don't exist...h2go wrote:It really isn't that rough for IP. There are a ton of boutique IP firms in the DC area that take interns. Only explanation for why he doesn't have a position is either (1) he only sent out like 5 applications (2) he has terrible grades (but pretty sure you can still land something with ~3.0 from GULC) or (3) he is unbelievably bad at interviewing (and you have to be pretty bad to not get anything). I'm guessing its probably 1. He could also have a problem if by STEM you mean something more atypical for IP like agricultural sciences or something.Manali wrote:This isn't helpful. It's rough out there. There's competition for even unpaid indentured servitude.h2go wrote:Seriously, I don't get how a STEM major at GULC can't find ANYTHING for the summer. Either he has like all B- or does a strip tease at his interviews...
Is RA all right for OCI for IP firms?
For OCI, no one cares if you RA 1L summer as long as you can be normal during an interview and your grades are decent.
Well no, I'm going to agree with h2go b/c I go to GULC and I can attest that there are quite a number of postings for IP. If you have a technical background, then you're almost golden. I know people who got a 1L SA summer much easier than a normal 1L SA summer b/c they applied specifically for IP. I doubt there's anything left now, considering it is pretty late in the game for an IP law firm gig.Anonymous User wrote:The reason that they don't have a position lined up is because they don't exist...h2go wrote:It really isn't that rough for IP. There are a ton of boutique IP firms in the DC area that take interns. Only explanation for why he doesn't have a position is either (1) he only sent out like 5 applications (2) he has terrible grades (but pretty sure you can still land something with ~3.0 from GULC) or (3) he is unbelievably bad at interviewing (and you have to be pretty bad to not get anything). I'm guessing its probably 1. He could also have a problem if by STEM you mean something more atypical for IP like agricultural sciences or something.Manali wrote:This isn't helpful. It's rough out there. There's competition for even unpaid indentured servitude.h2go wrote:Seriously, I don't get how a STEM major at GULC can't find ANYTHING for the summer. Either he has like all B- or does a strip tease at his interviews...
Is RA all right for OCI for IP firms?
For OCI, no one cares if you RA 1L summer as long as you can be normal during an interview and your grades are decent.
Landman & Zack might be a better fit honestly but you need the grades for itlawman84 wrote:I heard that the firm Nelson & Murdock LLP is hiring. As I recall, they are looking for 1Ls who are interested in Intellectual Property law. Is your cousin willing to work in New York?
He is willing to work anywhere, paid or unpaid.lawman84 wrote:I heard that the firm Nelson & Murdock LLP is hiring. As I recall, they are looking for 1Ls who are interested in Intellectual Property law. Is your cousin willing to work in New York?
I don't want to out him. It's one of chemistry, biology, biochemistry, or microbiology.Arad wrote:What undergraduate degree does your cousin have?
1L IP Prosecution positions want Engineering Undergrads or Masters/PhD for Non-Engineering (Bio/Chem/etc). Prosecution positions tend to emphasize pre-law school grades more than 1L grades.
1L IP Litigation positions are extremely rare, even for students in the Top 10%. Only a number of firms hire 1Ls for IP Lit positions and they are normally reserved for truly exceptional candidates.
As for the "STEM graduate credits:" if you're cousin dropped out of a PhD program, that will reflect poorly on him and probably be a huge-red flag if his 1L grades weren't top notch.
Manali wrote:I have no idea of the circumstances of why he had to leave his STEM graduate program.
My sides have reached orbit.Capitol_Idea wrote:Landman & Zack might be a better fit honestly but you need the grades for itlawman84 wrote:I heard that the firm Nelson & Murdock LLP is hiring. As I recall, they are looking for 1Ls who are interested in Intellectual Property law. Is your cousin willing to work in New York?
He might have been academically dismissed for poor grades or voluntarily left. I really have no idea.Serett wrote:Manali wrote:I have no idea of the circumstances of why he had to leave his STEM graduate program.
Manali wrote:He might have been academically dismissed for poor grades or voluntarily left. I really have no idea.Serett wrote:Manali wrote:I have no idea of the circumstances of why he had to leave his STEM graduate program.
Why are you anon?Anonymous User wrote:Manali wrote:He might have been academically dismissed for poor grades or voluntarily left. I really have no idea.Serett wrote:Manali wrote:I have no idea of the circumstances of why he had to leave his STEM graduate program.
So just to be clear he didn't have any lipstick incidents?