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Date: October 7th, 2010 10:11 PM Author: Hairraiser meetinghouse alpha
I used to post on this message board but haven't recently, mostly because work keeps me really busy. My background: I clerked on a COA and have been a litigator at a top firm for about a year now.
I'm taking the time to reflect on the past year. I think it's been OK. I've learned a ton. A lot of the work that I've done was interesting. But, on the downside, my hours have been pretty bad at times. And partnership (at least at the firm that I'm at) seems unlikely. Not that I've done a bad job--I think I've done OK (some mistakes, some good work). But, numerically, it just doesn't look likely.
Edit: One other opinion that I'll add: You don't learn all that much useful stuff as a COA clerk. You may improve your writing skills, and you may learn a little about oral argument (simply by watching so many). You may also learn some useful information about particular judges. But there are a zillion practical skills that you cannot learn as a COA clerk (and you can improve your writing while working at a firm, too).
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1444672&forum_id=2#16240458) |
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Date: October 8th, 2010 8:34 AM Author: Hairraiser meetinghouse alpha
Well, nothing major. Of course, I've turned in work product that was later revised heavily. That's normal, and I don't think of that as a mistake really. But there have also been times where I've missed a case or two when doing research (as far as I know, in all of these situations, I later found the missing case, so no harm was done). Stuff like that.
Are there people who obviously can't cut it? Well, not really. I'm sure they exist, but I haven't worked with any people like this. There are a lot of people who obviously won't make partner--in fact, most people obviously will not make partner. But there aren't many people who are not capable of doing good work as an associate.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1444672&forum_id=2#16242514) |
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