1L grade waiting thread Forum

[MrKappus]

After receiving consistent B-s, i find that I had the highest grade on the graded memo in my Section. I would love for this to make sense.

^ Adjuncts vs. tenured profs reading 7000 words written under intense time pressures.

[TwelveBeeSicks]

After receiving consistent B-s, i find that I had the highest grade on the graded memo in my Section. I would love for this to make sense.

I'm the opposite. Happy with my grades, saddened by my memo.

[traehekat]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

[09042014]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Blah power theory blah

[lawschooliseasy]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Don't worry, you don't actually have to know much of anything about that case. According to the E&E they throw it in so you know "how astoundingly complex jurisdictional issues can be."

[MrKappus]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Neff hires Mitchell to do legal work related to getting a land grant. Neff doesn't pay for the legal services. Mitchell sues Neff for the fee and wins by default b/c Neff's out-of-state. Mitchell waits to execute judgment until after Neff's land grant comes through. Sheriff sells land at auction, Michell buys it, and assigns it to Pennoyer to pay off a debt. Neff comes back, says "Wtf?!" and sues Pennoyer to get his shit back. I got an A in Civ Pro and have no idea what "power theory" is. Sounds complicated.

[Burberry by Burberry]

Just found out that grades are not likely to be released until one week after the due date for the professors to submit them.

16 more days to go.

[random5483]

Thanks y'all. Maybe my obsessive TLS-ing paid off... or not

congratulations!!!

I have applied to two internships for summer thus far (i know, i know) and one looks at grades [biglaw] while the other does not.

on a side note, would anyone consider 4k for the summer a good deal? I know that a lot of people say that its hard enough getting paid at all for the summer. I'm not so much concerned about the money, because the experience for this particular internship would be amazing, but just wondering if 4k for 1L summer is a good deal or not

For a 1L, 4K isn't bad. It's certainly not biglaw, but it beats unpaid interns with a stick.

You can't really complain about getting legal experience 1L summer that pays ANYTHING.

4k is not bad at all for 1L summer. Some students will make more while others will work for free.

[Grizz]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Blah power theory blah

row row fight the powah

[JazzOne]

Thanks y'all. Maybe my obsessive TLS-ing paid off... or not

congratulations!!!

I have applied to two internships for summer thus far (i know, i know) and one looks at grades [biglaw] while the other does not.

on a side note, would anyone consider 4k for the summer a good deal? I know that a lot of people say that its hard enough getting paid at all for the summer. I'm not so much concerned about the money, because the experience for this particular internship would be amazing, but just wondering if 4k for 1L summer is a good deal or not

For a 1L, 4K isn't bad. It's certainly not biglaw, but it beats unpaid interns with a stick.

theres a 1L internship for biglaw that pays between 800 and 3100 per week depending on which firm you get matched to. super competitive, obviously. but some people wind up getting 2nd yr offers out of it.

Last year, there were a few 1Ls who got biglaw SAs that I wanted, and then some of those same folks didn't make law review. I don't really know what they're up to, but I sometimes wonder if they were able to parlay their 1L SAs into 2L jobs despite their grades.

[09042014]

I know there were a few 1Ls who got biglaw SAs that I wanted, and then those folks didn't make law review. I don't really know what they're up to, but I sometimes wonder if they were able to parlay their 1L SAs into 2L jobs despite the grades.

I've heard some firms make offers and others don't. Though it's kinda silly to pay someone 1L and then not give them an offer if they work well just because of grades. You already wasted a ton of money.

[traehekat]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Don't worry, you don't actually have to know much of anything about that case. According to the E&E they throw it in so you know "how astoundingly complex jurisdictional issues can be."

It's referred to in other cases and parts of the casebook and the rule it supposedly stands for doesn't seem too difficult to understand. Reading the actual case is just painful, though.

Also, can someone confirm for me that there are no CALI lessons for civpro?

[uwb09]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Don't worry, you don't actually have to know much of anything about that case. According to the E&E they throw it in so you know "how astoundingly complex jurisdictional issues can be."

