Cooley in the fall

[cooleylawstudent]

and if a cooley grad applied to one of those paralegals (when no one else would hire them) you think the company wouldn't be shitting themselves with excitment to have a lawyer and not just a secretary doing that job?

Just out of curiosity how much do these paralegals make. I doubt it is more than 99.5% of grads from Cooley.

For 2009, I believe their paralegals started on $105,000 before bonuses.

[cooleylawstudent]

I never thought that I'd see "cooley" "crack" and "don't" in the same sentence. First two mabey though....
Just joking H, you can put down the gun.

So your saying that 199 out of 200 people that graduate from Cooley don't crack 6 figures in their life.

[CJScalia]

and if a cooley grad applied to one of those paralegals (when no one else would hire them) you think the company wouldn't be shitting themselves with excitment to have a lawyer and not just a secretary doing that job?

That's exactly what I'm saying, yes.

So your saying that 199 out of 200 people that graduate from Cooley don't crack 6 figures in their life.

At the same relative point in their career? I doubt it, but I don't really care as I'm not at Cooley.

[Mr. Hart]

At the same relative point in their career? I doubt it, but I don't really care as I'm not at Cooley.

That is a lot different than saying nobody could acheive 6 figures in their whole life. I'm sorry if I got a bit rude, though.

[cooleylawstudent]

You're an idiot. What magic credential would a secretary have over a licensed lawyer if applying for the same gig?

[Mr. Hart]

At the same relative point in their career? I doubt it, but I don't really care as I'm not at Cooley.

That is a lot different than saying nobody could acheive 6 figures in their whole life. I'm sorry if I got a bit rude, though.

You're an idiot. What magic credential would a secretary have over a licensed lawyer if applying for the same gig?

I'm not saying I agree, but rather that his arguement is less egregious than I originally thought.

[CJScalia]

That is a lot different than saying nobody could acheive 6 figures in their whole life. I'm sorry if I got a bit rude, though.

Sure, but let's be honest, this is an internet forum, not a debate competition, I'm allowed to exaggerate for effect :p

You're an idiot. What magic credential would a secretary have over a licensed lawyer if applying for the same gig?

Look, I've kinda caught on to the fact that you think you know everything better than everyone else. It's cool, I don't really care. As for getting employed at a firm like Wachtell, yeah, they'd take a 4.0 college grad over a Cooley JD grad any day of the week. That's just the way this business works. On a more general note, law firms do not generally want people with JDs as a paralegal ever, for obvious reasons. You're about 2 years away from getting a major wake-up call, we'll talk then.



And no, I'm not an idiot, I'm actually very smart.

[cooleylawstudent]

lawstudent, everyones their own little genius...

That is a lot different than saying nobody could acheive 6 figures in their whole life. I'm sorry if I got a bit rude, though.

Sure, but let's be honest, this is an internet forum, not a debate competition, I'm allowed to exaggerate for effect :p

You're an idiot. What magic credential would a secretary have over a licensed lawyer if applying for the same gig?

Look, I've kinda caught on to the fact that you think you know everything better than everyone else. It's cool, I don't really care. As for getting employed at a firm like Wachtell, yeah, they'd take a 4.0 college grad over a Cooley JD grad any day of the week. That's just the way this business works. On a more general note, law firms do not generally want people with JDs as a paralegal ever, for obvious reasons. You're about 2 years away from getting a major wake-up call, we'll talk then.



And no, I'm not an idiot, I'm actually very smart.

[CJScalia]

lawstudent, everyones their own little genius...

Actually, most people in law school are rather mediocre, with a good portion of the class being plain stupid. There's a few people who are very smart, few if any I'd actually call a genius.

[CooleyGrad]

and if a cooley grad applied to one of those paralegals (when no one else would hire them) you think the company wouldn't be shitting themselves with excitment to have a lawyer and not just a secretary doing that job?

That's exactly what I'm saying, yes.

So your saying that 199 out of 200 people that graduate from Cooley don't crack 6 figures in their life.

At the same relative point in their career? I doubt it, but I don't really care as I'm not at Cooley.

I started at 83k with a mid-sized firm here in my home state. 27 attorneys -- damn same that I will forever be limited to making an additional 17k a year...