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LLM grad - Working in BIGLAW job I got through LLM
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:20 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake Taking Qs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944685) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:21 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner I'm assuming Tax LLM. NYU? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944692) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:21 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake You would assume wrong on both counts. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944697) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:22 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner Explain faggot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944705) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:22 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake Not going to out myself. So fuck you maggot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944709) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:23 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner Lol, you started a taking Qs thread about how your LLM got you BIGLAW and you won't divulge what kind of LLM and what school you got it from?
Lol, go fuck yourself you faggot. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:25 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake You want to know the practice and LLM right? Umm, I won't give any specific answers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944730) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:25 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner Lol, this thread is going really well, faggot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944744) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:26 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake I can give general advice, but fuck you. You stink of TTT stench. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944749) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:29 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944766) |
Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:24 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake I am going to let you guys in on a little secret. If you have BIGLAW credentials, but got layoffpwned and LLM can be a good way to retool into a practice that is still going strong. If you are trying to make up for a TTT JD then forget it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944726) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:28 AM Author: Salmon mad-dog skullcap degenerate how very fucking enlightening. try telling us something we don't know. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944759) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:29 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner He's either flame or just a total retard. I think the latter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944768) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:30 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake I started this thread because of the Tax LLM thread. Contrary to conventional wisdom, getting a niche & specialized LLM can be a good way to retool yourself (especially if you are fairly junior) and get back into a good job (eg. BIGLAW). Most here did NOT know that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944774) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:31 AM Author: Salmon mad-dog skullcap degenerate what type of LLM faggot? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944778) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:31 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner He's worried he's going to out himself by admitting he did an Environmental Law LLM from a TTT (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944784) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:33 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake clever try (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944802) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:32 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake cannot divulge the specialty. sorry. but as i allude to above. it is a fairly specialized field. i also had top 10 ls credentials before and a pretty good resume to work with. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944791) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:29 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people The conventional wisdom on this board is that an LLM in anything but tax is not worthwhile. Do you agree or disagree with that wisdom and why? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944769) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:31 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake See above. If you have good credentials (I.e. top 14) and could get biglaw out of law school, then getting an llm to retool your practice can be a good move. Extra points if said llm is in a niche practice. Of course, networking like mad is the key. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944782) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:32 AM Author: Salmon mad-dog skullcap degenerate jesus. fucking. christ. now you're just repeating yourself. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944788) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:33 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake He asked, i answered (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944797) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:32 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner "Of course, networking like mad is the key."
Lol faggot |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:35 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake the good thing about an llm is the networking potential. if you are out of law school and are fairly junior then your network might be fairly small. again if you do some bs llm then it won't help. doing something specialized can definitely help though. fwiw llms dont really do oci, so networking is really the only way. but llm alumni can be very avid supporters. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944816) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:35 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944826) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:48 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake lol @ you because i got a biglaw job out of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944982) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:51 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner Yawn. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945018) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:33 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people what are the best ways to network? i've gotten jack squat from contacting alums. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944792) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:33 AM Author: domesticated base coffee pot For which niche practice areas do you think an LLM would be a good idea? What school range is acceptable? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944794) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:36 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake look at the program, not the school rank. you want to find a specialized program with a fair number of alumni, as well as a field that has people with said llm in fair numbers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944830) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:37 AM Author: domesticated base coffee pot lol, this has gotta be flame...I gave you a chance to demonstrate a little actual knowledge without providing outable info and you failed completely. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944848) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:42 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake My program was not at a Top 5 law school, but it was still the best program in the country. I have top 10 ls credentials, summer associate offers, v10 experience. got laid off, used the llm to go into a different practice. there is still a need in said practice and i was able to land a biglaw job. not v10, but i make market. plus the firm is fairly well regarded for this practice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944903) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:32 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people nm. you've already answered. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944785) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:48 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake Did you go to a t-14 ls? if not, an llm is unlikely to add much value. an llm cannot cover over a ttt jd. it can be good for retooling your skill set and extending your alumni base for networking. i have found llm alumni from my program to be much more supportive than my jd alumni. i suspect though that this is a function of size. my jd alumni probably get a number of emails and calls. my llm alums, not so much. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944977) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:56 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people yeah, t14, but no good work experience. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945060) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:58 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake think about an llm but DO A LOT OF RESEARCH. also think HARD about attending if you have to take out debt. it is no guarantee. that said, in your situation it can be a potential way to retool and get back into the game. i must stress again DO YOUR RESEARCH AND DO NOT JUMP INTO AN LLM PROGRAM. most are worthless and will add nothing to your resume. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945081) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:02 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake PS - most of the llms in general are wasting time and money. it is incorrect that only tax llms get jobs. in fact, because everyone believes this and so many go and do one, the opposite is true. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945114) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:35 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people how many people in your firm have an llm? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944825) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:36 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake me and a partner in my group. that is it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944834) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:47 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people sounds unpromising. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944972) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:51 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake in my practice it is not all that uncommon. not super common, but the llm is accepted. my advice? do your research and see if that practice has more than a few alums in practice (law firms, corporations or government). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945012) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:59 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people how did you connect with llm alums? just sending them a note? or through events, cle, etc.? and how did it lead to you getting your current job? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945083) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:01 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake professors, events and some notes. guest speakers that were alums would come in and i would introduce myself. you really have to be aggressive if you are going to get a job outside of a JD oci/eip/etc.