It's referred to in other cases and parts of the casebook and the rule it supposedly stands for doesn't seem too difficult to understand. Reading the actual case is just painful, though.

Also, can someone confirm for me that there are no CALI lessons for civpro?

--LinkRemoved--

[Holly Golightly]

ew, grades

[Tangerine Gleam]

Ahhh, the wait. Exams finished Dec. 13 and I still have just one grade. Seriously hoping that I get at least one grade tomorrow morning -- but not as much as I'm hoping that I like the grades, whenever they come.

[MrAnon]

Ahhh, the wait. Exams finished Dec. 13 and I still have just one grade. Seriously hoping that I get at least one grade tomorrow morning -- but not as much as I'm hoping that I like the grades, whenever they come.

Um, the schools try to wait until the refund period for spring is over before they release all the grades. Your average law school student who has three C's will hope against hope that his one last grade will be an A and it will be worth his sticking around in school. Of course it won't be and it never is.

[traehekat]

Reading Pennoyer. What the fucking shit is going on?

Don't worry, you don't actually have to know much of anything about that case. According to the E&E they throw it in so you know "how astoundingly complex jurisdictional issues can be."

It's referred to in other cases and parts of the casebook and the rule it supposedly stands for doesn't seem too difficult to understand. Reading the actual case is just painful, though.

Also, can someone confirm for me that there are no CALI lessons for civpro?

--LinkRemoved--

Yeah, I'm definitely retarded. Thanks.

[Tangerine Gleam]

Ahhh, the wait. Exams finished Dec. 13 and I still have just one grade. Seriously hoping that I get at least one grade tomorrow morning -- but not as much as I'm hoping that I like the grades, whenever they come.

Um, the schools try to wait until the refund period for spring is over before they release all the grades. Your average law school student who has three C's will hope against hope that his one last grade will be an A and it will be worth his sticking around in school. Of course it won't be and it never is.

Fascinating, thanks for the info.

[MrKappus]

Though it's kinda silly to pay someone 1L and then not give them an offer if they work well just because of grades. You already wasted a ton of money.

Firms that make hundreds or tens of (or even just a few) million dollars a year don't make hiring decisions based $20-30k.

[romothesavior]

Though it's kinda silly to pay someone 1L and then not give them an offer if they work well just because of grades. You already wasted a ton of money.

Firms that make hundreds or tens of (or even just a few) million dollars a year don't make hiring decisions based $20-30k.

True, but firms also shouldn't bail on a potential hire whose capabilities they know, like, and want to keep around just because they did somewhat worse than another student (who they do not know at all) on something arbitrary and unrelated to law firm success like grades. If someone works there 1L summer, they should be judging them more on their performance and potential than on their grasp of Coase theorem or negative easements.

[kasparov]

A- K's. I thought i totally bombed K's. I felt like I missed too many issues to break median (3.0).

Can you still be OK and fuck up LRW?!

[keg411]

Ahhh, the wait. Exams finished Dec. 13 and I still have just one grade. Seriously hoping that I get at least one grade tomorrow morning -- but not as much as I'm hoping that I like the grades, whenever they come.

Um, the schools try to wait until the refund period for spring is over before they release all the grades. Your average law school student who has three C's will hope against hope that his one last grade will be an A and it will be worth his sticking around in school. Of course it won't be and it never is.

This is totally untrue at many schools, because I checked my own school. You can get a refund here all the way through February and our last grades are due around 2-3 weeks before the deadline. Yay for my school not being evil and nefarious? .

[beach_terror]

Keg, have you figured out what you're doing for the summer? Are firms coming to your school for OCI? We have like 5 firms, no joke

[traehekat]

Keg, have you figured out what you're doing for the summer? Are firms coming to your school for OCI? We have like 5 firms, no joke

We have 6.

EDIT: 6 that are hiring 1Ls, that is.

[de5igual]

A- K's. I thought i totally bombed K's. I felt like I missed too many issues to break median (3.0).

Can you still be OK and fuck up LRW?!

sure if you're a shitty writer