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Rank	2021-2022	Result	App type	FW	Resident	Schol...	Sent	Sent raw	Received	Received raw	Complete	Complete raw	UR	UR raw	UR2	UR2 raw	II	II raw	Decision	Decision raw
8	Columbia University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 24	2021-11-24	Nov 24	2021-11-24									Feb 16	2022-02-16
5	Duke University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Feb 28	2022-02-28
35	Emory University	Accepted	RDregular decision			$135,000	Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Jan 26	2022-01-26
15	Georgetown University	WL, Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									May 13	2022-05-13
5	Harvard University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Jan 13	2022-01-13
5	New York University	Hold, WL	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Apr 13	2022-04-13
10	Northwestern University	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Nov 24	2021-11-24	Nov 24	2021-11-24									Apr 27	2022-04-27
1	Stanford University	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									May 09	2022-05-09
10	UCBerkeley	Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Feb 17	2022-02-17
14	UCLos Angeles	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Feb 02	2022-02-02
3	UChicago	WL, Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Feb 16	2022-02-16
10	UMichigan	WL, Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 24	2021-11-24	Nov 24	2021-11-24									Feb 04	2022-02-04
16	USouthern California	Accepted	RDregular decision			$135,000	Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Feb 11	2022-02-11
16	UTexas at Austin	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Mar 08	2022-03-08
8	UVirginia	WL, Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 24	2021-11-24	Nov 24	2021-11-24									May 18	2022-05-18
1	Yale University	Rejected	RDregular decision				Nov 23	2021-11-23	Nov 23	2021-11-23									Mar 30	2022-03-30

General

General chat about the legal profession.

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[] ararara

23:45

You are!

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:51

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw08GQw0hBI

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:51

^ Speaking of Terrence Malick

CanWeTalkAboutTerrenceMalick

23:51

In case people were interested...

SquidwardsHouse

0:20

I have a random hot take i want to drop anonymously

SquidwardsHouse

0:21

I think it’s silly how socially stigmatized admitting you want to do big law for a few years is.

SquidwardsHouse

0:24

Even if there are moral issues witb it, if nothing else, you can and oftentimes do get valuable OJT basically risk free if you’re not planning on doing it for a few years. Like I would hate jumping into an AUSA role from DOJ Honors straight away simply cuz I would probably fuck important shit up

[] ararara

0:31

@SquidwardsHouse: been a minute! Hope it’s hanging good 😌! I’m not a fan of throwing stones but there are other ways to gain experience!

babybunny

0:36

if we’re talking filmmakers i think it’s kinda embarrassing for harmony korine to be embracing edgelord stuff at age 50. like bro you have a lovely wife and kids

babybunny

0:38

gummo still goated forever though. “i’ll die here on this couch with you”

SquidwardsHouse

0:38

@ararara: life is as good as can be and hope you’re doing great. Yeah, I thought it was funny simply cuz the Reddit vibe seems to be dismissive of tbe benefits of it. However at the ASDs, people even PI focused seemed to be interested in doing it for a couple years simply to pay off the loans and learn how to become a good lawyer.

SquidwardsHouse

0:41

There’s an argument to be made that it’s more morally ethical to be a know-nothing new law school grad fucking up corporate deals rather than fucking up public interest stuff! ;)

[] ararara

0:42

@SquidwardsHouse: the PI unicorn I worked with did BL out of law school at the firm where a corporation hired over a hundred attorneys to bury one of my heroes haha. In my mind these issues are systemic and if it’s not you someone else will be doing the shady big law things. That being said though I would be less worried about the stigma and more concerned about how you’re actually going to feel doing bad things if you have to.

SquidwardsHouse

0:45

Yea. I think the value in learning white collar crime/defense could be invaluable for someone looking to become an AUSA (my ultimate goal)

[] ararara

0:47

It’s admirable you want to do that. No wonder you care so much!

MightyUnableSphinx

0:49

my day job is m&a consulting and so often we work alongside lawyers

MightyUnableSphinx

0:49

and the most insane thing i have ever seen in my career was this thing the lawyers did

MightyUnableSphinx

0:50

where basically, in places like poland they have something called "ip box regimes" where if you "do R&D" (develop products) domestically (in poland) you get all these tax credits and benefits, like tons and tons of them

[] ararara

0:51

lol I actually already know what you’re going to say I think

MightyUnableSphinx

0:51

but if you are acquired by a company outside of poland (or wherever the regime is), you have to pay back the value of the credits you got for r&d. so in this case the target was a polish company being acquired by a US domiciled country

MightyUnableSphinx

0:52

anyways it turned out that the target had to pay something like $5m in tax credits back to the polish government. the legal team on the deal asked my team (i am 100% corporate finance transaction advisory) to prepare this analysis of R&D (i am avoiding being technical because you will feel bored) that, to me, seemed litearlly completely pointless

MightyUnableSphinx

0:53

but then like 6 days later word came down that the legal team had succesfully argued that the R&D -- the R&D that was definitely obviously 100% R&D -- should not qualify as R&D & so they shouldn't be burdened to pay back the tax credit. makes no sense to me! you got the credits, you leave, you pay them back. but apparently not! wtf was that!

MightyUnableSphinx

0:54

anyways you said "white collar crime" and it made me think of that even though that was 100% above board i guess, it just felt like we were doing something wrong lmao

[] ararara

0:55

Yeah that’s a major dispensation thanks for sharing!

[] ararara

0:55

Lots of money went to waste

MightyUnableSphinx

0:57

yah it was a pretty sick vanishing trick. was 1 of the 2 things that made me think probably being a corporate lawyer is a worthwhile pursuit

[] ararara

1:01

What’s the second thing if you don’t mind me asking?? Or did I miss it because I’m stupid?!

MightyUnableSphinx

1:01

yah sure i was kind burying the lede because im an attention seeking lil stinker

MightyUnableSphinx

1:01

anyways

[] ararara

1:02

Fs and no no attention is everyone’s jam

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