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Joining clubs (like tennis, Fed Soc) at law school
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:39 PM Author: clear nursing home I'm interested in getting involved in a few clubs like the tennis club, the Christian Fellowship, or maybe the Fed Society at law school (probably HLS). I also heard that lots of people join the Lincoln's Inn Society at Harvard.
How big a time commitment do things like this tend to be? Do students often join more than one? Are they an important part of social life for 1Ls, or does that still center around your section? |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:42 PM Author: poppy piazza i'm a member of the Federalist Society. it's not that fun, but then again i wasn't a member in law school bc i think being political in school is averse to learning/making contacts.
that said, the more you get beyond media hype, the more you realize that the Fed Soc is a good group of people. also, you can join for free as a student and their journal they send out is fantastic. they have practice group areas you can join and network with people.
it's hard to meet people in law bc most are assholes, so don't discount the idea of joining a likeminded group. i just wouldn't do it in law school bc i think it looks douche-like |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:50 PM Author: clear nursing home Yeah, I'm worried the people I'd meet in any political club would be douches.
I just resigned from my the college Republicans group at my school after three years involvement because, I swear, no group on campus attracts worse personalities. They're definitely not the sort of people I go looking to hang out with. I can only hope you'd find a more mature group in law school, but I have my doubts. |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:51 PM Author: poppy piazza that said, Fed Society is very good group when you're in the real world. helpful contacts and good conversation-starter if you meet some people with similar views. they could pass along your resume and give you advice down the line, based on the fact they feel a kinship in the law and your view of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675742) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:58 PM Author: clear nursing home Sounds good. I've always wanted the opportunities you describe, but I don't realy want to spend lots of time with something like that in LS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675798) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:01 AM Author: poppy piazza just join the fed society national org as a student member (its free). only go to your school's org if they have a good speaker (say, CJ Roberts or J Scalia/Alito/Thomas) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675821) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:07 AM Author: clear nursing home ty. Sounds like a good plan. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675870) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:02 AM Author: mahogany dysfunction mother everyone joins clubs at hls. lincoln's inn is a ttt with a lame building where your ls friends can't go to drink with you unless they also paid their $500 dues. but sure, you can do a student practice org and journal, journals usually dont take more than a weekend or two. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675834) |
Date: February 26th, 2007 11:41 PM Author: Boyish startling pit skinny woman You should start an adverse poessesion club, and who knows after 10, 15 years your club might accomplish something awesome. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675667) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:46 PM Author: clear nursing home After four year of club involvement at college--at least partially aimed at building my resume--I really don't want a club that will accomplish something awesome, just one that will be fun and provide good social opportunities. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675697) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:47 PM Author: Boyish startling pit skinny woman I think being a member of an adverse possesion club would be something extremely interesting for an interviewer to ask you about. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675709) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:06 AM Author: drab mental disorder abode Underrated post. One of the better law jokes I've seen in a while. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675862) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:45 PM Author: Bateful Space Friendly Grandma I think it's a good way to socialize and meet people who have similar interests to you. Joining up means zero time comittment, at my school. Usually the clubs just throw mixers and give you free pizza and stuff. It's only work if you become an officer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675689) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:50 PM Author: poppy piazza if you join one like Fed Society, it's a predicament though... if youre interviewing with a liberal partner, you might have to explain. that said, it's great to get involved with something like that after you nail down a 2L summer assoc gig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675731) |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:53 PM Author: Bateful Space Friendly Grandma You don't have to put it on your resume, especially if you're not an officer. Actually, if your'e not an officer, it woudl be weird if you did put it on your resume.
And the flip side, if you're intervieweing with a conservative firm, something like Federalist Society could really open doors for you. |
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Date: February 26th, 2007 11:58 PM Author: poppy piazza name some "conservative firms". certainly every biglaw firm has some liberal partners... so even if the firm as a whole is conservative, it would be a blunder IMO (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675795) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:02 AM Author: Bateful Space Friendly Grandma I won't name names, but there are conservative lawfirms. Just check out their client lists. You are correct in that most firms are likely to have liberal partners, even conservative ones. However, they know what they're looking for and they know who is a good fit for the firm. Also, there are public interest summer jobs that give preference to Federalist society members.
The nice thing about student organizations is that they can't really hurt you. You can always leave them off the resume if you want. They can only help you. |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:05 AM Author: poppy piazza well obvi you can look at client lists. but that's no protection against being interviewed by an assoc or partner that has left leanings. moreover, to moderates, being part of a political org might make you seem more political than you are.
lastly, a lot of issues cut both ways.... for example free speech -- libs and cons can have different views based on circumstances. thus, always favoring free speech isn't necessarily going to help you if you're defending ward churchill's rights to a conservative. |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:09 AM Author: Bateful Space Friendly Grandma look, you don't have to put it on your resume unless you're sure it can help. It's good for connections and for me, it's been fun.
And again, a liberal partner at a relatively conservative firm is not likely to ding you for being conservative. |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:10 AM Author: poppy piazza ... just as i wouldn't ding a liberal for being liberal. however, i don't trust everyone else to be objective. esp when i'm a 23-24 yr old interviewing in 2L fall.... so thats why i pointed that out to the OP (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675895) |
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Date: February 27th, 2007 12:10 AM Author: histrionic black corn cake factory reset button If you are at all right of center, joining fedsoc is a good idea. It helps a lot for clerkships and such, especially if you are involved. On the flipside, fedsoc probably won't help you get a job in a democratic whitehouse, but if you're a republican, who cares, and if you are a liberal, those great jobs are hard to get unless you are an all star anyway. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=586761&forum_id=2#7675894) |