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why do firms even care about law review?

it's damn tool chest
cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt
  02/07/10
You've never been inside a large firm, have you?
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
i haven't id appreciate an explanation
cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt
  02/07/10
What kind of work do you suppose most junior associates do? ...
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
doc review?
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  02/07/10
ha!
cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt
  02/07/10
they really dont. The people on law review would have gotten...
Cobalt Multi-billionaire Selfie
  02/07/10
i did
Sickened hyperventilating quadroon
  02/07/10
shows willingness to perform pointless, mundane and mindless...
Canary Bossy Philosopher-king National
  02/07/10
tcr
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
but then wouldnt some shitty exec board position on a 2ndary...
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  02/07/10
well, lr is also PRESTIGIOUS. EE at 2ndary journal is like g...
Canary Bossy Philosopher-king National
  02/07/10
yea i feel you. do you think all secondary journals are basi...
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  02/07/10
What it does is avoid the "why weren't you on a journal...
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
cr. the right secondary is almost zero work and having anot...
vigorous den
  02/07/10
this is true, which is why secondary journals don't provide ...
Crusty aromatic stage
  02/08/10
Takes more gunning to get on LR and its consistently massive...
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
this makes sense
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  02/07/10
This.
diverse parlor
  02/07/10
exposed as someone not on law review
Deep hall indirect expression
  02/07/10
shows that in addition to being king of shit mountain that y...
Apoplectic house-broken station
  02/07/10
would publishing an article signal this?
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  02/07/10
Careful, you don't want to seem "too academic."
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
If you write a publishable article about an issue relevant t...
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  02/07/10
Writing and publishing an article of practical use is pretty...
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
I got e-mails from dudes thanking me for the helpfulness of ...
Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home
  02/07/10
I said it was pretty hard, not that it never happened.
Walnut psychic library
  02/07/10
So you're saying I'm awesome and I have a rare gift?
Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home
  02/07/10
poast Introduction section of note here or it never happened
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  02/07/10
that would self-out
Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home
  02/07/10
You're smart, make it happen
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  02/07/10
I already know who this is.
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  02/08/10
because law students are cattle and any minor distinction ma...
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  02/07/10
Now THIS is the CR
Drab Home
  02/08/10
To summarize and expand: 1) Distinction. And as far as l...
marvelous mental disorder
  02/07/10
#2 is way off. unless you're defining "good firm" ...
Exhilarant Pit Twinkling Uncleanness
  02/08/10
they want to make sure you'll monkey whore for prestige
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  02/08/10
because they did it and you should too same reasoning that ...
Sable alpha
  02/08/10
Don't know if this is partly my school, but I find the LR wo...
Supple judgmental depressive
  02/08/10
It's usually not the office hours that get ya, it's the othe...
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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:30 PM
Author: cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt

it's damn tool chest

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046948)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:30 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

You've never been inside a large firm, have you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046958)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:31 PM
Author: cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt

i haven't

id appreciate an explanation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046973)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

What kind of work do you suppose most junior associates do?

What kind of person does really well at that kind of work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046989)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Transparent love of her life fat ankles

doc review?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046998)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:35 PM
Author: cyan orchestra pit people who are hurt

ha!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047022)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:31 PM
Author: Cobalt Multi-billionaire Selfie

they really dont. The people on law review would have gotten biglaw anyway. Bottom 1/4 kids dont really do the law review thing. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046974)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:17 PM
Author: Sickened hyperventilating quadroon

i did

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047776)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Canary Bossy Philosopher-king National

shows willingness to perform pointless, mundane and mindless tasks for numerous hours on top of an already busy schedule

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046984)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14046991)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:40 PM
Author: contagious lake rehab gay wizard

but then wouldnt some shitty exec board position on a 2ndary journal be viewed the same? or is just that there is that much more work on law review?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047101)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:41 PM
Author: Canary Bossy Philosopher-king National

well, lr is also PRESTIGIOUS. EE at 2ndary journal is like getting As at Hofstra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047119)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:43 PM
Author: contagious lake rehab gay wizard

yea i feel you. do you think all secondary journals are basically useless, or are there any that are well respected?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047158)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:44 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

