Comments on: Welcome to Law School, Part VII http://madisonian.net/2005/07/07/welcome-to-law-school-part-vii/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:22:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Madison http://madisonian.net/2005/07/07/welcome-to-law-school-part-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-6634 Mike Madison Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:42:18 +0000 /?p=258#comment-6634 Meaningless? A little humility, please, and a little less cynicism. Most law firms have standards that go beyond grades. If you qualify for a job because of great grades and the ability to speak 'without drooling," then it's not what I'd characterize as a good job (except in the limited sense that it may pay you a lot of money). It's likely not a job that you'll want to keep, and it's likely not a job that will want to keep you. Meaningless? A little humility, please, and a little less cynicism. Most law firms have standards that go beyond grades. If you qualify for a job because of great grades and the ability to speak ‘without drooling,” then it’s not what I’d characterize as a good job (except in the limited sense that it may pay you a lot of money). It’s likely not a job that you’ll want to keep, and it’s likely not a job that will want to keep you.

]]> By: Jackson Phillips http://madisonian.net/2005/07/07/welcome-to-law-school-part-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-6545 Jackson Phillips Wed, 13 Jul 2005 23:49:10 +0000 /?p=258#comment-6545 "Third: Whether your law school is “Tier 1″ or “Tier 4,” great grades alone don’t guarantee that you will get a good job. (Note to prospective Harvard, Stanford, and Yale grads: This applies to you too. When I was in practice, I was an on-campus interviewer at both schools, and I dinged an awful lot of people with amazing records.) " Great. So one of the twenty or thirty firms these hypothetical HYS students dinged them and their amazing records. No one will hit all their interviews regardless of their record, so your point here is meaningless. A great record at those schools WILL get you a good job, so long as you dont appear to be socially retarded and can speak without drooling all over your new suit (admittedly, this may be difficult for some Harvard grads). “Third: Whether your law school is “Tier 1″ or “Tier 4,” great grades alone don’t guarantee that you will get a good job. (Note to prospective Harvard, Stanford, and Yale grads: This applies to you too. When I was in practice, I was an on-campus interviewer at both schools, and I dinged an awful lot of people with amazing records.) ”

Great. So one of the twenty or thirty firms these hypothetical HYS students dinged them and their amazing records. No one will hit all their interviews regardless of their record, so your point here is meaningless. A great record at those schools WILL get you a good job, so long as you dont appear to be socially retarded and can speak without drooling all over your new suit (admittedly, this may be difficult for some Harvard grads).

]]> By: Blawg Wisdom http://madisonian.net/2005/07/07/welcome-to-law-school-part-vii/comment-page-1/#comment-4731 Blawg Wisdom Thu, 07 Jul 2005 17:30:43 +0000 /?p=258#comment-4731 <strong>Pre-law advice from a law prof</strong> Prof. Michael Madison of madisonian theory has a series of posts for the pre-law students among us. The most current post is Welcome to Law School, Part VII, covering grades. The first six are absolutely worth reading, too: Part I:... Pre-law advice from a law prof
Prof. Michael Madison of madisonian theory has a series of posts for the pre-law students among us. The most current post is Welcome to Law School, Part VII, covering grades. The first six are absolutely worth reading, too: Part I:…

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