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Reserving my first page posts.
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Aug 7, 2018 23:08
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[this point feels weak--delete this section?]
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Aug 7, 2018 23:08
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If you're thinking of going to law school and didn't enthusiastically read the entire tedious, unending wall of text that serves as our OP(s) here, you probably shouldn't go. Also, if you did, what the gently caress is wrong with you? And you still probably shouldn't go.
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Aug 7, 2018 23:12
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GET MONEY, did you make your decision? We need fresh blood.
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Aug 8, 2018 02:15
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mastershakeman posted:btw for the last thread congrats to discendo "not a lawyer" "low-tier vox" Vox for achieving The Devil's Number
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Aug 8, 2018 08:28
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Beefeater1980 posted:Now I’m at one of the Chinese tech unicorns in a pure business role, introduced by a former client. I get to use my old firm for investments sometimes, which is nice. jesus christ i hope youre not one of the people i have to interact with
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Aug 8, 2018 10:11
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GET MONEY posted:Accepted the US offer lol i didnt realize any competitive institutions still allowed deferrals, i guess it's a buyers' market again
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Aug 8, 2018 10:12
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in two (2) years i will reveal my practice area. prepare your disgust.
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Aug 8, 2018 10:15
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Soothing Vapors posted:I'm telling myself that thread about the gay kids inheritance is a troll so I can sleep at night People post on Reddit about being defrauded or otherwise stolen from by their parents in a huge variety of ways pretty much daily. Most of those posts are probably real.
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Aug 9, 2018 16:39
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Soothing Vapors posted:The trump thread is 100% convinced Ellis is out to ratfuck the case and I dont know how to adequately explain to then that no, most article iii judges are just egodriven preening turds In my (extremely brief) experience with Article 3 judges, the younger/newer ones are thoughtful and generally quite reasonable if a bit paranoid, while the older ones are effectively powerful, ancient, hateful liches.
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Aug 9, 2018 21:42
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Alexeythegreat posted:Oh how I wish it worked like that Maybe try to work for a US/UK firm in Russia anyway? I can only imagine that this would help your chances of eventually getting out, even if they have no interest in letting you transfer internally.
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Aug 14, 2018 16:52
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Soothing Vapors posted:
He always struck me as more of the Gary Johnson type.
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Aug 14, 2018 18:56
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NPOF, do they have same-sex marriage in Norway? Asking for a friend. I'm 1/16 Norwegian btw, but could easily pass as 1/8. My friend, I mean, is, and could.
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Aug 14, 2018 21:37
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The horde of Chinese and European lawyers rushing over to get their LLM in the US are basically viewed as cash pinatas by US law schools. To the extent that they're somehow helping to subsidize the core $60k for a JD business, even.
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Aug 14, 2018 22:34
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Nice piece of fish posted:We absolutely do, full marriage equality and I accept your proposal, we can get hitched in the spring Finally, so glad the awkward stage is behind us.
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Aug 15, 2018 17:05
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ActusRhesus posted:Whelp. Justice delayed is justice denied.
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Aug 15, 2018 20:04
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SlyFrog posted:Y'all need to read Hillbilly Elegy. Ha, like I'd voluntarily read a book written by a Yale graduate. I suffered through enough of that in law school. Vox Nihili fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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Aug 16, 2018 21:03
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terrorist ambulance posted:What a load of stupid poo poo "Vance escaped their fate by joining the Marines and serving in Iraq. Afterward, he attended Ohio State and Yale Law School, where he was mentored by Amy Chua, the law professor and tiger mom. He now lives in San Francisco, where he works at Mithril Capital Management, the investment firm helmed by Peter Thiel." He speaks for, uh, someone.
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Aug 16, 2018 21:15
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His solutions for those neighbors are seemingly 1) cut welfare and 2) improve the "culture" of those communities... somehow. It's the same prescription that the GOP has for inner-city black communities. He provides a sympathetic backstory for evil.
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Aug 16, 2018 21:39
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mastershakeman posted:There's no way that jews waste their money on such an worthless product Jesus Christ.
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Aug 16, 2018 22:02
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blarzgh posted:Or, you could do I like did and spend 90 seconds reading the article. I'm absolutely serious and those are the solutions he prescribes in his dumbshit book, lmao. I'm proud of you for reading the article, though. I'm sure he will rescue his fellow Appalachians via tax and regulatory cuts any day now. Vox Nihili fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Aug 19, 2018 |
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Aug 19, 2018 07:24
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Look Sir Droids posted:Just ask about firm culture or something. Is it collegial compared to other firms or whatever. Wow, he asked about culture? Probably scared of putting in the hours, strike him.
