Legal job advice

[RJman]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

Cats are no good for document review anyway. They poop all over the privilege logs.
So have some of the contract attorneys I've worked with.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by RJman

So have some of the contract attorneys I've worked with.

True. And with the cats, it's fair to assume there's some kind of editorial commentary going on.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by RJman

So have some of the contract attorneys I've worked with.

True. And with the cats, it's fair to assume there's some kind of editorial commentary going on.

I once knew a cat who hated the Russian Romantics and would poop all over their sheet music if it was left out by the piano.

 

[LesterSnodgrass]

It wasn't too long ago that I stood in your shoes.

I summered at a firm in NYC and shortly after receiving the offer, the firm was no more. Offer kaput.

I'll get back to that in a minute.

Most lawyers wind up in their practice by means other than choice. If International blah blah is your choice, you may have limited choices as a 3L. So explore other options. Money may have to wait.

After my firm job collapsed, I looked at gov't, etc., and ended up as an ADA in NYC. Great job, ****** pay. But I ended doing something I love. Trial work is one hundred thousand times better than document review. From there I went federal, and the rest is history.

Point is, headhunters have their best interests in mind, and that doesn't mesh with a law students interests. They look to fill specific needs, like a sixth year with heavy '33 act experience. They have little use for you. If international commerce is your thing, try and find a smaller firm, or government agency that will give you REAL experience. If money is all you desire, take whatever you can get in BigLaw. But don't expect a headhunter to get you there.

 

[Blazerd]

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[munchausen]

I started doing work for this consulting start up (of which I recently became a partner against my own better judgment) and I'm finding myself doing transactional work for the first time. I like it a lot more than I thought I would. Not as exciting as trial work but a lot less panic.

 

[yerfdog]

Originally Posted by Blazerd

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Really? Now BCG Attorney Search is paying spammers to post crap on message boards? THey must be hurting.