Didn't Write on to any Secondary Journals... What to do? Forum

[The Jerk]

sigghhhhh

[TTH]

Moot court? Get something published in the Cooley Journal of Library Expansion Law?

[MrAnon]

Look around. Are your classmates on secondary journals getting jobs? What's that? No? Oh. Well then it doesn't matter whether they are on one or not...

[JG Hall]

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[The Jerk]

What's worse is I'm a transfer and I wrote onto all three secondary journals at my old school... Oh well, guess I could always just completely rethink my career plans. Litigation here I come? Joy.

[KMaine]

What's worse is I'm a transfer and I wrote onto all three secondary journals at my old school... Oh well, guess I could always just completely rethink my career plans. Litigation here I come? Joy.

Don't understand. Litigators don't need to write?

[The Jerk]

work on your writing skillz, because everyone gets a secondary journal

Everyone hm? Everyone but me then. Lovely.

[The Jerk]

What's worse is I'm a transfer and I wrote onto all three secondary journals at my old school... Oh well, guess I could always just completely rethink my career plans. Litigation here I come? Joy.

Don't understand. Litigators don't need to write?

Hm, they do, I've just never really thought seriously about becoming a litigator. If you join the moot court team, are you always thought of as a potential litigation associate by hiring firms? Is it better to try and find a less "prestigious" activity more suited to your interests if you are not that interested in being a litigator, or is it worth doing simply because it allows you to keep up your legal writing skills?

[GrapeApe]

Some people turn down an offer from the primary law review. Don't fret about a worthless secondary journal. This "OH NOEZ!!!! JOURNALZ!!!!" stuff really is pretty pathetic. I guarantee that if you work on creative interviewing and networking skills, you can outperform the elitists who flock to the journals.

Relax.

[goody687]

Note sure what school you attend, but I'm at a top 20, did very well, and did not write onto any of our journals. While I still have not received an offer, I do have 12 callbacks and the question of not being on a journal has not come up. I could be wrong, but it seems like employers are more concerned with law review or not, rather than secondary journal status. Good luck, feel free to PM.

[johnnyutah]

I guarantee that if you work on creative interviewing and networking skills, you can outperform the elitists who flock to the journals.

TCR. Knowing people > grades + journal. In fact, the only thing that trumps knowing people is being related to people.

[The Jerk]

Thanks guys, this makes me feel better. No use crying over spilt milk I guess, on to other things.

[Danteshek]

You can write on as a 3L. In the mean time work memorize the bluebook. Also, next time around be sure to hard copy edit your paper.

[Blindmelon]

Note sure what school you attend, but I'm at a top 20, did very well, and did not write onto any of our journals. While I still have not received an offer, I do have 12 callbacks and the question of not being on a journal has not come up. I could be wrong, but it seems like employers are more concerned with law review or not, rather than secondary journal status. Good luck, feel free to PM.

Goodpebble? Goodrock maybe?