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Aug 20, 2018 20:43
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sullat posted:JFC, that's like, super bad. Unless he works for the administration and ethics rules don't apply to him. Or maybe Texas is more relaxed about that sort of thing. Lol if you don't bill by quarter hour.
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Aug 20, 2018 21:40
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blarzgh posted:Pretty sure thats the Admissions department I know a guy from law school who failed the bar exam 3 (or more) times. Not sure if he ever passed, actually. Turns out he works for the school's admissions department now.
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Aug 20, 2018 23:19
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Look Sir Droids posted:Did career services find him the job? They were probably involved. Mission accomplished, I guess.
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Aug 20, 2018 23:24
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Mr. Nice! posted:Throatwarbler did it right and I did it wrong. It doesn’t matter if you are a good person or have good intentions. All that matters is you know the right people and do the right dance. You can insult the largest religion in the profession so long as you play the game. Whoa, who went and insulted Catholicism?
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Aug 21, 2018 01:44
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Manafort found guilty on 8 counts (6x tax fraud, 2x bank fraud), jury hung on 10 other counts.
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Aug 21, 2018 23:19
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Learning about sovereign immunity in law school was a real eye-opener.
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Aug 22, 2018 19:46
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GET MONEY posted:Yes, I recognized that, but the “magic bullet” approach is appealing and it’s not clear whether it would fail in areas other than niche litigation. For example, from what I’ve heard, tax practice can be somewhat magic bullet-y. I’d like to know if there is anything else? Just do corporate law, where everything can be handwaved with the magic phrase "material adverse effect."
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Aug 23, 2018 18:03
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Just gonna drop this baby off here: "It's called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal," Trump said in the interview, adding he's witnessed similar scenarios over his decades in public life. "I know all about flipping, 30, 40 years I have been watching flippers. Everything is wonderful and then they get 10 years in jail and they flip on whoever the next highest one is or as high as you can go." Suspects cooperating with prosecutors in exchange for a reduced sentence is a central feature of the criminal justice system, but Trump has long valued loyalty over legal precedent or practice.
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Aug 23, 2018 19:24
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Dammit
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Aug 23, 2018 19:44
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Discendo Vox posted:Sorry, what I mean is: the law is vague, and the governments that are constructing the precedential systems involved have really free reign about what counts or not. They're going to do so based heavily on what their different publics perceive, and on what scandals and abuses reach the public sphere. This produces a really weird, rare situation where entities that are trying to create internal policies around GDPR compliance are suddenly asking themselves not only "what will make people sue us" or "what will make us compliant", but "what will be viewed as acceptable in the eyes of society?" The absence of a clear law makes them indirectly almost have to grapple with the morality of the situation, as a proxy for the law. I think he was just joking
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Aug 24, 2018 07:46
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GET MONEY posted:Upon research I've narrowed the most magic bullet-y practices down to: This is just a completely perplexing list. A lot of these are grinding, unexciting practice areas.
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Aug 25, 2018 06:40
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GET MONEY posted:No qualms there, "goodness" is relative -- those areas in particular just seemed more formulaic and less strategic after diving a bit deeper. 1) Law school or not 2) Litigation or transactional 3) Do summer rotations at a firm (biglaw = get money) 4) The firm will helpfully pigeonhole you in something, enjoy your life w/ the law (the next 3 years, at which point you scrub out) 5) Post updates every couple weeks, describing your numerous affairs etc.
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Aug 25, 2018 11:27
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:Honestly I would have let slyfrog move in with me so he could teach me warhammer. I've got the opposite issue. Read what you want, but only quality tabletop gaming in this household.
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Aug 27, 2018 17:37
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JohnCompany posted:Hey folks, look like I have a second round interview for an interesting in-house position coming up (not a typical corporate client but I'd not say more yet). For reference I'm a midlevel transactional associate at an NYC biglaw shop. Any tips on preparing for/what to expect in an interview for an in-house position, particularly one that's related to, but not directly in, my current practice area? I don't have any tips but I would also love to see some responses to this.
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Aug 27, 2018 20:08
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Nice piece of fish posted:
I assume that he's referring specifically to tabletop RPGs.
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Aug 27, 2018 20:46
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Toona the Cat posted:My review company asked me to mail in my key until a new project comes online. At least I can get to work on my Netflix/Hulu/Amazon backlog. Oh my god it was all real, wasn't it?
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Aug 27, 2018 21:36
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Look Sir Droids posted:I really want Get Money to be real and replace Toona 3-4 yrs from now. In 10 years GET MONEY will be here on the SomethingAwful VR forums (presented by Amazon Web Services) telling new hopefuls (outside the US, of course) about how he was totally on the fast track to partner until Trump outlawed the practice of law in 2025. Most of us will be dead by that point, of course.
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Aug 27, 2018 22:01
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