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The grind: consistent use of defined terms.
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The grind: consistent use of defined terms.
And I thought I wasn't going to learn anything on the internet today.
December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And I thought I wasn't going to learn anything on the internet today.
You've identified most of the best stuff of law, I would add that being part of a great team is intrinsically satisfying and an underrated lawyer benefit. What part of writing a romance novel is the grind? I would think marketing and publishing, but I don't have any frame of reference.
December 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
You've identified most of the best stuff of law, I would add that being part of a great team is intrinsically satisfying and an underrated lawyer benefit. What part of writing a romance novel is the grind? I would think marketing and publishing, but I don't have any frame of reference.
It's the Internet, the answer is everyone, everyone is going to be offended.
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's the Internet, the answer is everyone, everyone is going to be offended.
I think lawyers love their jobs as much as romance novelists.
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think lawyers love their jobs as much as romance novelists.
I didn't have enough characters to hedge on that! If you are doing something you love, are you really grinding? Actually, I'm sure the sales / rejection process is amazingly similar in both businesses.
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I didn't have enough characters to hedge on that! If you are doing something you love, are you really grinding? Actually, I'm sure the sales / rejection process is amazingly similar in both businesses.
Both points are true. But, you are more likely to retain talent you treat well over two summers, who like your people, and who know your firm than having that person jump for uncertain pastures. And the kind of grindset person who becomes a lawyer generally gets the grades. No guarantees, of course
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Both points are true. But, you are more likely to retain talent you treat well over two summers, who like your people, and who know your firm than having that person jump for uncertain pastures. And the kind of grindset person who becomes a lawyer generally gets the grades. No guarantees, of course
You must have gone to a very nice law school - complementary. My experience was that maybe 70% (just a guess) of students had something real locked in for their first summer by the very end of year 1, with only a passing percentage being paid big law summer money.
December 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You must have gone to a very nice law school - complementary. My experience was that maybe 70% (just a guess) of students had something real locked in for their first summer by the very end of year 1, with only a passing percentage being paid big law summer money.
I graduated without a job, I know how it feels to be in that bucket.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I graduated without a job, I know how it feels to be in that bucket.
First semester 1L year! Even wilder!
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
First semester 1L year! Even wilder!
Because human beings are imperfect, those are the same thing. You take the best mix of evidence you can about a person and make a leap of faith. All firms know is that they lose their chance to pick if they don't jump early, thus the article.
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Because human beings are imperfect, those are the same thing. You take the best mix of evidence you can about a person and make a leap of faith. All firms know is that they lose their chance to pick if they don't jump early, thus the article.
Yes. Can you tell from one semester of grades + an interview? Probably not, but how much more do you know about a person by adding their semester 2 grades to the mix? It is all kind of a crapshoot. And if your law student implodes in semester 2, their offer gets pulled.
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yes. Can you tell from one semester of grades + an interview? Probably not, but how much more do you know about a person by adding their semester 2 grades to the mix? It is all kind of a crapshoot. And if your law student implodes in semester 2, their offer gets pulled.
The article implies the offers are going out pre 1L first semester finals, but that isn't stated anywhere. It looks like the firms are just demanding resumes and applications from day 1, which is sort of shitty, but not "interview you for a summer gig before orientation" dumb.
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The article implies the offers are going out pre 1L first semester finals, but that isn't stated anywhere. It looks like the firms are just demanding resumes and applications from day 1, which is sort of shitty, but not "interview you for a summer gig before orientation" dumb.
You don't need to know though, you just need to lock in the people who you think are more likely to be good. And these guys get interviewed also, so it isn't just "best grades get summer gigs" (although obviously that's important)
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You don't need to know though, you just need to lock in the people who you think are more likely to be good. And these guys get interviewed also, so it isn't just "best grades get summer gigs" (although obviously that's important)
Not really, but you have the first summer to see if you hit. If someone isn't a fit, they don't get invited back 2L summer. But if you don't lock down the top talent early, someone else will, which is why this is happening. It's less "NFL Draft" and more minor league, you can afford to take risks.
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Not really, but you have the first summer to see if you hit. If someone isn't a fit, they don't get invited back 2L summer. But if you don't lock down the top talent early, someone else will, which is why this is happening. It's less "NFL Draft" and more minor league, you can afford to take risks.
A good associate collects $1 million a year and doesn't get your firm sanctioned. A bad one collects $250,000 and costs you more than that in lost partner time. Of course you pay an extra 100 grand and risk missing 50% of the time to lock down the good one.
December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A good associate collects $1 million a year and doesn't get your firm sanctioned. A bad one collects $250,000 and costs you more than that in lost partner time. Of course you pay an extra 100 grand and risk missing 50% of the time to lock down the good one.
The use of the word "male" is raising a lot of questions the government hopes is answered in this press release.
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The use of the word "male" is raising a lot of questions the government hopes is answered in this press release.
FYI DDR5 is the latest standard and likely what is being used in AI data centers. That graph is actually more dramatic. That DDR4 is popping off in lockstep is pretty interesting.
December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
FYI DDR5 is the latest standard and likely what is being used in AI data centers. That graph is actually more dramatic. That DDR4 is popping off in lockstep is pretty interesting.
Donald Trump is doing public mourning the right way, by Ezra Klein
December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Donald Trump is doing public mourning the right way, by Ezra Klein
These geriatric fucks are old enough to remember what that was like. At least the Tik Tok set wasn't born before Obamacare took the slightest edge off the free market insurance companies.
December 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
These geriatric fucks are old enough to remember what that was like. At least the Tik Tok set wasn't born before Obamacare took the slightest edge off the free market insurance companies.
Ben Carson is still alive? Dang, good for him.
December 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ben Carson is still alive? Dang, good for him.
How do you still have a job?
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How do you still have a job?
This is the obvious other side of the coin for today's Supreme Court argument, right? If Congress cannot restrict the President's firing power, it cannot restrict hiring either. Congress, I suppose, gets to advise and then must consent, to all such appointments.
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is the obvious other side of the coin for today's Supreme Court argument, right? If Congress cannot restrict the President's firing power, it cannot restrict hiring either. Congress, I suppose, gets to advise and then must consent, to all such appointments.
Is there professional responsibility risk calling District Court judges unconscionable, hostile, and biased on your official government letterhead? I get that lawyers have social media and say dumb stuff, but calling Eileen Cannon a human doormat in a robe anonymously is way different than this.
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Is there professional responsibility risk calling District Court judges unconscionable, hostile, and biased on your official government letterhead? I get that lawyers have social media and say dumb stuff, but calling Eileen Cannon a human doormat in a robe anonymously is way different than this.