Me and the 'ol girl. She graduated from Baylor Law this weekend.
Congrats! How did she survive being in Waco for three years? And what's she planning to do job-wise?
Me and the 'ol girl. She graduated from Baylor Law this weekend.
Congrats! How did she survive being in Waco for three years? And what's she planning to do job-wise?
Very carefully! She took constant trips back home here to DFW and I visited her when she couldn't come. She'll take the bar in July while already being cleared to go Airforce JAG in March of next year.
So guys my girlfriend's father wants me, 1L with final grades pending, to help him draft a construction agreement. He paid a million for the restaurant and will pay 400k for the construction, but doesn't want to pay the 5k to his lawyer.
I told him these contracts are extremely complex and I do not feel comfortable helping with so much money at stake and now he's pissed at me.
Unreasonable right?
So guys my girlfriend's father wants me, 1L with final grades pending, to help him draft a construction agreement. He paid a million for the restaurant and will pay 400k for the construction, but doesn't want to pay the 5k to his lawyer.
I told him these contracts are extremely complex and I do not feel comfortable helping with so much money at stake and now he's pissed at me.
Unreasonable right?
Better him pissed at you now over this than pissed when he gets fucked over by a poorly drafted contract.So guys my girlfriend's father wants me, 1L with final grades pending, to help him draft a construction agreement. He paid a million for the restaurant and will pay 400k for the construction, but doesn't want to pay the 5k to his lawyer.
I told him these contracts are extremely complex and I do not feel comfortable helping with so much money at stake and now he's pissed at me.
Unreasonable right?
So guys my girlfriend's father wants me, 1L with final grades pending, to help him draft a construction agreement. He paid a million for the restaurant and will pay 400k for the construction, but doesn't want to pay the 5k to his lawyer.
I told him these contracts are extremely complex and I do not feel comfortable helping with so much money at stake and now he's pissed at me.
Unreasonable right?
Just got a job offer from a law firm in Pittsburgh. More money than I would have even thought to ask for. Feels pretty good after a couple years bouncing around, sending out tons of resumes without getting any responses. Pretty glad the Air Force and Army JAG didn't take me this fall.
Fired or RIFed?You probably made the right choice.
Signed,
An Air Force JAG probably getting fired this summer (and who went to school in Pittsburgh)
Fired or RIFed?
Same end result, I suppose, but at least it doesn't have the negative connotation of being "fired." I'm sure you got a ton of experience that will hopefully let you land another job quickly if you do get RIFed.RIFed. Out of my year group, they're allegedly culling 50 out of 75 eligible. Even if I survive, my promotion board is next year, meaning of those that live, they'll still have to boot at least some of us, rather than advance us, anyway.
Just got a job offer from a law firm in Pittsburgh. More money than I would have even thought to ask for. Feels pretty good after a couple years bouncing around, sending out tons of resumes without getting any responses. Pretty glad the Air Force and Army JAG didn't take me this fall.
This is an argument I received in response to a Motion to Remand to state court. I moved to remand because instead of producing documents showing that the amount in controversy, they just submitted the declaration of their own employee saying that the records showed the amount in controversy requirement was met. In opposition, they stated:
"Plaintiff has objected to the Witness Declaration on the basis of hearsay and lack of foundation. However, the Witness has laid the appropriate foundation for the business record hearsay exception. See Witness Decl. Therefore, Plaintiff's objections fail."
This is dumb as hell on so many levels. Mostly because its not actually an argument, its just a statement. Also because, you know, the business records exception is to admit the business records themselves, not double hearsay about what they say.
No. Now on to the bar exam.Pollux, J.D.
Feels good to be done. Now onto the job search.
BARBRI starts next week. Just taking it easy until then and trying not yo think about it.No. Now on to the bar exam.
Don't think about the bar. Go out with friends and spend your free time at your favorite bar and don't let this huge, upcoming and life-determining event bar you from enjoying the next week. I know it will be stressful, but over the last three years you really raised the bar for our expectations of you, so try your hardest and do your best.BARBRI starts next week. Just taking it easy until then and trying not yo think about it.
You always feel underprepared throughout the process until the test is over and you realize you were way overprepared.
Unless you're that guy who was sitting next to me taking the test for the second time who didn't know anything about Rule 12 motions. In which case, yes, you were unprepared.So much this.
Great news!Seems like my interview with the Public Defender was well received, as I suspected. PD is a statewide agency in my state, and the central authority has recommended me to one of the local offices, where I am now scheduled for yet another (third) interview.
Since I already interviewed with the head of the agency who has recommended to hire me, I am assuming/hoping that this last interview is just so I can meet everyone at the local office, so they can get a sense of my personality to see if I will fit in.
It's strange how this worked out, I never once thought I'd be a criminal lawyer when I was in law school.
Raw Story said:A mushrooming scandal at the University of Texas has exposed rampant favoritism in the admissions process of its nationally-respected School of Law.
According to Watchdog.org, Democratic and Republican elected officials stand accused of calling in favors and using their clout to obtain admission to the law school for less-than-qualified but well-connected applicants.
