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Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Job Searches, Rudeness, Summer Associates
Best Way To Brag About An Offer: Now With Pictures
Last week, we told you the story about a University of Chicago Law School student who received an offer and found a charitable way of bragging about it to his friends. Our next installment of law student puffery involves photos, which is always fun. But in truth we can't be totally sure if this guy is bragging about getting an offer. Given the firm the kid is bragging about, he might just be happy to be there.... -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Rudeness, Summer Associates
The Best Way to Brag About an Offer Is Under the Guise of Charity
With offer season well under way, some law students may be wondering how to tell the world that they've landed summer associate jobs without sounding like complete braggarts. Maybe you're a law student who feels only slightly guilty bragging about a job offer, so you think up a creative way to broach the subject with peers? One law student at a leading law school has got this method of breaking the news about offers on lock.... - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blind Item, Clerkships, Cold Offers, Federal Judges, Law Schools, No Offers, Summer Associates
Biglaw Blind Item: An Ice-Cold Offer
Now that Labor Day is behind us, fall is fast approaching. You can tell by the chill in the evening air. Or is that just the cold offers we're feeling? We recently heard a story about a pretty cold offer. This summer associate, who wasn't the most popular person in her class, received a full-time employment offer "contingent upon obtaining a federal clerkship." Given how hard it is to land a federal judicial clerkship, that's a pretty cold offer. But wait, it gets better....
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Education / Schools, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Summer Associates
An Update on the 1L Who Considered Dropping Out (But Didn't)
Not all of our coverage of law schools is depressing; we bring you happy stories as well. Let's continue the good cheer. Back in the spring, we wrote about a law student who was thinking of dropping out of school. He sought our advice -- and, surprisingly enough, Elie Mystal advised this fellow to stay in school (even though Elie is generally not a fan of legal education). Some commenters disagreed with Elie (shocker), and urged the kid to drop out. But now we bring you an update suggesting that perhaps Elie's advice was sound.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, No Offers, Parties, Quote of the Day, Summer Associates
Quote of the Day: For The Times They Are A-Changin'
Before the recession, summer associates didn't have to work so hard for their offers. They were more interested in partying. Now, it is the work that counts, and the partying is just an added bonus.... -
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Career Center: Assessing the OCI Interview Process
With OCI coming to an end at most law schools, now is the time to sit back and assess the interview process. While you may be tempted to tune out until you receive an offer (or rejection), don’t. In addition to reviewing your performance in the interview, you should critique the performance of the law […] -
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Career Center: To Be, or Not To Be (An Associate) – Interview Questions You Should Ask
There are no magic questions to take through the interview process. There are only areas to be examined. Life is one long extemporaneous speech. It is not canned dialogue. The student who prepares and understands the areas that are significant to her decision will know where to focus her questions. Some questions should be directed […] -
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Career Center: Questions You May Be Asked In Your Interview
As part of your interview preparation, you should familiarize yourself with the kinds of questions you may be asked and prepare responses to those questions. Nothing turns off an interviewer more than “ummms” and “uhhhs.” You don’t have to memorize your responses verbatim (and you shouldn’t), but being prepared will help you avoid any Miss […] - Sponsored
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In Defense of Gregory Berry (Plus a few more funny stories.)
One of the most compelling characters to populate our pages lately is Gregory S. Berry. As you surely recall, Berry is the ex-associate at Kasowitz Benson who is now suing his former firm for a whopping $77 million. Thus far, reader sentiment doesn't seem favorable towards Berry, but now a source has contacted us to defend Berry -- and to criticize Berry's former employer, Kasowitz Benson.... -
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Career Center: The Callback Interview - Why the Relaxed, Well Prepared Student Will Prevail
Congratulations! After enduring several hours of OCI “speed dating,” you scored a callback interview. You have done your research, gotten “in the zone,” and it’s off to the firm reception area for a day of interviews. You’re tense — which is proof that you’re alive and that you care. You’re worried that you don’t know […] -
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Career Center: 2011 Summer Associate Survey Results (Part 2)
I know what you did this summer –- so thanks for filling out the 2011 Summer Associate Experience Survey. We’ve highlighted a few more of the unique and memorable summer programs in 2011. For more summer associate program information, check out the updated summer associate program sections of the law firm profiles on the Career […] -
Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates: Another Update(Now we'd like to hear about the no-offering....)
Welcome to our latest round-up of summer associate offer rate news. This post contains the latest list of law firms and offices with 100 percent offer rates. Time to pop the bubbly.... -
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Career Center: 2011 Summer Associate Survey Results (and Some Summer Program Superlatives)
Now that 2011 summer programs have officially come to an end at Biglaw firms everywhere, law students are returning to their schools a little less naïve about working in Biglaw, a little bloated from all the free food, and seriously missing their fat summer associate paychecks. But how hard did they have to work, and […]
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Career Center: Ready, Set, Interview -- Researching Your Way Into a Job Offer
In this week’s Career Center Tips Series, Lateral Link’s Frank Kimball, an expert recruiter and former Biglaw hiring partner, discusses the importance of research prior to on-campus interviewing. View the interview as an athletic contest that requires energy, preparation, and constant flexibility. You will turn the tables and impress the employer with your knowledge of […] -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, Schiff Hardin, Summer Associates
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Schiff Hardin (Plus offer rate news.)
August is a boring month, but we still have pockets of law firm news to report, here and there. Today's dispatch comes from Schiff Hardin, which earlier this month announced an associate pay raise.... -
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Career Center: Preparing for On-Campus Interviews -- Know Your Strengths & Limitations
Now that the summer is almost over, the Career Center will be switching gears and posting tips and advice on the most magical time of the year for law students — On-Campus Interviews (OCI). In the next few weeks, law firms will be dropping down the chimneys of law schools across the country, giving summer […] -
Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Parties, Summer Associates
ATL Summer Associate Event Contest: Which Firm Had the Best Event of 2011?
With the high offer rates we've seen, we have to assume that there was enough money to go around for firms to host some excellent events, right? Well, now that you've got your offer in hand (hopefully), you can spill the beans on what went down at your firm this summer.... -
Biglaw, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Fashion Victims Unit, Shoes, Summer Associates
Summer Is Ending, But Flip-Flops Are Still Hot at Quinn Emanuel
Back in June, we wrote about the lawyers in the Fashion Victims Unit at litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel. We were a little surprised when we found out that partner Bill Urquhart was allowing — nay, encouraging — all associates to dress über casually at the office. As Vivia Chen of The Careerist so eloquently put […] -
Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates: An Update
Since our initial call for information about summer associate offer rates at major law firms, a number of people have contacted us with reports. As it turns out, there's a lot of good news floating around out there for summer associates. 100% offer rates abound. Let's round them up.... -
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Career Center: There is Life After the 'No Offer'
It is the end of the summer and it happened: NO OFFER! Looking back at your summer you are completely caught off-guard. You kissed the right butts, you avoided grabbing the wrong butts, you chewed with your mouth closed, you only got blackout drunk twice, and you even managed to turn in a memo or […]