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there are people at my firm on track to bill 1300
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Date: May 30th, 2012 2:59 PM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793299) |
Date: May 30th, 2012 2:59 PM Author: Excitant athletic conference step-uncle's house there are people at your firm who wont always have jobs at your firm (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793302) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:01 PM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma including me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793311) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: Elite pit organic girlfriend I'll break 1300 by the end of June. Fml. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793320) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:10 PM Author: Aromatic coral genital piercing bawdyhouse on pace for a smooth 1700 at the moment (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793344) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 7:46 PM Author: appetizing weed whacker lol. how many apps have you sent out. have you had your negative review yet? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795071) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:32 PM Author: Carmine regret I will probably bill less than 1000 as a 1st year. How fuct? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20793463) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 7:46 PM Author: appetizing weed whacker start sending out apps. not flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795073) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:13 PM Author: french concupiscible selfie hospital Two problems w/ this:
1) Are most firms really going to fire first year if hours are low due to macro reasons (i.e., not b/c no one wants to work with person)?
2) Are any firms really interested in hiring 1st years? |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:26 PM Author: Elite pit organic girlfriend 1) many firms will not give a fuck about the reasons and will fire
2) not many but some. I know two people that jumped as first years and I myself recently interviewed a first year for a job at my firm. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:42 PM Author: french concupiscible selfie hospital I dunno. My entire department is slow. I think things will pick up eventually. I guess i'm taking a risk by not looking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795462) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 10:14 PM Author: chest-beating fear-inspiring garrison wtf do u do all day that u aren't allowed to bill? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20796000) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 6:09 PM Author: Hot set faggot firefighter dude, time to start looking.
i've been applying to the (few) lit in-house positions that exist and the screening intv rate has been 100% thus far (3 listings all through their career websites, 3 screenings). i'm in round 2 of 4 in one of them.
i'm starting to think it's possible to get out of the billable hellhole structure even as a shitigator. |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 6:14 PM Author: bateful hilarious antidepressant drug Can I ask a serious non outing non dick question re how all he stuff went down at your old firm? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20794495) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:16 PM Author: hairraiser hell police squad you got fired from your old firm? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795325) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:21 PM Author: Crawly house boiling water dewey & lebankrupt. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795353) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 12:46 AM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma i have been. i have an offer for appellate lit but it is in Palo Alto. partners here told me if i bill 1500 not to worry, i won't get cut this cycle.
how are you finding these openings? just going to company's career websites? i doubt i interview as well as you. |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 11:53 AM Author: Hot set faggot firefighter yeah, company websites for the most part of places i want to work at in bay area and LA and there are also sites like the Association for Corporate Counsel that aggregate listings.
i have job offers for big and mid-law firms but i think i'm going try my best to hold out for in-house if i can. realistically i don't want to work for anymore than another year at a firm and i don't see the point of having more of the same on my resume at this point in my career.
if you see yourself gunning for partnership at the appellate place, then go for it, but if this is just another place to hide for 1-2 years, i don't see why not just ride things out at the current place and figure out your real next step. if you go to a new place, you're going to have to start over and make nice with everyone again. i also think it looks a bit unfocused to have 3 firms on your resume and it'll be harder to explain the third jump at this juncture in your career if your ultimate goal is in-house/govt/something other than firm. also appellate lit is a niche area that isn't marketable outside lit. i have the same issue re 3 firms were i to accept another firm job and the answer that "only firms wanna hire me" isn't a good one. |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 1:12 PM Author: Bat Shit Crazy Glittery Base Party Of The First Part Tips for getting in-house as a gen litigator? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20799700) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 1:26 PM Author: Hot set faggot firefighter no tips other than to have the requisite background (biglaw + good law school) and wait for the proper listings to show up.
i apply through the company's website so i don't have any inside connections or anything (other than one company where i have friends who work there).
i guess one thing you can do is to tailor your resume to the type of position it is. for instance, for entertainment jobs, i highlight my entertainment-related experience. for software/internet companies, i highlight my soft IP experience. it also helps to have multiple writing samples so you can use a different one for each particular field. |
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Date: June 5th, 2012 3:42 AM Author: Submissive office ladyboy what kind of comp are you looking at in-house as lit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20828379) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 5:25 PM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma well i dont want to gun for partner but the other firm gives me more years of biglaw $ then billing 1500 here. and what if i form babby? it seems really short sighted to just sit here at my current firm collecting paychecks cause that is the easy thing to do. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20801049) |
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Date: June 5th, 2012 3:40 AM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma this was the best advice re my job situation, wish i listened to it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20828376) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 8:38 PM Author: Brass station On track for 2800 here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20795436) |
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Date: May 30th, 2012 10:21 PM Author: Drunken dysfunction mood Hopefully you're at one of the few firms that will compensate you accordingly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20796029) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 1:31 PM Author: Opaque vigorous old irish cottage gas station hoping to get my 2000 and call it a year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20799802) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 6:30 PM Author: cocky green generalized bond main people I'll crack 1000 in another week or so, which should put me comfortably at the bare minimum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20801368) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 6:16 PM Author: rose hyperventilating wagecucks laser beams I already billed that much this year, although our firm starts it billable year in December. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20801282) |
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Date: May 31st, 2012 6:29 PM Author: chartreuse menage friendly grandma chances my firm lathams dozens of midlevel and senior associates? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20801363) |
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Date: June 5th, 2012 3:49 AM Author: Mildly autistic stage newt i did 1300 in the last fiscal. barely. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1959865&forum_id=2#20828385) |