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ITT: Tell me how to get elite lit boutique

0L. If you came into law school focused exclusively on ...
bisexual heady nursing home lettuce
  09/07/10
MOOT COURT
vibrant flickering roast beef
  09/07/10
Well I assumed LR was crucial. You think moot court over LR...
bisexual heady nursing home lettuce
  09/07/10
MOOT COURT AND MOCK TRIAL
vibrant flickering roast beef
  09/07/10
dude, this is motherfucking XO. You don't come here for act...
sadistic violent stage
  09/07/10
the people i know who are at really good boutique (or just v...
Trip box office
  09/07/10
law review, prestigious clerkship
dark piazza
  09/07/10
So does that then include kissing ass of well connected prof...
bisexual heady nursing home lettuce
  09/07/10
good grades should be your #1 priority, especially first sem...
dark piazza
  09/07/10
Get a resume like this: http://www.susmangodfrey.com/?id=...
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  09/07/10
got a cb with these guys in the next few days - any advice f...
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  09/07/10
Fart the national anthem.
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  09/07/10
bolo tie
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disrespectful pistol quadroon
  09/07/10
I predict Stephen Shackelford III will be a huge douche.
Marvelous Godawful Library
  09/07/10
Why was the baby such a "surprise"? That's a fairl...
underhanded exciting patrolman
  09/07/10
Gender
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  09/07/10
Ha, he didn't even do Moot Court. Scrub.
Soul-stirring coldplay fan
  09/07/10
Sufficient, but not necessary.
brindle state
  09/07/10
All that work to live in Texas. That sux.
big wild puppy
  09/07/10
man, I am so TTT
Violet office depressive
  09/07/10
Small elite firms dont really hire summers and when they do ...
razzmatazz cuckoldry
  09/07/10
4 of the 5 "small elite" firms that I can come up ...
brindle state
  09/07/10
Is Eimer Stahl in Chicago elite?
puce step-uncle's house idea he suggested
  09/07/10
Don't know. Didn't look at that Chicago market.
brindle state
  09/07/10
prestigious lit boutiques are not all they're cracked up to ...
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  09/07/10
yes, but XOXOers (who are now TLSers) get huge boners over o...
gold scourge upon the earth wrinkle
  09/07/10
And pay better than any other 1st year associate job...and h...
brindle state
  09/07/10
Re: "fantastic exit opportunities": "Niger pl...
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  09/07/10
Haha...I love xoxo.
brindle state
  09/07/10
What do you mean by that? Do you disagree with what I said? ...
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  09/07/10
http://www.dlapiper.com/global/careers/ ENJOY!
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  09/07/10
You have to be a star to get hired by these places. They're ...
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  09/07/10
But if you have those 3 things + a "can make a winning ...
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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:30 AM
Author: bisexual heady nursing home lettuce

0L.

If you came into law school focused exclusively on attaining an elite lit boutique job, what things would you do during law school other than crush grades?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985711)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:33 AM
Author: vibrant flickering roast beef

MOOT COURT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985714)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:35 AM
Author: bisexual heady nursing home lettuce

Well I assumed LR was crucial. You think moot court over LR, or both??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985715)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:36 AM
Author: vibrant flickering roast beef

MOOT COURT AND MOCK TRIAL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985717)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:36 AM
Author: sadistic violent stage

dude, this is motherfucking XO. You don't come here for actual advice...you will simply get trolled.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985718)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 2:15 PM
Author: Trip box office

the people i know who are at really good boutique (or just very very very good) lit firms did at least two of the following:

law review exec position

moot court

mock trial

clerkship with Article III judge

They were all on law review.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15987125)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:35 AM
Author: dark piazza

law review, prestigious clerkship

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985716)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:49 AM
Author: bisexual heady nursing home lettuce

So does that then include kissing ass of well connected prof.

How important is a prof rec for prestigious clerkship assuming I already have grades to put me in contention?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985742)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:59 AM
Author: dark piazza

good grades should be your #1 priority, especially first semester. make prof connections after that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985761)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 9:13 AM
Author: brass provocative ratface menage

Get a resume like this:

http://www.susmangodfrey.com/?id=272

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985780)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 9:30 AM
Author: Shaky liquid oxygen theater

got a cb with these guys in the next few days - any advice for acing it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15985814)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 1:06 PM
Author: multi-colored claret generalized bond

Fart the national anthem.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15986717)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 1:07 PM
Author: brass provocative ratface menage

bolo tie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15986727)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 1:19 PM
Author: disrespectful pistol quadroon



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Date: September 7th, 2010 1:23 PM
Author: Marvelous Godawful Library

I predict Stephen Shackelford III will be a huge douche.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15986844)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 2:52 PM
Author: underhanded exciting patrolman

Why was the baby such a "surprise"? That's a fairly natural result from pregnancy, as far as I understand.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15987374)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:18 PM
Author: tan swashbuckling pisswyrm french chef

Gender

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15990962)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 1:33 PM
Author: Soul-stirring coldplay fan

Ha, he didn't even do Moot Court. Scrub.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15986920)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 2:13 PM
Author: brindle state

Sufficient, but not necessary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15987113)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:14 PM
Author: big wild puppy

All that work to live in Texas. That sux.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15989868)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:26 PM
Author: Violet office depressive

man, I am so TTT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991042)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 2:58 PM
Author: razzmatazz cuckoldry

Small elite firms dont really hire summers and when they do they hire like 1 person. It's almost a waste of time drafting cover letters for these places.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15987423)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 3:13 PM
Author: brindle state

4 of the 5 "small elite" firms that I can come up with off the top of my head definitely hire summers, and usually more than one.

Susman (no quota)

Gibbs & Bruns (at least two, probably more)

Keker & Van Nest

Beck Redden

Bartlit is one that doesn't, although they do occasionally take 3Ls in the summer before their clerkships.

The whole "waste of time" thought process is ridiculous. You never know unless you try.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15987537)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 4:51 PM
Author: puce step-uncle's house idea he suggested

Is Eimer Stahl in Chicago elite?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15988349)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:49 PM
Author: brindle state

Don't know. Didn't look at that Chicago market.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991266)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Khaki Cracking Site Masturbator

prestigious lit boutiques are not all they're cracked up to be.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15989529)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:07 PM
Author: gold scourge upon the earth wrinkle

yes, but XOXOers (who are now TLSers) get huge boners over obscure names that are hugely selective

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15989820)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:50 PM
Author: brindle state

And pay better than any other 1st year associate job...and have much better advancement opportunities...and have fantastic exit opportunities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991278)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 11:07 PM
Author: hairraiser address deer antler

Re: "fantastic exit opportunities": "Niger please." There are no exit options from litigation, no matter how boutique. What did you think Sartre was writing about?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991482)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 11:08 PM
Author: brindle state

Haha...I love xoxo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991494)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 11:14 PM
Author: hairraiser address deer antler

What do you mean by that? Do you disagree with what I said? If so, could name a few of the baller exit ops that await big swinging dick boutique litigators?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991558)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 8:20 PM
Author: kink-friendly galvanic dysfunction

http://www.dlapiper.com/global/careers/

ENJOY!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15989912)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:22 PM
Author: Erotic school

You have to be a star to get hired by these places. They're too small to have use for some mouthbreathing cog whose only value = attention to detail + willingness to work long hours + prestigious sounding degree.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991003)



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Date: September 7th, 2010 10:48 PM
Author: brindle state

But if you have those 3 things + a "can make a winning argument"/likable personality, you have a shot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416757&forum_id=2#15991253)