Law School

KSigkid · #1 08-01-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by adpiucf

Any advice regarding 2L summer job search? We just got our OCI list, and I have had some success with off-campus recruitment events in getting interviews. Interview tips, etc?

I realize this post is a few weeks old, but I'm going through the summer search right now as well. Mine's a bit different...I've been working full-time as a law clerk since December (and been with the same company in different capacities since 2006) and am just trying to get back to Boston. If it doesn't work out through OCI/off campus, I'll probably try to do it through my current employer.

As far as hints; the best information I've received has been from people at my school. Since they worked at the firms this summer and last summer, they've been good resources as to what to expect in interviews, and what the firms are looking for in a successful candidate.

A lot of the OCI/off-campus recuiters in my school's program have been very specific in what they want to see in a candidate. They're pretty clear on the cut-off for class rank, and whether they require any journal or mock trial/moot court experience.

As far as the interviews; I've just been told to do my homework, get good background on the firm, and to be ready and discuss (intelligently) the particulars of each firm.

Other than that, I'm just trying to network with old contacts in the Boston legal community, and I've been refining my resume/cover letters/etc. Good luck with your job search!

magichat · #2 08-07-2008, 11:11 PM

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

unspokenone25 · #3 08-08-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by magichat

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

You should be. Professors smell fear and attack like rabid dogs.

We all had to go through it. You'll be okay.

Good luck.

magichat · #4 10-14-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by magichat

So it starts in a few days, 1L that is. This summer flew, I am ready but still nervous as hell.

Just to give a quick update...I am about two months in, and I have about two months left, its not as bad as I thought it would be, although I am doing alot alot of reading, unlike undergrad. I honestly like it alot, although I miss being in undergrad

sidenote: Did anyone go to law school where they went to undergrad? I am so glad I decided not to.

DoubleTDG · #5 10-20-2008, 03:16 AM

I guess I should give an update as well. I am loving law school and everything that comes with it and I have a civ pro mid term in 11 hours (can you say nervous much).

smiley21 · #6 10-20-2008, 08:50 PM

I am still waiting for my LSAT results.

KSigkid · #7 10-21-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DoubleTDG

I guess I should give an update as well. I am loving law school and everything that comes with it and I have a civ pro mid term in 11 hours (can you say nervous much).

Good luck with your exam - my best grade in law school was in Civ Pro, and it was one of my favorite classes.

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I am still waiting for my LSAT results.

Good luck, hope you did well; I remember it was a tad stressful waiting for the results.

XSK_Diamond · #8 10-21-2008, 11:16 PM

A 'tad' does not even begin to describe how spazzed I was waiting for my LSAT score to be released, especially since I was as sick as a dog when I took it. Oh my goodness! I didn't have to spazz alone though, because a good friend was waiting for her GRE scores (pre-CAT) at the same time, so we were each other's support. That said, I do miss law school and wish I could have finished.

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

Good luck, hope you did well; I remember it was a tad stressful waiting for the results.

deadbear80 · #9 10-22-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by magichat

sidenote: Did anyone go to law school where they went to undergrad? I am so glad I decided not to.

I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

smiley21 · #10 10-22-2008, 07:28 PM

I had a dream last night that I got my LSAT scores and they were barely average.

I hope that does not come true.

adpiucf · #11 10-23-2008, 01:08 AM

Aww! I'm sending positive LSAT vibes your way!

But I can top that nightmare!

Right after 1L started last year, I had a dream that my high school algebra teacher contacted me to tell me that 10+ years later, she was really sorry, but it turns out I failed the class. Therefore, my high school diploma was being revoked. And since my high school diploma was being revoked, that meant that I couldn't be a college graduate, so my undergraduate degree was being revoked. And since I no longer had an undergraduate degree, I couldn't be enrolled in law school anymore.

Worst. Dream. Ever.

I have since realized that all my fellow law students are just as neurotic. Let me give you an early welcome to our club.

PS: When you get your AWESOME LSAT score, contact me if you have any questions regarding the application process!

magichat · #12 10-27-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by deadbear80

I did! I took a year off after I graduated, moved to a totally different town and totally different state (an 18 hour drive away)...and then moved back to my alma mater for another 4 years (I did a dual JD/MSW). I will say that when I decided to go back it wasn't a decision I took lightly and when I moved away, it was never my complete intention to move back. But I did. Honestly, my alma mater had a great program for what I wanted to do and I felt comfortable in the community. For what it's worth, grad students and undergrads at my school don't really 'mix' unless you knew people beforehand--so I never felt like I was 'back in undergrad'. There were plenty of people I still knew in town (some who graduated and stayed and some who were still in undergrad when I came back) and that actually was nice; especially after a year away. Could I have done 8 years straight through though? Hell no. I also didn't even come back to visit campus after I graduated from undergrad until almost a full year later when the time came to decide if I wanted to return. It helped me keep my eyes open to other options.

If you're comfortable where you went to undergrad and they have the program you want (or a highly ranked law school) I'd say go for it. Just think about whether time away for a little bit would help you not feel like an 'undergrad' again. I personally think people are better off spending a year doing something between undergrad and law school anyway though...

I went straight through because I knew if I didn't do it that way, I would never go back. I am glad I did not go to the same undergrad for two somewhat related reasons. 1. My chapter would more than likely have been a detriment to my studies and 2. When I was in undergrad, I did nothing. I did not study, I did not do the reading, academically I literally did nothing. I felt that if I went back there for law school, I would have not left that mindset, and eventually failed out.

I moved back to my hometown (not home though, my parents told me to find my own place about a week after I graduated. As long as my mom does my laundry and cooks for me, I am happy) and went to the local law school pretty much for free. It worked out for me because I am living in a nice apartment for free, in the town that I grew up in, with less than a 10 minute commute to campus everyday.

atty_online · #13 11-01-2008, 02:50 AM

Seems like you have been lucky so far.