First Year Biglaw Associate / Author of Lifeat160 Taking Questions

['blueskies]

Why would you address someone by (what I'm assuming is) their real name and asking him to not share any more information about you?

[Matthies]

Corey, I would prefer that you did not share any more information about me or my blog on this message board.  Check your email.

I'm back and fielding questions.

This is the thing I don’t like about self published blogs. If you remain anonymous there is no way to check your stories. You could be making everything up like that guy on Oprah’s book club. If its fiction than come out and say it is such and don’t mislead your readers into thinking its truth. If its truth then use your real name and stand by what you write. Otherwise its just BS done purely to make a buck at the expense of your readers. If you’re not willing to say something unless no one knows who your are then don’t say it in the first place. Complete anonymity just means the author take no responsibility for what he writes.  If you would not admit to saying something in person, don’t say it online. At least that’s how I see it.

[Matthies]

Corey, I would prefer that you did not share any more information about me or my blog on this message board.  Check your email.

I'm back and fielding questions.

This is the thing I don’t like about self published blogs. If you remain anonymous there is no way to check your stories. You could be making everything up like that guy on Oprah’s book club. If its fiction than come out and say it is such and don’t mislead your readers into thinking its truth. If its truth then use your real name and stand by what you write. Otherwise its just BS done purely to make a buck at the expense of your readers. If you’re not willing to say something unless no one knows who your are then don’t say it in the first place. Complete anonymity just means the author take no responsibility for what he writes.  If you would not admit to saying something in person, don’t say it online. At least that’s how I see it.

I'm not attempting to trick anyone, I just don't want to get fired.  Take the blog at face value.

then don't do/say things that would get you fired. Its pretty simple really. I mean your pretty much outing the girls you talk about, but not you? Kind of a double stadard

['blueskies]

So is calling botbot by his real name

[lawguy09]

and still waiting on the newest post

[lawguy09]

welp, he's lost me as a reader. been checking back a few times each day. won't anymore.

[Matthies]

welp, he's lost me as a reader. been checking back a few times each day. won't anymore.

It seems we were served with our first TRO on Thursday.  Check back Monday.

Seriously? what for?

[eat it]

welp, he's lost me as a reader. been checking back a few times each day. won't anymore.

It seems we were served with our first TRO on Thursday.  Check back Monday.

No offense botbot, and I generally think you've been a great poster over the years I've been here, but I just skimmed the zeroL blog there's some pretty bad advice on there.  See, e.g., transferring from Tulane to Georgetown.

[Matthies]

Hmm, I'm not a big fan of people conyroling speach trhough TROs, but I can see how if the stories were true and someone regpnized themslves in the post, they could do so. That's the problem with this kind of writing, you gotta piss pople off or its not intresting enough, but you gotta worry about what happens when they get pissed off. All the more reason I think not to say anything online you won't amdit to later (which some of the stuff I said on here would take a lot of exapling, but I stand by it anyway).

[upgrade]

I think the given answer is correct (I didn't write it but did talk it over).  Student is top 10% and has law review at Tulane.  Student is also spending the summer clerking for a federal judge.  Student will take the Tulane grades to fall oci at either school.

Student stays at Tulane, saves more than $50k, can (and will) get biglaw, and has a 40% chance of getting published.  What does transferring to GULC do for the student?

I would agree with this perspective.  I was in basically the same position except I was not clerking for a federal judge.  The jump to Georgetown didn't seem like it was worth it.