Date: February 7th, 2010 7:30 PM
Author: harvardjdmba

it's damn tool chest

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046948)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:30 PM
Author: TMF

You've never been inside a large firm, have you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046958)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:31 PM
Author: harvardjdmba

i haven't

id appreciate an explanation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046973)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: TMF

What kind of work do you suppose most junior associates do?

What kind of person does really well at that kind of work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046989)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: tortfeaser

doc review?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046998)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:35 PM
Author: harvardjdmba

ha!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047022)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:31 PM
Author: steve

they really dont. The people on law review would have gotten biglaw anyway. Bottom 1/4 kids dont really do the law review thing. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046974)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:17 PM
Author: rape101

i did

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047776)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Gogol Ganguly

shows willingness to perform pointless, mundane and mindless tasks for numerous hours on top of an already busy schedule

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046984)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: TMF

tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046991)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:40 PM
Author: lil_weezy

but then wouldnt some shitty exec board position on a 2ndary journal be viewed the same? or is just that there is that much more work on law review?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047101)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:41 PM
Author: Gogol Ganguly

well, lr is also PRESTIGIOUS. EE at 2ndary journal is like getting As at Hofstra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047119)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:43 PM
Author: lil_weezy

yea i feel you. do you think all secondary journals are basically useless, or are there any that are well respected?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047158)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:44 PM
Author: TMF

What it does is avoid the "why weren't you on a journal" Q and potentially gives you something to talk about. My secondary journal was actually pretty cool and not a huge time commitment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047198)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:15 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,.....,,....,......

cr. the right secondary is almost zero work and having another line on your resume can't hurt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047723)

Date: February 8th, 2010 7:57 PM
Author: ;;.....,,..,.,.,.,.,;;;:;..

this is true, which is why secondary journals don't provide the same signal to law firms about capacity to pursue hours of mind numbing work. they usually put out fewer issues, each with fewer articles, and with a less rigorous selection and editing process. end result, much less work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058281)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:41 PM
Author: TMF

Takes more gunning to get on LR and its consistently massive work. Gunning for prestige no matter the cost is what biglaw is all about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047124)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:43 PM
Author: lil_weezy

this makes sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047169)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:26 PM
Author: John Jacob Jingleheimerdood (his name is my name)

This.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047943)

Date: February 7th, 2010 7:38 PM
Author: 121 pounds of fat chick (amie d'Tigre)

exposed as someone not on law review

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047075)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:00 PM
Author: Gregor

shows that in addition to being king of shit mountain that you can undertake even MOAR responsibilities and you want those responsibilities even if the reward is unclear. Signals that you are a decent writer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047452)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:09 PM
Author: ,,/.,/,/,/,/44.1,.,////>>>,.,.=

would publishing an article signal this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047636)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:16 PM
Author: TMF

Careful, you don't want to seem "too academic."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047757)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:18 PM
Author: ..,,..,,..,.,.,,

If you write a publishable article about an issue relevant to your practice area, it can only help you. A historical survey of substantive due process might be bad, even if - and maybe especially if - it was original and well-executed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047799)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:20 PM
Author: TMF

Writing and publishing an article of practical use is pretty hard as a law student.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047838)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:21 PM
Author: 10 menstrually-synchronized megapoasters

I got e-mails from dudes thanking me for the helpfulness of my law review article.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047864)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:22 PM
Author: TMF

I said it was pretty hard, not that it never happened.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047869)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:25 PM
Author: 10 menstrually-synchronized megapoasters

So you're saying I'm awesome and I have a rare gift?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047926)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:37 PM
Author: Fair_Balanced

poast Introduction section of note here or it never happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048109)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:48 PM
Author: 10 menstrually-synchronized megapoasters

that would self-out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048270)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:48 PM
Author: Fair_Balanced

You're smart, make it happen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048285)

Date: February 8th, 2010 8:29 PM
Author: Connie Chatterley

I already know who this is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058569)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:21 PM
Author: random faggot

because law students are cattle and any minor distinction matters

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047858)

Date: February 8th, 2010 9:43 PM
Author: .,,,...,,,..,

Now THIS is the CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059339)

Date: February 7th, 2010 8:31 PM
Author: FiredFrank

To summarize and expand:

1) Distinction. And as far as law school goes, a fairly legit distinction.

2) Many/most people at good firms were on LR.

3) LR work is relatively close to biglaw work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048020)

Date: February 8th, 2010 8:27 PM
Author: .......,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,..,.,., . ,.,.,.

#2 is way off. unless you're defining "good firm" very narrowly, as in wlrk, w&c, mto, etc. But if you define "good firm" more broadly, to include, say, kirkland, then "many" is probably an overestimate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058549)

Date: February 8th, 2010 8:29 PM
Author: LisaLexus

they want to make sure you'll monkey whore for prestige

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058562)

Date: February 8th, 2010 9:46 PM
Author: Guy Noir

because they did it and you should too

same reasoning that applies to taking the bar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059392)

Date: February 8th, 2010 9:47 PM
Author: Nontrad Brad

Don't know if this is partly my school, but I find the LR work doesn't usually take me that much time anymore. 10-20 fns per week to check. If I focus and am efficient it's often only 3-4 hours of work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059406)

Date: February 8th, 2010 10:25 PM
Author: ;;......;;...,,,;;;

It's usually not the office hours that get ya, it's the other requirements.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059983)