Shot at biglaw paralegal/project assistant position in Chicago? Forum

[Gelato1]

Hello TLS!

I am a senior who attends a Big 10 public ivy. I have a 3.5 GPA and a three month legal internship in the financial sector completed. What are my chances for nabbing a big law paralegal stint? I would like to work and live in Chicago!

Thanks!

[CanadianWolf]

Check with your campus career placement office. Not sure about Chicago firms, but many Wash DC & New York City firms recruit directly from top universities & LACS.

[Gelato1]

Hey CanadianWolf, what does LACS stand for? Thanks!

[El Pollito]

Hello TLS!

I am a UG senior who attends a Big 10 public ivy. To date I have a 3.5 GPA and a legal internship in the financial sector completed. What are my chances for nabbing a big law paralegal stint? I would like to work and live in Chicago!

Thanks!

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[CanadianWolf]

LACs = liberal arts colleges.

OP is referring to Michigan or Wisconsin as derived from the book citing Public Ivies.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Since there were duplicate threads, I merged these into the correct forum.

[anyriotgirl]

LACs = liberal arts colleges.

OP is referring to Michigan or Wisconsin as derived from the book citing Public Ivies.

lol

OP are you pretty?

[Gelato1]

Since there were duplicate threads, I merged these into the correct forum.

Thank-you! Sorry for the duplicate thread. To which forum have you moved the merged thread?

[Gelato1]

LACs = liberal arts colleges.

OP is referring to Michigan or Wisconsin as derived from the book citing Public Ivies.

lol

OP are you pretty?

.... erm, yes

[A. Nony Mouse]

This one - ask a law student/grad.

[anyriotgirl]

LACs = liberal arts colleges.

OP is referring to Michigan or Wisconsin as derived from the book citing Public Ivies.

lol

OP are you pretty?

.... erm, yes

Yeah you'll be fine getting a para job

[Gelato1]

This one - ask a law student/grad.

Thank-you!

[Gelato1]

LACs = liberal arts colleges.

OP is referring to Michigan or Wisconsin as derived from the book citing Public Ivies.

lol

OP are you pretty?

.... erm, yes

Yeah you'll be fine getting a para job

Thankyou for allaying my anxieties. Yeesh, cruel world we live in.

[SD1992]

I have no idea what your chances are but I thought I would share my experience.

I graduated with a 3.92 major GPA and a 3.6 cumulative GPA from a liberal arts school in the Midwest where I specifically studied the intersection of legal and social issues. I completed a legal internship over the summer and then applied to BigLaw project assistant positions. I sent out mass mailers as well as targeted applications and had dozens of interviews. The process is an emotional rollercoaster -- it requires a ton of preparation and patience and you'll likely have to deal with a lot of failure and rejection before you hear any positive news. Unfortunately I did not earn any offers.

The job is all about the fit. You might be a better interviewer than I am in which case the numbers don't matter much. I encourage you to give it a shot if it's something you're interested in even if you don't think you'll make the cut. The interviewing experience alone is very valuable and you'll learn a lot about yourself as well as the various types of people and work environments you might find yourself in down the road if you choose to go to law school. And if you get a job, you've set yourself up extremely well.

Best of luck.