What it does is avoid the "why weren't you on a journal" Q and potentially gives you something to talk about. My secondary journal was actually pretty cool and not a huge time commitment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047198)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:15 PM
Author: vigorous den

cr. the right secondary is almost zero work and having another line on your resume can't hurt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047723)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 7:57 PM
Author: Crusty aromatic stage

this is true, which is why secondary journals don't provide the same signal to law firms about capacity to pursue hours of mind numbing work. they usually put out fewer issues, each with fewer articles, and with a less rigorous selection and editing process. end result, much less work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058281)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:41 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

Takes more gunning to get on LR and its consistently massive work. Gunning for prestige no matter the cost is what biglaw is all about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047124)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:43 PM
Author: contagious lake rehab gay wizard

this makes sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047169)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:26 PM
Author: diverse parlor

This.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047943)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 7:38 PM
Author: Deep hall indirect expression

exposed as someone not on law review

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047075)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:00 PM
Author: Apoplectic house-broken station

shows that in addition to being king of shit mountain that you can undertake even MOAR responsibilities and you want those responsibilities even if the reward is unclear. Signals that you are a decent writer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047452)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:09 PM
Author: Cowardly racy stag film

would publishing an article signal this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047636)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:16 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

Careful, you don't want to seem "too academic."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047757)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:18 PM
Author: Hilarious floppy theater stage

If you write a publishable article about an issue relevant to your practice area, it can only help you. A historical survey of substantive due process might be bad, even if - and maybe especially if - it was original and well-executed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047799)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:20 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

Writing and publishing an article of practical use is pretty hard as a law student.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047838)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:21 PM
Author: Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home

I got e-mails from dudes thanking me for the helpfulness of my law review article.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047864)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:22 PM
Author: Walnut psychic library

I said it was pretty hard, not that it never happened.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047869)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:25 PM
Author: Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home

So you're saying I'm awesome and I have a rare gift?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047926)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:37 PM
Author: disturbing razzle-dazzle keepsake machete gas station

poast Introduction section of note here or it never happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048109)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:48 PM
Author: Talking Mind-boggling Nursing Home

that would self-out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048270)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:48 PM
Author: disturbing razzle-dazzle keepsake machete gas station

You're smart, make it happen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048285)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 8:29 PM
Author: Splenetic state

I already know who this is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058569)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:21 PM
Author: Hairraiser kitty casino

because law students are cattle and any minor distinction matters

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14047858)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:43 PM
Author: Drab Home

Now THIS is the CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059339)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 8:31 PM
Author: marvelous mental disorder

To summarize and expand:

1) Distinction. And as far as law school goes, a fairly legit distinction.

2) Many/most people at good firms were on LR.

3) LR work is relatively close to biglaw work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14048020)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 8:27 PM
Author: Exhilarant Pit Twinkling Uncleanness

#2 is way off. unless you're defining "good firm" very narrowly, as in wlrk, w&c, mto, etc. But if you define "good firm" more broadly, to include, say, kirkland, then "many" is probably an overestimate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058549)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 8:29 PM
Author: Trip magical national security agency

they want to make sure you'll monkey whore for prestige

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14058562)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:46 PM
Author: Sable alpha

because they did it and you should too

same reasoning that applies to taking the bar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059392)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 9:47 PM
Author: Supple judgmental depressive

Don't know if this is partly my school, but I find the LR work doesn't usually take me that much time anymore. 10-20 fns per week to check. If I focus and am efficient it's often only 3-4 hours of work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059406)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 10:25 PM
Author: tantric motley brunch

It's usually not the office hours that get ya, it's the other requirements.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1215476&forum_id=2#14059983)