1L Summer Employment Forum

[Peg]

Yesterday I thought I'd probably have to suck it up and spruce up cover letters and resumes for December 1st.

Tonight I realized I just don't have the time. I'm just going to have to do it over winter break and hope that I didn't make a disastrous decision, especially since I am hoping for a 1L SA position.

[Grizz]

lol @ this thread

[r6_philly]

lol @ this thread

ex post

[Bildungsroman]

lol @ this thread

Quiet, sad law.

[Grizz]

Mainly lol @ the panic. If you want a firm jerb at OCI, doesn't matter what you do, as long as you have something. And everyone gets something. But for some reason, every year the 1Ls forget this.

Now grades. That's a different story.

[dabomb75]

Mainly lol @ the panic. If you want a firm jerb at OCI, doesn't matter what you do, as long as you have something. And everyone gets something. But for some reason, every year the 1Ls forget this.

Now grades. That's a different story.

I'm hoping you're right because this is the strategy I'm going with.

[Ofta3184]

For those who have applied to firms, any suggestions on the "Subject" line?

[Grizz]

For those who have applied to firms, any suggestions on the "Subject" line?

"XYZ Law 1L seeking summer position"

[Bildungsroman]

Mainly lol @ the panic. If you want a firm jerb at OCI, doesn't matter what you do, as long as you have something. And everyone gets something. But for some reason, every year the 1Ls forget this.

Now grades. That's a different story.

Well, I'd like to get a job this summer that I like.

[thelaststraw05]

Mainly lol @ the panic. If you want a firm jerb at OCI, doesn't matter what you do, as long as you have something. And everyone gets something. But for some reason, every year the 1Ls forget this.

Now grades. That's a different story.

Well, I'd like to get a job this summer that I like.

That pays...

[Bildungsroman]

Mainly lol @ the panic. If you want a firm jerb at OCI, doesn't matter what you do, as long as you have something. And everyone gets something. But for some reason, every year the 1Ls forget this.

Now grades. That's a different story.

Well, I'd like to get a job this summer that I like.

That pays...

Or qualifies for PI summer funding. Basically, I don't want to intern for a judge.

[Xifeng]

I'm only sending one out tomorrow. The rest can wait until after finals.

[Ofta3184]

For those who have applied to firms, any suggestions on the "Subject" line?

"XYZ Law 1L seeking summer position"

thanks Grizz!

[gdane]

Lol. I sent out one packet to a fed. Dist. Judge and I'm emailing three firms tomorrow.

Ill wait for my grades. Hopefully everything works out.

[beachbum]

So, how much does the 12/1 date matter, really? I'd like to shoot off some apps to firms in my home market, but is it really gonna matter if I send them 12/2 or 12/3 instead of 12/1? In other words, is 12/1 a strict deadline for firms, or is there a little leeway?

[Grizz]

So, how much does the 12/1 date matter, really? I'd like to shoot off some apps to firms in my home market, but is it really gonna matter if I send them 12/2 or 12/3 instead of 12/1? In other words, is 12/1 a strict deadline for firms, or is there a little leeway?

Would it help you if I told you that firms aren't as asspie as you?

[beachbum]

So, how much does the 12/1 date matter, really? I'd like to shoot off some apps to firms in my home market, but is it really gonna matter if I send them 12/2 or 12/3 instead of 12/1? In other words, is 12/1 a strict deadline for firms, or is there a little leeway?

Would it help you if I told you that firms aren't as asspie as you?

I mean, yeah, kinda.

[Grizz]

So, how much does the 12/1 date matter, really? I'd like to shoot off some apps to firms in my home market, but is it really gonna matter if I send them 12/2 or 12/3 instead of 12/1? In other words, is 12/1 a strict deadline for firms, or is there a little leeway?

Would it help you if I told you that firms aren't as asspie as you?

I mean, yeah, kinda.

There's your answer, brother.

[jess]

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[HBK]

Do not apply to same firm/different city/state, right?

That advice has gotten staler as the market has gotten worser.

Not really. If 2L hiring this year has shown us anything, it's that firms are VERY ties sensitive now.

I should qualify my statement with an explanation:

Ties are important. But, if you have good ties in more than one market, it's not that big a deal. But, if you have no ties you probably shouldn't apply to the same firms in different cities.

[Bildungsroman]

You're supposed to send out a personal statement now too? Isn't that what the cover letter is for? Seems redundant.

Wut? I'm not sending out personal statements. I think some diversity hiring programs require stuff like that, but I've yet to see a single mention of a personal statement by either an employer or CSO. I think it would be cruel to subject an employer to the quality of personal statement I would write.

[Sandro]

Way too concerned about grades to be concentrating on whether or not I send 1L SUMMER JOB stuff now or a week from now.

[Grizz]

Way too concerned about grades to be concentrating on whether or not I send 1L SUMMER JOB stuff now or a week from now.

TCR

[piccolittle]

Way too concerned about grades to be concentrating on whether or not I send 1L SUMMER JOB stuff now or a week from now.

TCR

I feel really pathetic, but it's almost impossible for me to care more about grades than jobs at this point. I know that 1L summer doesn't matter, but I have pretty much convinced myself that I will be lucky to hit median and I have to network my ass off from now until EIP. Somebody help! Give me hope and simultaneously put the fear of god in me about exams, please...

[HBK]

Way too concerned about grades to be concentrating on whether or not I send 1L SUMMER JOB stuff now or a week from now.

TCR

I feel really pathetic, but it's almost impossible for me to care more about grades than jobs at this point. I know that 1L summer doesn't matter, but I have pretty much convinced myself that I will be lucky to hit median and I have to network my ass off from now until EIP. Somebody help! Give me hope and simultaneously put the fear of god in me about exams, please...

1L summer does not matter, as long as you get something. A lot of firms won't even consider you till you get your grades back anyway. I don't know anybody, anybody, who didn't have some summer job. There are lots of research assistant jobs, firm jobs, and judicial clerkships available. But, if you don't get good grades, it's going to be hard to find much of anything.