Harvard Law grad -- ask me anything
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Anonymous
| Is it really that difficult to eke out a career as a lawyer, or is this just typical DCUM hysteria? |
Anonymous
There's been a lot of bloodletting in recent years at law firms of all tiers, including among Big Law "partners" (whatever that catchall terms means anymore as there are so many different flavors of partners). There is lots of competition for in-house opportunities, especially in this area, and the federal government is often slow to hire. I personally know of several seasoned Ivy League law school grads, including 2 from Harvard, who are having trouble finding full time work. |
Anonymous
| How many times a day do you find a way to work that you went to HLS into a conversation? |
Anonymous
Our LF recently went through a hiring process. We interviewed a candidate with a "double Ivy degree" (undergrad and law school). Candidate was a "dud". We went with an non Ivy candidate. Says it all. |
Anonymous
Never. As a PP said, most of my social circle probably doesn't know (or care). And to another PP, I paid my full tuition to HLS (and undergrad, but at least with the latter I had scholarships and other offsets). |
Anonymous
The real kicker is when people say "the Harvard law School." 
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Anonymous
| That's The Harvard Law School please. |
Anonymous
SIL went to Harvard Law so maybe that makes it OK for me to post this without seeming bitter or jealous.
See also: http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/unexpected-effects-of-your-ivy-league-education#.mkgqXkVek. |
Anonymous
Do you wish you went to YLS? I know a kid who got into HLS, YLS, and SLS - picked HLS and after his first semester thinks he has made the absolute biggest mistake of his life. |
Anonymous
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I went to HLS and was corrected by a professor when I said "harvard law school" not "the Harvard Law School".
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Anonymous
When I went to Boalt (aka Berkeley's law school) in the early 80s, there was a kid who wore an HLS shirt with "REJECT" stenciled across it. I don't think he was kidding... |
Anonymous
All this says is there are some duddy people in Ivy League schools. Um, of course there are. |
Anonymous
there are plenty of duds in all law schools 
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Anonymous
| The jealousy on this thread is amazing! The HLS grads I know are far too busy to be writing on this board, or to care what the general public PPs think. |
Anonymous
| I know 4 HLS grad and the answer to how often do they work it in the conversation is: never. It is on their resumes, however. |