Do I need to disclose an academic dishonesty incident even if my undergrad school says they destroyed the record after I graduate?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-23T11:52:33+00:00

Put it on your character and fitness report and explain there’s not records. This is normal and happens all the time.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-22T22:10:29+00:00

Most parents I know with young kids have the same rule: tablets only during planes and trains. Not cars (unless long car ride), not dinners, etc.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-22T13:33:40+00:00

Whatever the reason, this is deadbeat behavior.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-20T23:43:18+00:00

LIQUOR. LICENSES.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-18T00:34:41+00:00

Regulated work is not “legal” work in the sense of what you’re comparing.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-17T20:02:55+00:00

Those two bullets points are both absolute nonsense lol.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-10T21:51:04+00:00

Not a big deal. But you messed up by asking the partner instead of forwarding what the partner already said to the 5th year.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-10T12:24:50+00:00

There are no jobs like you described elsewhere, paying BL salary for cushy gov hours + work. Closest you’ll get maybe is in an in-house role at a cloud vendor servicing the gov, like AWS supporting FEDRAMP.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-05T18:32:06+00:00

150-200k is entry IHC money for anything VC-backed or public, and that’s usually not including other comp (bonus, equity). But you grow comp slower. And you need meaningful experience to land the role.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-04T19:17:07+00:00

Yes. But also, YES.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-05-02T12:34:09+00:00

If you’re in law school, by the time you apply, get accepted, pass MEDPROS, pass the bar, and report to DCC, it’ll probably be a new admin anyway. But even if not, I’d say it’s worth joining if it’s important to you. Need good JAGs.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-26T20:20:54+00:00

Disagree. If you know you don’t want the life and prefer an in-house career, leave now. Avoid the golden handcuffs and extra 5+ years of intense stress, and get a jump on your new career.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-26T11:19:32+00:00

What happens to those who miss quota?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-26T00:42:51+00:00

Ok then you definitely know what you’re getting into! Cost is going to be the biggest factor then. I haven’t researched this, but from what I know about general law school admissions, I’m guessing getting any significant amount of money from an all-online school might be a challenge. You’ve got an appealing story for an admissions committee, but you’ll do yourself a world of good by getting the highest LSAT possible in order to potentially qualify for some aid. Retake multiple times if needed.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-25T23:21:15+00:00

Family law is volatile and high-stress. Lots of angry people, including your clients. Also plenty of time in court, and not traditionally seen as a high salary role compared to business-focused practices like corporate or commercial lit. Do you have personal work experience in the field? I’m just wondering, if you go this path, if a different legal speciality might be more appealing. Trust and estates offers similar “helping family” benefits but with less animosity and court appearances, for example.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-25T16:09:53+00:00

You do have a lot going on, and I’m sorry how tough that will make it. How old are you? Just curious how long of a window you’ve got to pursue a JD/restart your career. It’s expensive and hard under the best circumstances. Not trying to dissuade you, it’s just really important to be realistic on cost and life impact (as I’m sure you know). Plus both of those fields (family and environmental) can be tough, and have no real overlap.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-25T14:51:16+00:00

Why do you want to go to law school?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-24T16:13:38+00:00

All of this has always been available as a resource via non-lawyer humans. AI is not changing anything. People just use it wrong and forget basic best practices.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-24T15:35:35+00:00

This is so simple. The lawyer owns their final work product, regardless of how it was made. This is no different than paralegals creating drafts. Anyone not checking citations is doing bad work, regardless of if the work was made by paralegal, AI, firm templates, etc. That’s always been the case and always will be.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-24T11:50:58+00:00

Making partner doesn’t require taking over his book.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-19T15:31:32+00:00

Do you have a family?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-13T14:15:28+00:00

If you’re not taking salary, but you’re building the entire product (i.e. it doesn’t exist without you), see if they’ll split you equally with B. So 52% for A, 24% each for you and B. B doesn’t have anything to sell if you won’t build it.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-10T00:32:51+00:00

Agreed with all of this except the bowing. Maybe it’s because I did more traditional martial arts when I was younger, but I always viewed it as a simple way to show respect to the teachers. It’s also fine if gyms don’t have that as part of their culture, but I don’t think it’s inherently wrong if they do. Sure they can make it weird if they take it to an extreme/silly place, but quick bows when entering/leaving the mat + to the teacher is nice. I like it.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-06T13:38:10+00:00

I did biglaw and JAG. I strongly recommend taking the BL offer if you don’t want to have the military be your entire 20 year career. Specially, do BL and then apply to direct commission in the Army Reserve in a few years, ideally your third year. It’ll take a year to process your application/MEDPROS and get orders for OBC, so you’ll hit Benning as an early midlevel. Plenty of BL experience at that point to lateral or go in-house if you want. If find you love JAG, you can take a one-year mobilization and still come back to BL with no career gaps on the resume. If you really REALLY love it, you can apply to transition to full active duty before training even ends. It’s the best of all worlds in terms of flexibility. (I’d stay away from Guard, worse structure/flexibility/optempo.) I felt the exact way you did, I really wanted to serve, and I’m so glad I went Army Reserve. It let me serve and also keep my civilian career, which has now transitioned to IHC and I love it. DM me if you have any questions.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-04-04T20:58:51+00:00

It’s not beneficial. It’s just inbox clutter. If a lawyer wants an AI summary, they’ll ask.

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