another dude in my program with a t-14 got a fed gov job. his position is a good one though and he should be able to move to private practice fairly easily in the future. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:37 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner What are some common LLMs outside of Tax? Environmental is one, I also know some schools have an IP speciality.
Is that about it? |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:37 AM Author: Idiotic Curious Tattoo Love Of Her Life Unsubtle trolling from Dean Revesz trying to squeeze another $60K out of you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944854) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:40 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner CR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944878) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:43 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake did not attend a top 10 law school llm program (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944914) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:48 AM Author: Idiotic Curious Tattoo Love Of Her Life stop sending me alumni updates. you are not getting another dime out of me motherfucker. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944984) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:51 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake i actually went to a better school than nyu. aren't they not even ranked in the top 5 this year? lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945017) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:52 AM Author: Idiotic Curious Tattoo Love Of Her Life your flame is terrible and I dont really care. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945024) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:54 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake hey you are free to click out of the thread. sorry latham let you go and you feel bitter. but i lost my biglaw job and have now gotten another one. it is directly attributable to my attending my llm program. you want to call flame? fine. doesnt change anything
that said it sucks that most of the shit here is flame so people never believe when people are being dead serious |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:09 AM Author: Idiotic Curious Tattoo Love Of Her Life spending another $60K to get BACK into biglaw sounds like a booby prize, but if it makes you happy, congrats. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945163) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:12 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake no debt to do it. i have increased my earnings from $0 to >$160K. Sounds good to me. when i am ready i will have options to leave biglaw. probably go fed government. oh and i spent about a bit under 40k all said and done. i dont live on campus and already had accomodations there. so not so much extra (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945193) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:20 AM Author: Idiotic Curious Tattoo Love Of Her Life its not like your earnings potential was $0 before the LLM. In any case it sounds like you have been at it for about a month. When youa re two years in and still love your job then you can say it was worth it.
part of me feels like the layoff was a blessing (not to mention the $90K) because it gave me an excuse to get away from a shitty industry that is getting much worse due to ITE - I dont mean stability - just QOL.
As I look now I kick myself for considering going back to biglaw. To spend another year tuition to do so would kill me. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:21 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake ill make it back in a year or two and then some. at that point i fully intend on moving on. i am in a solid field that i enjoy. small price to pay dooder. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945256) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:15 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake btw i have also broken into a field that is a lot more stable than what i was doing (albeit for a very short time) before. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945219) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:40 AM Author: sticky effete meetinghouse gunner If this is not flame, this guy probably did an LLM in Environmental Law. Outside of Tax, this is the only other feasible "niche speciality" available in BIGLAW.
The only other possibility is IP, but an LLM in IP is not going to do you much good without a science background. And if this guy was T10 with a science background, he probably could have gotten BIGLAW w/o the IP LLM.
Environmental could be useful as an LLM cause the laws in that area can be quite technical. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 12:41 AM Author: dun stimulating dingle berry Subtle st. Johns bankruptcy llm trolling (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15944886) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:11 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people are employers still generally just looking at grades when considering hiring an llm? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945185) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:13 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake they will look at grades but because llms are one year programs, if you graduate with a job you likely only have a semester of grades. that said, networking is more important than grades at this level. network early and network often. if i did not make it clear above. being in a school/llm environment is easier than if you are just out in the cold (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945204) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:16 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people so what does the llm show them? just that you've changed directions and that _this_ is the practice area that you're interested in.
does an llm limit you at all? if you get one are you locked into that area for all practical purposes? |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:19 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake depends on what you do during the year. if you do some practical classes in that field and do an internship (maybe do some other things like moot court, though i did not do that) it can work out. also if you want fed gov then you can apply for honors programs if there are agencies in your field that hire llms.
an llm definitely limits you. you are pretty much going to have to list your specialty on your resume and it will be an auto-ding for other practices. if you do a general llm you are wasting your time and money. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:29 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake also if the practice group has a demand it can be a good signaling tool. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945293) |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:37 AM Author: violet medicated corn cake Alright dudes time to hit the sack.
if there are any more questions i will check back in tomorrow night. |
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Date: September 2nd, 2010 1:37 AM Author: Dull theater stage main people thanks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412145&forum_id=2#15945346) |