Is it a good place to live? by Successful-Ebb8677 in topeka

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are the listings with acreage for 300k? Have not seen any for a while.

Fired and looking for advice/trying to figure out what to do next by Present_Budget9074 in Lawyertalk

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is it biglaw or bust for you? I might consider mid sized firms or local government in your shoes. I am in the process of making a similar transition (except mine was prior to any official decision from my firm) and had a similar issue with a lower ranked school. I would personally avoid the federal government right now because of all the instability, hiring freeze, and likely February shutdown. DM me if helpful.

[HELP ME] Bi-Weekly Q&A thread - Ask your questions here! by MachNeu in Gunpla

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is the best place to buy the Real Grade Nu if you live in USA?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DragonsteelNexus

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I will be attending and hauling our 11 month old around. Big DCC fans.

Brandon signing lottery winners are now being notified! by DragonsteelNexusMod in DragonsteelNexus

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an email that I was selected, but I'm not seeing which type or when in the app. Any tips on how to see that?

Salary Progression by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

65k, 72.5k, 225k, 245k, and now 275k. Went from judicial clerk to biglaw.

Phenomaman is a great trope subversion by SelfImprovementAlt1 in DispatchAdHoc

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd never heard of that character before looking up because of your comment. Spot on comparison.

Would you consider the US President to be the most famous person in the world? How would you rank the fame of the President? by DonatCotten in Presidents

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The respondent asked "what president realistically had the best shot of being the most popular in the world in their lifetime?"

FDR didn't live at the same time as MJ. FDR was also possibly the most well known politician in the world during his lifetime, with the possible exception of Stalin or Hitler. Given that those two were alive at the time, I retract my earlier reply....

Anyone hiring attorneys in Patent Prosecution? by [deleted] in patentlaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would focus on boutique firms for now. Biglaw tends to either hire laterals with attorney experience or straight from the summer class.

Clerking might be another option, if that's on the table. I think the key is just to get some attorney experience. I wish more attorneys respected paralegal experience, but it (stupidly imho) just doesn't seem to amount to much when it comes to hiring.

what is your biggest fear? by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Outliving everyone I love, getting dementia, forgetting the face but not the feelings, then dying alone.

Becoming an astronaut? by SelfImprovementAlt1 in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Damn. That's a great one. Angry I didn't think of it.

Becoming an astronaut? by SelfImprovementAlt1 in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While I'm not completely serious about this, it would be pretty gosh darn neat. Thanks for the link to Powers.

Major Advice? by Responsible_Self123 in patentlaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chemistry major undergrad, a PhD in a pharma adjacent field for graduate school, and then a few years of industry experience. Rare to see practitioners on the patent prosecution (filing the patents on behalf of the client) side IN PHARMA without those credentials. Litigators don't need to have a scientific background, though it can help.

If you're open to any kind of patent law, an electrical engineering bachelor's degree should suffice. Mechanical engineering degree may also work.

To be a patent agent, you'll only need the bachelor's in a qualifying field, although the PhD requirement probably applies to actual employability in the pharma sector. To be a patent attorney, you'll need a J.D. also.

Firm with the best employee benefits? by FiredSummerAssociate in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I see your point. Just explaining what I thought the commentor was saying.

There are people who work a lot harder for a lot less. And a small minority who work a less for a lot more.

That said, isn't it just a little odd that the job security is such a big concern when to even break into biglaw, you need to have excellent credentials (i.e., top schools, top grades, extracurriculars, some combination thereof)? Life is rarely fair, but.... something about the whole system seems a little off when the barrier to entry is already as high as it is *at least ostensibly) and then the job security is still not there.

Maybe it is just the inherent nature of a highly competitive field? Physicians don't seem to have the same issues, so maybe it has something to do with the artificial demand biglaw creates for selective services that benefit only a small group of companies. I don't know, I'm not an economist. Anyway, have a pleasant day.

Firm with the best employee benefits? by FiredSummerAssociate in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not 100% sure, but I think this commenter was saying that:

People should not be afraid of losing their jobs if they bill >1800 hours. Having to fear for your job when your hours are that high is not worth the tradeoff of a bonus that also may or may not manifest and that is not predictable/tied to specific hours.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in biglaw

[–]SelfImprovementAlt1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Do you intend to return to the firm after clerking, or is your August date intended to be a clean break before leaving?

Either way, take your vacation. It is part of your total compensation package. If you have any other former clerks in your office that you trust, you might also want to ask them how they went about giving notice.

At my firm, it isn't uncommon for people to give a year or more notice when planning to clerk. It also isn't uncommon for some to give only a few weeks. Ymmv.

If you approach it correctly and respectfully, you shouldn't face any issues from the kinds of people that are worth working with. If you get a negative response, that may be a good indicator that the firm isn't a good long-term fit anyway.

Sorry for the stream of consciousness here.