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2L with SA -- need advice re practice groups
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Date: May 8th, 2012 10:58 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife Serious question. Was totally deadset on litigation until i started reading this board and then i practically had a heart attack. Am completely cool with the idea of doing corporate if it means my life will likely be a lot better. which practice groups tend to be the most interesting and/or option-preserving? thoughts on bankruptcy as well? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648729) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:01 PM Author: titillating circlehead there is tons of flame on this board wrt exit options on both sides. get a mixture of assignments over the summer and see what you like better. talk to people.
bankruptcy is an excellent practice area, in my opinion. |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:02 PM Author: Charcoal Office Jap BK is drastically different depending on if you're doing creditor work or debtor work. Debtor side stuff is awesome if you're going to a shop like Weil or Kirkland. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648774) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:14 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife its not a firm thats known for bk. its known for corporate, real estate, and some types of lit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648890) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:15 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes you should probably be leaning corporate then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648894) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:09 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes there's a big difference in the type of work you'll be doing. corporate has better exit ops, especially if you're at a good firm, and particularly if you don't really want to be a lawyer, but to get those exit ops you need to be willing to do the work and have that kind of schedule. not that lit hours are that much easier, but at least they're a lot more predictable (and, they are easier).
i highly recommend you read this:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/legal_profession/2008/07/litigation-or-t.html
your summer is two things: it's your ability to try out different areas, but it's also your chance to show your interest. i think you should really be leaning one way or the other by the time you're half way through. that said, don't be discouraged from taking both kinds of assignments. just know that you need to be making that decision relatively early on, and it should be clear to partners and associates what you want to do by the time summer ends. |
Date: May 8th, 2012 11:05 PM Author: Multi-colored point what have you read about litigation on this board? why do you think your life will be better in corp? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648795) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:09 PM Author: coral queen of the night nursing home do general corp/M&A. by far the best exits. under no circumstances be a litigator. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648837) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:14 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife wrassler and united are two names i trust on this board; guys is this right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648885) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:19 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648947) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:23 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes kind of depends on your firm, but, unless you are in a particular area of litigation that corporations engage in regularly (e.g., patent lit), then he is right, exit ops for litigators are just other (worse) firms while in corporate you can go in house. litigators are more likely to go to some kind of gov't job if not a firm. in terms of future comp, corp is better by far, and this is especially true at better firms. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648988) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:26 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife what about securities litigation? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649028) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:27 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes you should ask someone else, i don't know much about that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649055) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:34 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649137) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:35 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes what's it respected for? because that's what you should try to do. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649148) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:36 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649159) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:38 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes well that doesn't narrow anything down. just don't try to go into a tiny group that it isn't respected for. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649191) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:38 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649199) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:41 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649228) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:43 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes ok well then you should probably seriously consider that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649264) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:20 PM Author: bat-shit-crazy talented death wish abode Corp/M&A has the best exit options. You need to ask yourself if you're OK with the schedule though. Personally, I knew I would go crazy if I was constantly having weekends ruined, pulling all-nighters, etc. I ended up in BK and don't regret it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648961) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:23 PM Author: Idiotic Shrine Good god man. Please, please dont put much stock in things you read here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20648993) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:23 PM Author: Glittery brunch Corporate will have better exit ops. Corporate will also involve more talking, as in more interaction with other people as part of your daily work than lit will. It will also have shittier hours and will care more about minor, petty things and you will not be a "lawyer" if that shit matters to you.
But if your firm is strong there and you don't really care about the majestic law or shit then you should go corp. |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:25 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes titcr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649015) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:34 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes also, you really want to consider what your firm is good at (and specifically the office you are at). doesn't make sense to go into a practice group that isn't respected. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649134) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:35 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife wrassler, can i individually email you to a throw-away accnt? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649153) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:37 PM Author: Lascivious umber useless brakes dood, i'm not going to have anything to say different than what is here. and i'm a junior corporate associate, there are people here that know a lot more than me about this kind of thing. i'm just saying what i've observed and so far experienced. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649178) |
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Date: May 8th, 2012 11:38 PM Author: Plum Thirsty Sweet Tailpipe Knife see above (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1943869&forum_id=2#20649197) |