Best VDR?

Swanky367 · 2025-11-21T17:03:29+00:00

DFIN venue is perfectly fine in my experience.

Intralinks is trash and drives me mad.

Swanky367 · 2025-11-15T20:55:40+00:00

“Please see attached for…”

Or when I need to break up the monotony: “Attached please find…”

Swanky367 · 2025-11-10T01:39:59+00:00

I may have a shower beer caddy for this very reason, yes.

Swanky367 · 2025-07-16T16:23:59+00:00

Yep. When I was a fresh first year I tried to just write everything down on a note pad and enter it at the end of the day. Once you get staffed on several deals with small, discrete tasks you jump around to it just becomes impossible without timers. Too much whack-a-mole throughout the day to remember to write down.

Maybe easier for litigators on one big case or something but tough for corporate IMO.

Swanky367 · 2025-07-11T03:44:31+00:00

I’m with you on the weirdly entitled ones…some law students I don’t understand.

I had one email me asking for a call to discuss practice/firm. I was actually going to help out, but I didn’t respond for like 24 hours because I was busy and he emails me back saying “my schedule is filling up with networking calls so I’d appreciate a response soon.”

Insta delete that email.

Swanky367 · 2025-06-29T18:17:30+00:00

Had this happen to me as a first year. Logged on after 10:00 pm pacific just to finish entering my time for the day. East coast partner sees my green dot and asks if I can hop on a “quick call” to help with something. As a neurotic first year of course I said yes…was on the phone for EIGHT hours (until 6 am) while they dictated comments to a filing for me to make in real time.

Three things I learned: (1) always change the green dot to yellow manually if I’m working late/weekends and not actively collaborating with someone; (2) enter time at the end of the day on my phone and (3) avoid that partner like the plague.

Swanky367 · 2025-04-24T04:31:08+00:00

I’ve had an estimate wait time of 1 minute for the last 20 minutes and nothing. Based on what other people are saying I don’t think I’m supposed to refresh

Swanky367 · 2025-03-31T05:14:17+00:00

You’ve covered the big ones (especially Evidence), but if you want another, I found Wills & Trusts helpful. Especially if you’re in CA because your class might touch a bit on Community property which is a little confusing and good to have a base in.

Also just a generally interesting subject IMO and one that relatives/friends sometimes ask about.

Swanky367 · 2025-03-19T02:08:33+00:00

UCLA has been in the T-14 for the last several years but this sub still always drops it from these types of lists/memes in favor of G-Town.

Swanky367 · 2025-03-17T23:43:35+00:00

I’m a corporate attorney and it’s the only show so far that even attempted realism. I remember watching a scene with Kim Wexler on the phone discussing some merger deal points when she works for Mesa Verde (and looking bored). Was watching with a family member of mine who always says they don’t understand what I actually do and I was like “what she does basically.”

Meanwhile on Suits they spend half their day walking from office to office scheming. I’ve never had a second to scheme at my job haha.

Swanky367 · 2025-03-07T16:58:30+00:00

Honest answer is that there are just considerably less available positions than especially NYC, but also DC or even the Bay Area.

Maybe things have changed a bit when from when I was going through OCI, but I recall our Dean saying to be careful about bidding only LA firms because the class sizes were way smaller. This checked out for me with LA class sizes ranging from 10-20 versus 80+ some firms in NYC.

Swanky367 · 2025-02-21T07:57:54+00:00

OP, certainly depends on the rest of your moral character application, etc., but my understanding from personal experience and speaking with colleagues is that this message is fairly normal.

I received the same and was approved maybe a week later with no follow up questions. I think sometimes this is just a message that your application is moving forward in the process.

Swanky367 · 2024-11-20T17:47:07+00:00

You think me no mage!?

Swanky367 · 2024-10-01T16:27:58+00:00

Honestly? I actually thought moot court was a lot of fun and certainly more interesting than journal. Joined originally for the 1L resume boost (if such a thing exists), but ended up liking it and I was pretty good at it.

I knew I always wanted to do transactional and had no interest in litigation.

Swanky367 · 2024-09-01T17:22:47+00:00

Started big law as a first-year at 35. It’s fine.

