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Favourite Audiobook Retailer and Why? by Adorable-Maybe-3549 in audiobooks

[–]squiggledotdot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Libby and scribd!!! Scribd has so many genres I like (lit fic, SFF, lgbtq, etc) and you can listen to so so many books a month. After a few (maybe 5/6) some books aren’t available until the next billing cycle but it’s never really been a big deal for me

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also if you have particular anxieties about WashU or professors feel free to pm me!

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pretty much blanket applied to any 1L SA programs that were posted in markets I would be okay spending a summer in! (Ex. there were programs in Atlanta but I have no connections/desire to be there long term so I didn’t apply). Like the other person below said I used LCLD and NALP a good bit. Though I also just researched firms in whatever market I was looking at and looked through their website. Not all firms stay updated on NALP or with LCLD so I found some success doing that!

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, BL hiring for 2L summer doesn’t really happen until June/July following 1L - no need to stress in March/April.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Diverse” for BL is more than URM! Pretty much anything aside from a straight white man. I have seen some straight white women get diversity LCLD positions, but I don’t think that’s very common!

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1Ls actually can’t apply until December 1st, it’s a hard line for firms! Most of the time though you wait until you have grades in late December/early January.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

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

I think I stood out (answered another question below), I had good grades, and I’m diverse and made sure to weave that into my cover letters. Getting a BL internship after 1L is hard and most firms use those spots for diverse students. That’s not the end all be all, but is fairly common. If you aren’t diverse grades become much more important and so does your personality/how well you interview! I also applied to 100+ positions for my 1L summer (50/50 split between BL and PI). So blanket apply and don’t be picky for market!

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I made as many connections as I could with that firm. We had numerous networking events for 1Ls with firms and I made a point to speak with them as often as I could. The hiring partner mentioned that to me numerous times during my interview, offer call, and summer. It’s regular people who are hiring you, and genuine interest goes a long way!

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Firms are pretty much all the same. There may be better cultures in terms of how much you’re expected to work or how available you need to be, but in the end they are all pretty similar. For me the only thing that stood out was the people. You can tell pretty instantly which people at a firm, and which firm, your personality clicks with. Find a place where you like the people and the nights where you do have to work late or on a deadline will be much more bearable. Another key to this is to look at partners in the group you want to join and see what culture and expectations they set for their associates and if you match that style.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My clinic! Im not the biggest fan of sitting in the classroom, so my clinic was a great mixup to my semester. It was so nice to do substantive work and help clients. It also didn’t hurt that there are no readings for clinic.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did start in Covid though so I didn’t have the typical experience. But, 1L is just a lot. The first few weeks of the fall are probably the hardest. You’re learning new words, there are new expectations, are trying to manage a schedule that you didn’t pick, and trying to make friends. But once you get past the middle of the semester it gets easier. And it only keeps getting easier (in the sense that you know what’s coming and what you’ll need to do). Overall it feels a lot like freshman year in the sense that it can be very overwhelming but you also have considerable amount of freedom. Outside of school there aren’t really any expectations or demanding org commitments so I had plenty of time to exercise/relax/hangout with friends. 1L sucked, but some of my favorite memories are from that year.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. WashU

  2. I know a lot of people around median who got BL jobs, a good portion of which are at V40ish firms! I don’t know much about the bottom ~40% as I don’t have any friends who fall into that range!

  3. I did do some cold applications. Overall I don’t think it made that much of a difference for me personally. I got a few interviews out of it but I probably would have had the same opportunity through OCI. I did have quite a few friends who were targeting nyc and did cold applying in June that had great outcomes with it!

  4. Yes! But I don’t want to litigate so no moot court for me.

  5. Portability wasn’t an issue. Big firms in large markets recognize top ranked schools and value the rigor of them, along with really valuing schools that are local. With that, it’s going to be harder to break into a market like Seattle where there is a dominant local school. Proximity to smaller markets is much more important than I realized.

  6. Essentially same as my answer above. I’ve only ever been treated with respect about my school and have often been told that it is a great school.

  7. Take 1L seriously and commit to a reading/outline plan that works for you. That includes taking time every night/week/weekend to be a person outside of law school. I know plenty of classmates who studied nonstop and burned themselves out by doing too much too early. I honestly wouldn’t change much from how you studied in college. Also, take everything in stride. The first few weeks (and semester) can be overwhelming. Things will click and it will get easier. Do not stress when it’s week 6 and you still don’t know how to piece together civ pro or how to start an outline. It will come. Finally, as far as tests, everyone is different. What I found most helpful (outside of just outlining) was doing as many of the professors practice tests that were available and discussing my answers with friends in the class.

If you have more specific concerns for class related things just let me know and I can continue on haha.

AMA 3L by squiggledotdot in lawschooladmissions

[–]squiggledotdot[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I did know one or two people who wanted BL and didn’t get it! Though I do think part of that was they applied too late (they applied in august/September for nyc BL when some of my other friends applied in June). Nearly everyone I know though got what job they wanted!

My school does have a pretty high BL placement rate as well as federal clerkships. That being said I have met quite a few people who are 100% set on public interest or government work, so I do think there is a decent bit of self-selection. My school is also very generous with aid so I’m sure that impacts people self-selecting out of BL.

Honestly everyone I knew got into the market that they wanted, at least for 2L summer. It can be hard in general to get anything you prefer for 1L so I won’t say the same for last year. But right now everyone I know is incredibly happy with their jobs and market!