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Bros should I do State AG instead of biglaw?
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:06 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school Big-state AG. HYS, fed app. clerk. Would be leaving 180k on the table in year 1 alone. Have about 75k in debt still.
Salary of 70ish. |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:07 PM Author: orange abode striped hyena Sounds silly.
You can always apply for the AG's office again. |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:10 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school i guess my thought is that i'd have a much better chance of going federal in 2-3 years if I did state gov. also that I don't want to waste my remaining youth/hair in biglaw hell. but it would also suck to stay poor. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844165) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:22 PM Author: french insanely creepy mexican school cafeteria It is bullshit that people go state ag>fed. People go biglaw>bigfed. Affirmative litigation in an attorney general shop is essentially follow what the FTC has done. Every call is "WELL, WHAT HAS THE FEDS DONE?" Why do you think that will enhance your resume? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844247) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:54 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school I also figure that there are hordes of biglaw associates trying to escape. It's tough to get a AUSA job from private practice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844522) |
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Date: May 9th, 2015 2:23 PM Author: haunting headpube casino State AG rarely does this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27854739) |
Date: May 7th, 2015 8:25 PM Author: Motley red shrine Absolutely yes. That's what I did. If you're interested in going AUSA, you will have the jury trial experience to do that. Plus, if you're interested in it, that tells me you would be bored with biglaw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844273) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 8:55 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school yeah man i want to. I am worried, though, that I can't afford to live in my city on a state AG salary. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844536) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:00 PM Author: boyish trailer park lol NO. dont fucking do state ag over biglaw. this is where this site becomes extremely toxic. you haven't even started and you're bailing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844580) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:02 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844603) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:07 PM Author: boyish trailer park well thats irregular and tbf you sound like a bitch. if they have that much work they can't just get rid of you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844648) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:07 PM Author: unholy hairraiser library u seem dumb (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844649) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:03 PM Author: magical whorehouse Think about how much $180K at 7% compound interest will be worth in 20 years, bro.
(hint: $700K) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:06 PM Author: boyish trailer park stfu. the economy will collapse before that. but he should consider how much it is now. and get the fuck out with that 7% crap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844638) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:07 PM Author: magical whorehouse it's still a lot even at something like 5%, which is I'd say is a fairly conservative estimate for something like 20 years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844643) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:08 PM Author: boyish trailer park lol. its not conservative at all. that america is dead. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844655) |
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Date: May 9th, 2015 2:38 PM Author: lime philosopher-king tank this is meaningless. there are taxes and living expenses. it's not like you take home 180k a year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27854801) |
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Date: May 7th, 2015 9:07 PM Author: Indigo heady field quadroon Yes. Apply for sections in your AG's office that litigate in federal court, even if its bullshit 1983 actions. You'll be handling your own caseload immediately and get real experience doing depos, hearings, negotiating settlements, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27844642) |
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Date: May 9th, 2015 12:28 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27854125) |
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Date: May 9th, 2015 2:26 PM Author: aphrodisiac abnormal kitchen I did state AG out of a TTT law school before ITE, when anyone who wanted a stage AG job got one. What you need to know about most state and city government jobs is that they are perpetually understaffed, and if you are competent you will get a lot of chances to do hands-on work that junior people probably wouldn't get to do in the private sector or even in the federal government.
On the other hand, the pay is very low. $60k was decent money in my midwestern state capital but I imagine it'd be worse in the northeast. |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 8:55 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school halp. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27911333) |
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Date: May 17th, 2015 9:44 PM Author: Coral church building ratface Great litigation experience.
But you'll never get AUSA from State AG.
Look at your local AUSA office. Ask how many of them came form AG's offices.
You'll find that the bulk came from BIGLAW or state DA's office. |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 6:04 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school That is true, but I wonder if that's also because most deputy AGs either (1) don't have fancy credentials or (2) enter public service after 6-7 years at a firm - when they're too senior to make more moves.
I assume USAOs hire from biglaw because of the signalling value and not the experience. But do I really need more credentials at this point? |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 6:07 PM Author: Opaque Boiling Water cash is king
go with biglaw for a few years
your resume will get you interviews at some fed positions down the road
key is not to stay perpetually in biglaw but to get out after 2-4 years |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 6:09 PM Author: Bateful puce love of her life place of business how does one do this?
(4th year staring at 5th year) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 6:57 PM Author: concupiscible fighting locale filthpig What are typical exit opps out of these shops (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27916700) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:01 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school mostly a final destination. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27916715) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:43 PM Author: concupiscible fighting locale filthpig so you could cop that pslf? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27916991) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:47 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school I would use my school's LRAP, which is better. I'd still have to pay a nominal amount - probably about 4000 a year. But still, living on 70k in a major metro will not be easy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917015) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:04 PM Author: fragrant telephone State AG. AUSA loves trial experience above all else (though your clerkship is another important feather). With your credentials and a few years of trial experience you will be a super candidate.
You could definitely get it from biglaw (though I'd say less of a chance, relatively speaking). But biglaw is hell and may break you before you get AUSA. Plus you won't be cultivating the right skills. Just PAYE. |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:48 PM Author: Motley red shrine By the way, if this is Pennsylvania, don't do it. The AG is a total shitshow political hack. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917019) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 7:51 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917042) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 10:04 PM Author: Brindle Slippery Ladyboy Even worse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917794) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 10:09 PM Author: laughsome orchid useless brakes school ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917831) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 8:44 PM Author: irradiated coldplay fan be careful. If you're not in a unit that gets trial experience, then it's a pretty worthless gig. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2874449&forum_id=2#27917326) |
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Date: May 18th, 2015 10:10 PM Author: rough-skinned electric lay Not doing a year in biglaw to cop a $50k plus clerkship bonus sounds dumb.
Do a couple years in biglaw and then bail. |