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And in a really bizarre coincidence, it turns out that I went to law school with one of his partners! Not just the same school, we were the same year. Not really friends but I knew him.
And their other attorney, and General Counsel of the Law School, went to Washington & Lee.
This is the complete directory, I didn't bother to click through on everyone but if someone wants to take a look and see if they employ any of their own graduates, that would be quite interesting.
She turned down an offer from a law firm for $60k/yr even if that wasn't her dream job it would have gotten her experience to build a resume and try another firm down the road. This is how the real world works you don't get a $200k/yr job right out of law school. You don't make partner on day one. She is a leper now no law firm is gonna hire her.
Its been ten years. 5 since she filed the suit. If she didnt successfully build her career by now, maybe she just sucks as a lawyer? I get that she has a case, but I suspect she wanted the opportunities given to her and didnt earn her way into anything. Im a C student from a low rent college, I had to sell my ass off during interviews to get the jobs I have. I just started this in 2011, and now Im doing 50k. Its only been 5 years. If in 5 more years Im not doing at least 70, then Im not trying hard enough.
Methinks shes a money grubbing lazyass rather than someone looking to sue based on principles. MAybe she realized how hard she would have to work reading boring documents before she decided she aint a lawyer, and now shes suing.
Methinks shes a money grubbing lazyass rather than someone looking to sue based on principles. MAybe she realized how hard she would have to work reading boring documents before she decided she aint a lawyer, and now shes suing.
She could have practiced on her own if she had any ambition. She just wants the student loans to go away. I say fine. Waive them. Along with her degree and license.
She elected to get her degree from a bottom of the barrel law school and is suing because she only received one job offer which she turned down? Most employers would want their attorneys to be bright enough to do a little research on their own before making such a huge commitment.
Acceptance rate: 82.6%. Bottom 10%
Median LSAT. 144. Bottom 10%
Median Undergraduate GPA. 2.74. Bottom 10%
Employment rate of graduates. 59.7%. Bottom 10%
Bar pass rate. 49%. Bottom 10%
If you pass the bar exam, you are EQUAL in the eyes of the courts. I do not agree that better schools have better students although the better law firms recruit only from specific colleges.
She could have practiced on her own if she had any ambition. She just wants the student loans to go away. I say fine. Waive them. Along with her degree and license.
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Originally Posted by LetsRock
What stopped her from starting a private practice?
Non-attorneys I'm assuming? It's not that easy to just start up a practice and it takes money to do it.
I am not saying that I think she should win her case, at least in terms of the fact that she turned down a job offer, although I do think there should be ramifications if the school did in fact falsify their employment stats.
But aside from it needing a particular type of entrepreneurial personality to have your own practice, it's not like you can just snap your fingers and do it, and particularly not generate any actual revenue when you have no experience, no contacts, no money to try to advertise for clients, no money to pay for an office or office equipment or malpractice insurance.
Yeah it's Harvard and New York's fault she failed twice! How on earth does she think she'll make it as a lawyer? They have to be quick on their feet. No court is going to give her 6 months to prepare a brief that takes 1 day to file. She's not going to get 3 hours to ask 5 questions at a trial. Who wants a lawyer who can't think and react without having a panic attack. She's dreaming! She needs professional help. She won't make it as a lawyer.
I know people who go to law school and have no interest in becoming a lawyer, but us the JD in their job. Sounds like many of these I failed the bar and it's someone else's fault should do....maybe collect shopping carts at Walmart and grocery stores?
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