Law School

[henche]

Oy, what a look. A man in a business suit wearing a Jansport. Makes me shudder. Do you also wear a baseball cap? I'll buy you an attache case for your birthday. 

Business suit? This is BOS, baby.

[Freddie]

Business suit? This is BOS, baby.

Exactly, BOS not LAX. What do you wear? Khakis and a Hawaiian shirt?

[thaber]

Exactly, BOS not LAX. What do you wear? Khakis and a Hawaiian shirt?

You should see what lax lawyers wear.  I've never seen a tie outside of a courtroom

[henche]

You should see what lax lawyers wear.  I've never seen a tie outside of a courtroom

Exactly, BOS not LAX. What do you wear? Khakis and a Hawaiian shirt?

I wear dress slacks and a dress shirt. Yes, some tax lawyers wear khakis. And some wear odd stuff.

I've been to court all of once, and most have not at all. I wore a suit, and did not say hello to the other frum lawyers because it was in NY.

[thaber]

I wear dress slacks and a dress shirt. Yes, some tax lawyers wear khakis. And some wear odd stuff.

I've been to court all of once, and most have not at all. I wore a suit, and did not say hello to the other frum lawyers because it was in NY.

LOL

[prelaw]

this guy is so full of it

Says the person arrogant and simplistic enough to judge a person based on a couple of posts requesting information on a forum. Perhaps a trip to the mirror is due if you're interested in seeing a person who acts like they are "full of it."

[lunatic]

this guy is so full of it

Who are you referring to

[Freddie]

I wear dress slacks and a dress shirt. Yes, some tax lawyers wear khakis. And some wear odd stuff.

I've been to court all of once, and most have not at all. I wore a suit, and did not say hello to the other frum lawyers because it was in NY.

Ummm, I just want to point out that all this makes it even more remarkable that someone would ever feel uncomfortable looking frum. Shabbos is coming. Gotta go!

[reed]

Who are you referring to

Ah wrong thread

[shiframeir]

Haven't started studying for the LSAT yet, and I won't have much time to do so over the next few weeks so the June LSAT is unfortunately not much of an option. It is regrettable since from what I understand applying early can result in a significant boost.

Would you consider working for a year, perhaps to see how lawyering is? Esp if you went to a decent undergrad and/or got good grades, maybe consider being a paralegal for a bit and set it up so you can apply for law school early next year? IME, applying early could be worth about 4 points on the LSAT (of course so many variables and just one example, but I got in with i think a 170 and Israeli BTL for columbia b/c i was on top of the pile, while a friend with a 174 didnt get in applying after their early D). and i saved lots of money on applications.

I wear dress slacks and a dress shirt. Yes, some tax lawyers wear khakis. And some wear odd stuff. 

In my NY office, I dress like a paralegal (and worse then some of them), old relaxed khakis with bright cotton button down shirts that are wrinkly. get a comment every once in a while, but as long as the work is good and i wear a suit for clients, no one cares.

[shiframeir]

MODS, can you merger this with the old law school thread? Seems strange to have this convo separate from the general thread.

Is anyone here an M&A lawyer?
Do you know of a real frum M&A Partner (not real estate) at a big firm? that is the one practice i have never seen a frum guy succeed in.

[CS91]

Is anyone here an M&A lawyer?
Do you know of a real frum M&A Partner (not real estate) at a big firm? that is the one practice i have never seen a frum guy succeed in.

I've heard that the lack of frum attorneys in M&A is due to most M&A deals (involving public companies) go down over the weekend, so it makes it difficult for a frum attorney to be involved. Just what I've heard, not talking from first-hand knowledge...

[Ergel]

MODS, can you merger this with the old law school thread? Seems strange to have this convo separate from the general thread.

Is anyone here an M&A lawyer?
Do you know of a real frum M&A Partner (not real estate) at a big firm? that is the one practice i have never seen a frum guy succeed in.

My FIL does M&A, although he does not work for a law firm anymore (he's a partner at a big 4 accounting firm)

[henche]

I've heard that the lack of frum attorneys in M&A is due to most M&A deals (involving public companies) go down over the weekend, so it makes it difficult for a frum attorney to be involved. Just what I've heard, not talking from first-hand knowledge...

This is correct.  I do M&A from the tax side, and even that I've considered shabbos as a reason to focus on other sorts of transactions. 

(Although, the issue is not that most deals go down over the weekend, but that any deal CAN.

[CS91]

This is correct.  I do M&A from the tax side, and even that I've considered shabbos as a reason to focus on other sorts of transactions. 

(Although, the issue is not that most deals go down over the weekend, but that any deal CAN.

Oh, I thought that public companies specifically want their deals to go down over the weekend because if it happens during the week, the stock price can go a little fugazi.

[shiframeir]

Oh, I thought that public companies specifically want their deals to go down over the weekend because if it happens during the week, the stock price can go a little fugazi.

can address that with just an after hours announcement (most exchanges require that anyway).

[henche]

Oh, I thought that public companies specifically want their deals to go down over the weekend because if it happens during the week, the stock price can go a little fugazi.

Maybe; I wasn't aware of that.  In all events, there's plenty of M&A that isn't public company work.

[Freddie]

Maybe; I wasn't aware of that.  In all events, there's plenty of M&A that isn't public company work.

M&A, like when mods merge a thread?

[thaber]

M&A, like when mods merge a thread?

that would be more like a hostile takeover

[prelaw]

Would you consider working for a year, perhaps to see how lawyering is? Esp if you went to a decent undergrad and/or got good grades, maybe consider being a paralegal for a bit and set it up so you can apply for law school early next year? IME, applying early could be worth about 4 points on the LSAT (of course so many variables and just one example, but I got in with i think a 170 and Israeli BTL for columbia b/c i was on top of the pile, while a friend with a 174 didnt get in applying after their early D). and i saved lots of money on applications.
In my NY office, I dress like a paralegal (and worse then some of them), old relaxed khakis with bright cotton button down shirts that are wrinkly. get a comment every once in a while, but as long as the work is good and i wear a suit for clients, no one cares.

I was considering taking a year off between undergrad and law school, especially because if not I would be a couple of years younger than the average student enrolling at law school. However, I'm not sure that I would be able to find a job, as my undergrad major does not really lead to a job without more advanced schooling.