I am an Associate at a "Big Law" firm who used this sub for advice years ago. Ask Me Anything!
Hi everybody! I am an associate at a large law firm in a major (but not NYC) market. I am doing Litigation/Investigations work and thought I would make this AMA as a matter has just wrapped up.
A bit about me (pasted from my last AMA in 2024):
Application Statistics:
GPA: 3.9high
LSAT: 17low
Softs: Standard internships with DA/state level entities, published senior thesis (using quant to address an IR problem).
Law School Details:
School: Upper T-14 (think Penn/UVA/NYU/CLS)
Law school GPA: 2nd quartile (3.5high on a 3.4 curve)
1L Summer: Big Law SA in regional market (Amlaw 100 firm / V100)
2L Summer: Big Law SA in different regional market (Amlaw 10 firm / V20)
Extracurriculars: Two secondary journals, moot court, geographic affinity group exec board
Ask me absolutely anything about admissions, law school, recruiting, etc.! And feel free to read my previous post from a few years ago about how to pick law schools for Big Law minded people here.