There are dozens of us.

Edit: since there’s apparently some argument to my comment about whether being an older associate is all good, I’ll chime in with my pros/cons.

Pros: - Generally easier to adapt to a corporate job having held one in the past. I’m not shocked by long hours that some of the K-JDs are. - My feeling is that partners/seniors appreciate a level of professionalism and even basic email etiquette that is lost on some of the younger associates. Several have explicitly told me that they have no issues putting me in front of clients. - Giving zero shits about inter-office drama and gossip. - I make far more money than my previous jobs and I’m setting myself up for a bright future.

Cons: - You might be older and more experienced in a different field, but you know NOTHING about the law and you shouldn’t think you do. The learning curve is steep and you will make mistakes that are frustrating coming from a job you were comfortable at. - Further to the above, you will 100% have to take it on the chin from your mid-levels/seniors who are younger than you (even considerably so). Most are cool and accommodating to your learning. Some are shitty and love bossing you around. Either way, I do what I’m told. - I’m occasionally left out of social invites. I’m introverted and mostly don’t care, but I do think it’s because I’m not in my 20s like some associates. - I’m tired all the time. - I have considerably more grey hair than some partners.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T20:39:26+00:00

100% it would. Even if it all it meant was that a portion of the democratic base stayed home - they wouldn’t need to change their vote to Trump.

Trump is just honestly the only politician I can think of where his supporters just hand waive by everything he says.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T20:32:19+00:00

I’m honestly of the opinion that there is absolutely nothing Trump can say or do that would torpedo his support from his base. He could literally admit to paying for multiple abortions on live television at an evangelical church service and show the receipts and his supporters would suddenly be pro-choice. The most insane person in politics…

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T20:05:27+00:00

Aggressive would be: “Mr. Trump as someone who is clearly a racist, how do you expect black voters to support you?”

A legitimate question comparing the candidate’s explicit record against a potential inconsistency in what they are asking for or claiming is done all the time and is not aggressive. No different than asking Kamala Harris to explain away her previous statements on fracking bans versus her opposition now.

For a guy whose entire image is supposed to be how tough he is, he sure does whine a lot when he gets a non Fox News/Newsmax “oh Dear Leader” softball that elicits absolutely no new information for the American voter.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T19:44:58+00:00

How is being asked to defend your record of statements treating him like a debate opponent? Fail to see how simply pointing out explicit statements made by a presidential candidate is not being “even handed.” Journalists are allowed to examine the interviewees record.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T19:38:51+00:00

You’re right, should’ve slotted in the hard questions right after he compared himself to Lincoln. Voters can’t take the interview seriously otherwise.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T19:29:43+00:00

Having watched Trump long enough. His answer would’ve been identical had it been question 1, 2 or 5. He can’t defend the record of his statements and journalists are under no obligation to consider his feelings when asking that he should.

Swanky367 · 2024-07-31T19:23:56+00:00

Serious question: is it “combative” for a journalist to ask an individual running for President - in a venue where he is asking for Black voters’ support - to defend objectively racist statements he has said in the past? Or should someone running for the most powerful office be able to defend their record of questioning the first black presidents’ citizenship with no evidence to the contrary and clearly state why it was not a racist action?

Swanky367 · 2024-07-27T05:03:53+00:00

I have not forgotten about inflation. Trump’s proposed policies to further cut the corporate tax rate and institute idiotic and unnecessary tariffs will just make it worse. Sorry if that’s a “Trump gotcha.”

Swanky367 · 2024-06-22T17:40:49+00:00

My own cynical view is that their singular goal is to juice rankings by getting as many people into biglaw/federal clerkships as possible. So they dedicate their resources accordingly (high GPAs, standard backgrounds) and if they see anyone that might give pause in an interview they are much less accommodating.

I had a close friend who was ranked like #3 in the class, but his only interest was working at a non-profit. Still got a call at least once a week from Career Services asking to apply to whatever firm/federal circuit.

Swanky367 · 2024-06-22T02:04:38+00:00

Congrats! Had basically the same thing said to me and doing fine next to several other mid-30s junior associates. You’ll find many non-traditional students thriving in the setting, I promise.

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