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For OCI purposes, wouldn't a secondary journal play better than a clinic for the OP? I know it probably depends on where they go to school, but my impression was that a total lack of a journal can raise eyebrows, especially if you don't have solid grades.guyindfw wrote:Join a legal clinic and do some trial advocacy course. You will not get a chance to do these once out of law school.
Pretty sure they're implying they didn't do write on, so no secondary journal. Which was obviously a poor choice if the OP wanted to get into corp. (unless their school is weird and doesn't have a single business leaning secondary journal).cavalier1138 wrote:For OCI purposes, wouldn't a secondary journal play better than a clinic for the OP? I know it probably depends on where they go to school, but my impression was that a total lack of a journal can raise eyebrows, especially if you don't have solid grades.guyindfw wrote:Join a legal clinic and do some trial advocacy course. You will not get a chance to do these once out of law school.
The bolded is utterly nonsensical. Corporate doesn't care about secondary journals. At. All.UVA2B wrote:Pretty sure they're implying they didn't do write on, so no secondary journal. Which was obviously a poor choice if the OP wanted to get into corp. (unless their school is weird and doesn't have a single business leaning secondary journal).cavalier1138 wrote:For OCI purposes, wouldn't a secondary journal play better than a clinic for the OP? I know it probably depends on where they go to school, but my impression was that a total lack of a journal can raise eyebrows, especially if you don't have solid grades.guyindfw wrote:Join a legal clinic and do some trial advocacy course. You will not get a chance to do these once out of law school.
What are you doing this summer OP? Could maybe get a late flyer RA gig for one of the law and business type profs to add to your resume. But there's not much else you can do right now to improve your resume for OCI season. If you didn't do write-on, can we ask why? And what involvement have you had in school to this point outside of classes?
That's fair, corporate work has nothing to do with academia or journals. I meant more as a signaling device on the resume though. It's not going to get you corporate work, but every line on a resume can be helpful in crafting a narrative that your interests make sense with the job you're applying for. I haven't applied for corporate law positions in my life, so I'll defer to you on whether that sort of line on a resume has any bearing on the conversation that happens in a corporate law interview, and grades/school will matter much more than whether the person is on a journal, but I still wonder why you wouldn't try for it if it, at the very least, prevents someone from inferring something negative about you because you're lacking a journal.zhenders wrote:The bolded is utterly nonsensical. Corporate doesn't care about secondary journals. At. All.UVA2B wrote:Pretty sure they're implying they didn't do write on, so no secondary journal. Which was obviously a poor choice if the OP wanted to get into corp. (unless their school is weird and doesn't have a single business leaning secondary journal).cavalier1138 wrote:For OCI purposes, wouldn't a secondary journal play better than a clinic for the OP? I know it probably depends on where they go to school, but my impression was that a total lack of a journal can raise eyebrows, especially if you don't have solid grades.guyindfw wrote:Join a legal clinic and do some trial advocacy course. You will not get a chance to do these once out of law school.
What are you doing this summer OP? Could maybe get a late flyer RA gig for one of the law and business type profs to add to your resume. But there's not much else you can do right now to improve your resume for OCI season. If you didn't do write-on, can we ask why? And what involvement have you had in school to this point outside of classes?
Excuse my ignorance, but what does ADA mean in this context? I'm assuming Assistant District Attorney? PD as in Public Defender?hiima3L wrote:I was entirely litigation-focused. I very, very strongly recommend interning for a judge. It's an incredible experience, very useful, and most likely the only time you'll get to work in chambers. (Getting a clerkship is dramatically harder than an internship, and for a variety of reasons, it might not make sense to do it.)
I would also recommend moot court or mock trial. Moot court will teach you how to write and argue your point well, which is the vast majority of what you'll be doing as a litigator. Mock trial is great too, but of less utility if you're going into civil work because trials are so rare. If you want to be an ADA or PD, trial team would be essential IMO.
Yes. I should have just said "if you want to practice criminal law."Tortious Conduct wrote:Excuse my ignorance, but what does ADA mean in this context? I'm assuming Assistant District Attorney? PD as in Public Defender?hiima3L wrote:I was entirely litigation-focused. I very, very strongly recommend interning for a judge. It's an incredible experience, very useful, and most likely the only time you'll get to work in chambers. (Getting a clerkship is dramatically harder than an internship, and for a variety of reasons, it might not make sense to do it.)
I would also recommend moot court or mock trial. Moot court will teach you how to write and argue your point well, which is the vast majority of what you'll be doing as a litigator. Mock trial is great too, but of less utility if you're going into civil work because trials are so rare. If you want to be an ADA or PD, trial team would be essential IMO.
RaceJudicata wrote:Try and get an externship. While not a school activity per se, its a great experience.