Law School Discussion

They're looking for a person and a story -- something unique. They value diversity of perspective and experience.

A 3.8 is about average for Boalt. I'd be more worried about the personal statement than your numbers, though. You're in good shape on the numbers, but whether you get in will depend on the story you tell.

If you want a job in Chicago, you'll get one, though I suspect by the time you graduate you'll change your mind and stay in the Bay Area. Most people do.

Quote from: LittleRussianPrincess, Esq. on July 30, 2008, 12:07:02 PM

Quote from: Burning Sands, Esq. on July 30, 2008, 11:31:59 AM

So one of my homegirls is taking the NY bar exam as we speak, told me yesterday that when she came back from the lunch break there was one student with his head laid down on his desk napping hard.  The exam starts, this guy is still napping.

She looks over halfway through - still napping.

The gets up to leave just before they call time, this guy is STILL NAPPING!  The proctors never even so much as touched the guy.  They gathered around him at one point, but nobody nudged him to say "hey, guy, you know there's a bar exam going on right now right?"

Wow.  Just wow.

Seems crazy. Maybe the guy was sick. I can't believe they didn't check on him.

As someone who passes out relatively frequently (low blood sugar), I don't find stories like this comforting!

Yeah that's crazy. I'd be madder than two mafuckas.  But then again, I can't sleep when I know that I have to get up for something serious.  My body won't let me - I'll keep waking up every 5 minutes for no reason. 

The night before the bar exam I threw in a movie and tried to relax b/c I usually fall asleep to the TV being on.  No chance!  Stayed up through the whole damn thing like a kid on Christmas Eve.

Right, which is what makes me think there may have been something wrong with this dude.

Quote from: LittleRussianPrincess, Esq. on March 05, 2008, 05:32:48 AM

Generally, these positions (entry level )are much easier to get if you're at a top 20 or so school. You can also get in if you start out at an American firm with a foreign office. There are usually programs that send associates overseas for a couple years.

Could you provide a little more info on this?  Do you apply to the NY offices for SA and then express interest in the program during that summer or do you express interest in the initial interviews or.....?

And British Sandos really are that bad.  Though have taken a liking to cheese and pickle.

I don't know many specifics, because I applied as a 3L to a British firm with no American offices, so my experience is completely different. I know that Latham asked a bunch of people in the class of 07 who had summered at American offices whether they'd be willing to go to London for a couple years. Sadly, they don't have any work now, so it is probably not something they will try again anytime soon.

ah I never used toptable. The restaurants always seemed weird. That's funny, I used to work right in Tower Hill so not too far away. I love the Borough market area though I wouldn't say the food there is cheap. That's fine though. I saved on rent to splurge on food. Hate English sandwiches though. They are always the worst/most bizarre combinations in the world. Prawns and cress. bleurgh. The Magdalen is right around that London Bridge area and they have great food though I never made it there. Ah and you're right by The Rake as well! Lucky lady! I love it there.

Yeah, it depends on your budget and whether you are converting to dollars all the time. A $7 dollar lunch doesn't seem bad on its face, but when it's £7 and you're doubling it to convert to dollars, it makes your head spin to think you're paying that much for a sandwich and a bag of chips. One of the things you have to get used to here is not converting; otherwise you simply go insane.

Don't really know what top table was like when you were here, but at least now they have some awesome restaurants on the list: Asia de Cuba, the Landau, a couple of Gordon Ramsey cafes, lots of top hotel restaurants. It's my goal to eat my way around to city so I try to go once a week.

Yeah, English sandwiches are totally gross. Marmalade and stilton, egg and watercress, and more similarly yucky stuff. We have a sandwich bar downstairs in the office and every time I order a tuna sandwich and ask for mayo on it they look at me like I am insane, ask me why I don't want "buttah" and remind me that there's already mayo in the tuna salad (even though there's barely any in the British version).  At work, especially on busy days when I can't leave the office to eat, I've learned to eat for sustenance rather than for pleasure.

American, Catholic, GMU.