The second best way is by indirect referral. Ask a lawyer you know to recommend someone. Lawyers tend to know each other, or be in referral circles that are usually pretty good. And most don't want to recommend someone who isn't good, because that will hurt their reputation too. The third option is to interview a stack of lawyers.
Tech has a solid law school, but perception wise they are going to be rung below SMU, Baylor, and UH. If you want to practice in West Texas or even NM it is a good option, but you’d probably be better off going to one of the higher ranked schools in Texas if you are wanting to practice in any of major Texas metro areas. r/lawschooladmissions.
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Generally you need to be near the top of your class to successfully transfer. The common advice you'll hear is that almost everyone comes into law school expecting to be in the top 10%. 90% of those students are, by necessity, wrong. You should not go to an institution where you would not be happy, because you simply cannot bank on transferring ...
2 days ago I made this post detailing my preparation for a job interview. And also note that I’m less than a month away from 18.
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Little alone with it as my typical celebration friend had plans this weekend. I sold $178k @ 8% in the past five days. Add a few hundred in spiffs and I had a pretty killer week. Best week before this was around $115k, so I'm freaking pumped. Blew my old record out of the water.
One of Cognism's top-performing SDRS, Tim Miller, wrote a popular LinkedIn post about how he found more success in cold calling by reducing the urgency/hype/commitment.
Edit: Just came back to this after a long day (was back and forth will legal all day pushing through NDA) these are all incredible, cracking up at all of them! Great work
I've finally started closing some huge deals at my company now, and I have large sums of money coming in and I don't see an end coming to this. I was an engineer before and I really am not used to this, and I don't know what to do.
Being a lawyer means being a writer. Just when you thought those law school papers were done, that's not quite the case. "I'm a litigator, which can be a bit like writing a term paper every night for the rest of your life," Devereux says.
Burnout, stress, and depression are incredibly common among lawyers. Make sure you take advantage of mental health days, vacation days, and sick days, and if you're truly struggling (or your colleagues are), consult a mental health practitioner. 15. You probably won't be rich.
The bar exam wasn't exactly designed with everyone in mind. " Here’s the thing. The bar exam—like most academic exams in our country—was first developed by white, affluent, powerful men (a.k.a. the patriarchy) who very much wanted to retain their power," Rodgers says. While the exam and its policies have changed slightly over the years, it's still going to be a challenge to pass.
It's not easy to make partner (or become a part-owner of a firm instead of an employee), even if you're a top performer. "In my experience, most people I worked with did not make partner," Jamie says. Often, it's worth it to leave and go to another firm to get to that level, she admits.
" Lawyers work a lot of hours, and clients can have issues requiring your attention at any time, regardless of whether it's a weekend, holiday, or during your vacation. And, thanks to technology, you can and will be expected to respond and perform the work from wherever you are as soon as humanly possible," Devereux says. This is just kind of the reality for some types of law. Also, certain seasons are specifically busy (for example, if you're a tax attorney).
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You probably won't spend much time in court. All the movies that show lawyers only working when they're in court are not at all accurate. " In fact, you might never see a courtroom," Devereux says. You'll probably be spending a lot of time alone, in an office, researching cases, and processing paperwork.