I decided to check out who Paul McBeth was since the guy in the update claims that people are now making a living playing disc golf. Paul is supposedly the best player in the game and his lifetime earnings come to a grand total of $293,000 over ten years as a pro, or about $29,300 a year. The minimum salary for a player in the MLS makes $35,000- you aren’t making a living playing disc golf
That’s awesome. So for your first summer, it matters less what legal practice you intern at and more that you are immersed in the legal field in some fashion. Any summer legal experience gives you stuff to talk about in later interviews- everything from legal aid to a corporate legal department counts, so even if its not a type of practice you see yourself in long term, it still has some benefit. Also, corporate law has so many avenues you can explore. Find a subset (Tax, M&A, Employment, etc.) that you like/are good at, and look to secure a summer position between 2L/3L in that area. One other thing you could consider is looking inward to your law school’s professors- many professors that don’t teach 1L courses are overlooked and often need research assistants. This gives you a chance to really dive in to a section of law you find interesting, and you have the chance to build a strong connection with a professor that can be incredibly helpful down the road. Success in a niche can really help you stand out and gives you a leg up in a notoriously congested job market. Best of luck finding a job for the summer!
Trying to find a legal internship can be an incredibly frustrating experience, especially if you don’t have any luck with OCI’s in the fall. As horribly cliche as it sounds, continue to reach out and leverage any legal contact you can, and an opportunity is bound to become available. Some people have luck making informational interviews. You might also focus on smaller firms that could really use the extra help, or look to do a judicial externship. On the bright side, at least you aren’t currently trying to secure full time employment with the bar looming in the near future when all you really want to do is mentally check out for 3L. Do you know what type of practice you want to go into?
To be fair to both of you, 4 of the 10 movies up for best picture either came out within a month of this article or haven’t hit theaters yet (Lion, Manchester by the Sea, 20th Century Women, La La Land).
Totally agree. If you have a no phone policy at the reception you are basically asking to not have friends after the wedding, especially if it’s during football season.
I’m fine with the no phone policy. I think its a pretty minor request to keep your phone stashed for the ceremony. Its less than an hour and its annoying to see a bunch of people leaning into the aisle with their phones out when a wedding photographer has been paid thousands of dollars to take photos of everything. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a no phone policy go beyond the actual ceremony- THAT would be an obnoxious policy.
Also not a fan of the color scheme. To answer the logo question though, it looks like the P is styled as a phone like Patrick Bateman’s phone in American Psycho
This issue is largely on the Chargers. The whole problem turns on when Bosa gets his bonus money and the issue of offset language in the contract. Every other player in the top 5 is getting the entirety of their bonus money by October except for Bosa. Offset language means that if Bosa was due something like $5 million in his 4th year and he signs with another team for $5 million, then the Chargers don’t have to pay him what was otherwise guaranteed money. No offset language means the Chargers simply pay him what they said they would pay him to begin with. At this point they aren’t even arguing over his contract price- just when he gets his money. This isn’t about Bosa being a bad “entry level” guy who wants a great deal- he wants nothing more than what everybody else gets as a top 5 pick.
These breakdowns are great but I think you should definitely add Russell to the power rankings. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit if he ended up winning this season and taking Ted’s beach house.
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I decided to check out who Paul McBeth was since the guy in the update claims that people are now making a living playing disc golf. Paul is supposedly the best player in the game and his lifetime earnings come to a grand total of $293,000 over ten years as a pro, or about $29,300 a year. The minimum salary for a player in the MLS makes $35,000- you aren’t making a living playing disc golf
That’s awesome. So for your first summer, it matters less what legal practice you intern at and more that you are immersed in the legal field in some fashion. Any summer legal experience gives you stuff to talk about in later interviews- everything from legal aid to a corporate legal department counts, so even if its not a type of practice you see yourself in long term, it still has some benefit. Also, corporate law has so many avenues you can explore. Find a subset (Tax, M&A, Employment, etc.) that you like/are good at, and look to secure a summer position between 2L/3L in that area. One other thing you could consider is looking inward to your law school’s professors- many professors that don’t teach 1L courses are overlooked and often need research assistants. This gives you a chance to really dive in to a section of law you find interesting, and you have the chance to build a strong connection with a professor that can be incredibly helpful down the road. Success in a niche can really help you stand out and gives you a leg up in a notoriously congested job market. Best of luck finding a job for the summer!
Trying to find a legal internship can be an incredibly frustrating experience, especially if you don’t have any luck with OCI’s in the fall. As horribly cliche as it sounds, continue to reach out and leverage any legal contact you can, and an opportunity is bound to become available. Some people have luck making informational interviews. You might also focus on smaller firms that could really use the extra help, or look to do a judicial externship. On the bright side, at least you aren’t currently trying to secure full time employment with the bar looming in the near future when all you really want to do is mentally check out for 3L. Do you know what type of practice you want to go into?
To be fair to both of you, 4 of the 10 movies up for best picture either came out within a month of this article or haven’t hit theaters yet (Lion, Manchester by the Sea, 20th Century Women, La La Land).
Totally agree. If you have a no phone policy at the reception you are basically asking to not have friends after the wedding, especially if it’s during football season.
I’m fine with the no phone policy. I think its a pretty minor request to keep your phone stashed for the ceremony. Its less than an hour and its annoying to see a bunch of people leaning into the aisle with their phones out when a wedding photographer has been paid thousands of dollars to take photos of everything. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a no phone policy go beyond the actual ceremony- THAT would be an obnoxious policy.
Also not a fan of the color scheme. To answer the logo question though, it looks like the P is styled as a phone like Patrick Bateman’s phone in American Psycho
This issue is largely on the Chargers. The whole problem turns on when Bosa gets his bonus money and the issue of offset language in the contract. Every other player in the top 5 is getting the entirety of their bonus money by October except for Bosa. Offset language means that if Bosa was due something like $5 million in his 4th year and he signs with another team for $5 million, then the Chargers don’t have to pay him what was otherwise guaranteed money. No offset language means the Chargers simply pay him what they said they would pay him to begin with. At this point they aren’t even arguing over his contract price- just when he gets his money. This isn’t about Bosa being a bad “entry level” guy who wants a great deal- he wants nothing more than what everybody else gets as a top 5 pick.
I am an enormous fan of Peaky Blinders. I can’t recommend it highly enough, especially if you are into crime dramas.
There is just something about the ritual of using a shave brush and straight razor that makes you feel like a man.
These breakdowns are great but I think you should definitely add Russell to the power rankings. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit if he ended up winning this season and taking Ted’s beach house.