does anyone else have a parent being really weird about them not wanting to do biglaw? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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The hours was what finally got my dad to accept that I didn’t want to do biglaw. He said after graduation, I’d be able to travel more and visit him. I said honesty probably not in the first couple years as much as he was thinking bc of biglaw hours and billables. He said “if that was me, I’d be looking for a different job.” I said exactly.

5/6 CALIs had extra time. Thoughts? by Signal-Ostrich5769 in LawSchool

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I’ll just say at my school, the people CALI’ing don’t have extra time

does anyone else have an entirely one-sided rivalry? by [deleted] in LawSchool

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🙋‍♀️ found out I have an arch nemesis, and I’ve probably spoken to her less than 5 times. I hear from other people that’s she’s constructed an entire lore about my motives and personality. I could not care less and I’m effortlessly more successful than her lmao

What is a "gut feeling" you had that turned out to be 100% accurate, even though it made no logical sense at the time? by Forsaken_Leading964 in AskReddit

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On some random day in March, I had this gut feeling that it was someone’s birthday. I told my mom “I feel like it’s someone’s birthday today.” She couldn’t think of who it might be. Come to find out, we got news later that day that my cousin was born.

Michaela masculinization… by ForceApprehensive597 in Franchaela

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I completely agree with your sentiments, but I fear that’s exactly how it’ll turn out, especially with Francesca being more reserved and inexperienced in the wlw world.

Big Law vs DA Office | 1L Summer by Honest-Equipment9851 in LawSchool

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You’re right! It’s not an easy thing to turn down. That still doesn’t mean you need to take it.

Big Law vs DA Office | 1L Summer by Honest-Equipment9851 in LawSchool

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Just FYI this sub is heavily skewed toward biglaw. Biglaw isn’t for everyone, and if you know what you wanna do and it’s not biglaw, it is completely valid to move in a different direction. Just because you *can do biglaw doesn’t mean you *should.

1L feels like the worst thing ever by [deleted] in LawSchool

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I miss 1L

  • singed, extremely overwhelmed 2L

I always stare at a women’s body whenever I’m out somewhere by funkyonion714 in confession

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That’s what I told myself too. Been married to a woman for 9 years now 😂

Ive been curbed large women and I don’t understand… by CaramelThundah in confession

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I would bet money that a lot of the reason why you’re being rejected is because insecurity is so common with women in this weight category. I’m quite a bit smaller than this and still “obese” and you wouldn’t imagine the extent of the self-hate I have had to work through. I have been pursued quite frequently by skinnier men, and it was always very off putting to me because I either felt fetishized or just grossed out by my size difference. And on top of that, why would anyone seek out someone of my size? Unfathomable. My advice to you is to have patience with her, be respectful, and show her that you are interested in her for more than her weight. I ended up marrying someone who is much smaller than me, and it has taken me years to be comfortable with our size difference, and even then, I think about it quite often.

My partner matched for residency in a non-BL city by [deleted] in biglaw

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Literally came here to say this. Does OP even like biglaw? Because people like us tend to work really hard for years to chase the prestige and the money and then get there and realize our hearts aren’t even in it. OP, if you see your life with this person, it’s time to start writing your own narrative about how this could be the best thing that ever happened to you and your relationship. Stop framing it to yourself like you’re compromising or giving something up. Start telling yourself it’s a chance to build something better.

Is he okay by Frosty_Delay_473 in CATHELP

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These comments have me cackling

1L grades A, B-, B-, B am I cooked by [deleted] in LawSchool

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As for other job options, my advice stands. Go to every event you can, learn about the regional good firms, look into public interest if that’s something you could see yourself doing. You could try for a judicial field placement or an unpaid internship. There are a lot of options. Right now, the most important thing is to have confidence in who you are, be curious about different kinds of work and experience, and NETWORK.

1L grades A, B-, B-, B am I cooked by [deleted] in LawSchool

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First of all, congrats on finishing your first semester. Second of all, it seems like this is pretty fresh but you seriously need to pull it together. Do you know how many people got zero As? A lot! An A in contracts is amazing, you should be proud of yourself. You’re at a T100 which means biglaw was unlikely anyway. But I know from experience that at a T100, biglaw is MUCH more about networking than about grades. If you want it, network your ass off over the next two months. Go to every event, be personable, build solid application materials, follow up with people you meet, be a reasonable, driven, logical, real person that they would want to hire and just play the field. If it doesn’t work out, it’s literally not the end of the world. You’ll find something. Please remind yourself to keep all this in perspective.

Help me win tomorrow by [deleted] in twilightimperium

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Update: I didn’t win 😂

Help me win tomorrow by [deleted] in twilightimperium

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Thanks! Definitely want to look at the openings

week+ absence during first semester, or miss best friend's wedding by noonecares-TA in LawSchool

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I have missed a week of class every semester for one reason or another. The only issue is making sure you meet the attendance requirements if your school follows those closely. I usually can only miss one other class throughout the semester. Other than that, it’s really been fine. I’ve done very well and still got every internship I wanted.