The prestigious program boasts a meager 59 percent of recent graduates who were able to pass the Texas bar exam. Those numbers rank UT “dead last among Texas’ nine law schools despite it being by far the most highly regarded school of the nine,” wrote Erik Telford at FoxNews.com.
Watchdog.org said:In recent years, UT Law has admitted students not just with LSATs in the 140s, but with scores as low as 138, 137, 136, even 128. Several of them were rejected by other Texas law schools of lesser reputation. A 128 is down at the very bottom 1 percent of test-takers nationwide. It means the person got less than a quarter of the answers correct.
Wouldn't you score higher than a 128 just by bubbling all of the answers "a" and making sure you enter your name correctly on the answer sheet?Did you all see this story?
This is insane.
EDIT: The pass rate is quite a bit less concerning when considering that only 17 students from UT took the exam in February, but the rest of the story is still insane.
So, yeah, I'm sure bubbling "a" would give you a higher score than a 128. Jesus. :jncThe LSAT is scored on a scale of 120-180. . . .
. . . A 128 is down at the very bottom 1 percent of test-takers nationwide. It means the person got less than a quarter of the answers correct.
Don't think about the bar. Go out with friends and spend your free time at your favorite bar and don't let this huge, upcoming and life-determining event bar you from enjoying the next week. I know it will be stressful, but over the last three years you really raised the bar for our expectations of you, so try your hardest and do your best.
Yep. Take a couple of weeks off and just study everyday like it is your job. Looks at my past posts here. I took the last two weeks off before the bar. Well, not off completely but definitely not the grind. Put in honest work and you'll be fine. We have no doubt you'll pass if you put in the work.
I carpooled to the tests with a friend. She was stressed out and studying during the entire car ride. I drove the whole time. I passed. She didn't. She probably didn't put in any work beforehand. Knowing that, who would have bet on her, anyway? Can't cram for it.
Did you all see this story?
This is insane.
EDIT: The pass rate is quite a bit less concerning when considering that only 17 students from UT took the exam in February, but the rest of the story is still insane.
SECOND EDIT: The July 2013 Texas Bar passage rate from UT was 95.52%, second only to Baylor. So apparently it's just UT dummies/poor-test-takers taking the February exam.
Hi everyone,
been lurking here for a long time and since I'm in a fairly unique situation, I was wondering if someone could give me some pointers.
I'm in law school, with a bachelor in asian studies. I speak fluently (as in, native speaker level) English, French, Portuguese and will (hopefully) get my HSK5(mandarin examination. HSK6 is max) level soon. I also have a conversational level of spanish.
I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible to go to the US when I graduate law school (still 2 years left) and find a job related to law (obviously). What can I do with said skills in the US job market? I'm not planning on staying in my country.
I appreciate the help. Thanks!
Awesome! Congrats!I got a job offer from the Public Defender! My first ever job offer as an attorney.
I still need to think a little bit before I accept. The pay is higher than I expected but I never saw myself doing criminal law
I got a job offer from the Public Defender! My first ever job offer as an attorney.
I still need to think a little bit before I accept. The pay is higher than I expected but I never saw myself doing criminal law
Hi everyone,
been lurking here for a long time and since I'm in a fairly unique situation, I was wondering if someone could give me some pointers.
I'm in law school, with a bachelor in asian studies. I speak fluently (as in, native speaker level) English, French, Portuguese and will (hopefully) get my HSK5(mandarin examination. HSK6 is max) level soon. I also have a conversational level of spanish.
I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible to go to the US when I graduate law school (still 2 years left) and find a job related to law (obviously). What can I do with said skills in the US job market? I'm not planning on staying in my country.
I appreciate the help. Thanks!
Thanks guys. I haven't decided yet, I only received a verbal offer and am awaiting an official offer to come by mail.
In the meantime I also got another interview with the State's Attorney General's office later in the month, with the Director (I've already interviewed with them before).
It depends on where you are doing your degree right now.
In the USA the Bar is administered at the state level. Some states will only let you take the bar exam if you graduated from an ABA accredited school. Other states will make you apply to take the bar and will review your degree (which can take up to a year) then either accept your application and let you write the exam or defer it . If you get deferred you will have to do a 1 year LL.M in the US before you qualify to write.
If youre doing your degree in a country that has civil law rather than common law you will probably have a hard time. And you should be aware that the job market for lawyers in the US is atrocious and completely over saturated right now.
HSK6 + random LLM degree + random US bar gets you a ton of contract attorney jobs paying $55-$65/hour with overtime.
HSK6 + random LLM degree + random US bar gets you a ton of contract attorney jobs paying $55-$65/hour with overtime.
Folks, I'm at a bit of a cross-road at the moment. I finished my law degree but at a very "decent" level. My overall average was about 69%, so just barely under a 'B'. I have other skills and areas that I'm strong in (ex. I'm a good mooter and have the credentials to show it) but I don't know how to compensate for my grades.
Any insight, please?