I don't go to the most prestigious law school in New York. That being said, there are some other students at my school who seem somewhat scared of the 2013 legal job market. I do not tell fellow students at my law school that I run a scam blog of my own. Although many of them are scared, it seems that some do not give much thought to the scam blogs. In other words, while scared, many students are hopeful that they will find something within 9 months of graduation.
I found myself in a conversation with another student about law school. We did not start by talking about the scamblogs. However, as time passed, the subject seemed to go that way.
He mentioned having looked at some blogs that were critical of the law schools, and I said I have read them myself. I asked him which ones he had seen, and he mentioned "a blog with poop". I wonder what blog that could be. He mentioned another one, but I forget which it was. Anyway, I asked him what his thoughts on the blogs were and he said something along the lines of: "I think they were just failures. Many of them didn't even try to find a job as a lawyer."
I didn't know what to say back. I could have pointed him to JDpainter's blog. I could have pointed him to JoblessJD or the other blogs. Surely I think that many of the scambloggers did try to find jobs. After all, why would a person go to law school for 3 years and then not even try to find work? It does not make any sense.
I asked him if he was scared of the legal job market. He said he was, but he knew that he was going to network a lot during his third year and others that he knew at worse off schools had luck doing that. He also said that the government is a good place to find entry level legal jobs because the government doesn't seem to care about grades as much as some of the big firms. Also, he doesn't mind working for a low wage of $60k until he can lateral over to a large firm and make "real money."
It was hard for me not to smile as he talked. I wish I had that kind of optimism. He mentioned the bar exam and said that he was more afraid of the bar than looking for a job. "You know, you just have to eventually find a job. Everyone eventually finds a job. It's not like you will be unemployed forever. Nobody is unemployed forever. It's like a natural law or something."
I wished I could have recorded the whole conversation. He was pretty critical of the scamblogs, and I notice that the sentiment is scared across the board with law students. Sites like "Top-Law-Schools" are critical of scamblogs. Most student's don't seem to take them seriously, and others just discount them entirely.
However, the most negative reactions I see toward the scamblogs is via the internet. Many people on the internet have this "tough guy" persona. It's the persona that says, "I am better than everyone else. I can act like a tough jerk towards others because I have something going for myself." I notice this kind of mentality a lot with law students. Many of these "kids" seem to talk big and act large. Top-Law-Schools was an ego fest in which students advertised how wonderful they were compared to everyone else. If one had luck of any kind, whether it be getting onto Law Review, getting a big summer internship, or going to a T14, T6, T3, or HYS, they would let the world know. As if that had something to do with their worth as a human being. Sadly, I saw many of these individuals treat others like garbage. Hopefully a few years of them being put in their place by a big law partner will put their ultra-large egos in place. While it's annoying to see the kids on Top-Law-Schools act like spoiled little s**ts, it's good to know that they will eventually be put in their place. If anything scares me about working in law, it's working with these entitled individuals. These people who think that they are better than everyone else because their connections - their daddies, etc. put them into a top law school. Of course, the way these kids talk, you would think they did it all by themselves. Just give it a few years. You'll see what it's really like.
I notice that many "adults" in school are barely that. Many have little in life experiences. The things that are talked about in law school classes are often so arbitrary to these kids. Many have only their perceptions of what "food stamps", "unemployment", "poverty", etc. is like. Many students only have to reach for the phone when times get hard and call a parent and ask for help. The reality is, not everyone has that luxury. And it is a lot of these same kids that think that they are pretty much better than the rest of the world.
It will be interesting to see where these tough talking "top-law-students" end up. The same kids that spent hours upon hours bragging to the rest of the world on the internet about how "great" they were to be in a "top 40 school." The same kids that stroked their own egos in a mental masturbation session about how they made law review and were "GUARANTEED success" by virtue of their high position in the law school. A big fish in a little pond. Wait until the real world comes busting through. Wait until reality beacons. Everyone gets a wake up call sooner or later. No one can hang onto pride forever. Beauty fade, riches wane, intelligence wanes, death waxes near. Old age eats its way through your entire family, calling you towards the grave as you stand in line waiting in the death line. You are no better than the rest of us. You students on your high horses are no greater than the rest of us by virtue of your position in your "higher ranked" law school. And if your life is so great, why the hell are you sitting on "top-law-schools" forums all day stroking your ego?
They often say that what others don't like about others is true of what a person does not like about themselves. It can also be said that those who are the most haughty have the most fear, and the most to lose. Many of these students who think that they are at the top are going to find themselves falling after graduation comes. It's not that I want them to fall, it's that they should fall, so their egos are destroyed. There is nothing worse than seeing a person who accomplished little with an overinflated ego. If you kids on top-law-schools were so great, so wonderful, you would not need to be on there bragging incessantly. Your wake up call is coming. Not because I want it to, not because I said so, but because nature has a way of equalizing things. Everyone has a high point, and everyone has a low. Nobody can sustain a lifetime of grandeur that is worth excessive bragging. And nobody has a right to brag, not until everyone is said and done.
I found myself in a conversation with another student about law school. We did not start by talking about the scamblogs. However, as time passed, the subject seemed to go that way.
He mentioned having looked at some blogs that were critical of the law schools, and I said I have read them myself. I asked him which ones he had seen, and he mentioned "a blog with poop". I wonder what blog that could be. He mentioned another one, but I forget which it was. Anyway, I asked him what his thoughts on the blogs were and he said something along the lines of: "I think they were just failures. Many of them didn't even try to find a job as a lawyer."
I didn't know what to say back. I could have pointed him to JDpainter's blog. I could have pointed him to JoblessJD or the other blogs. Surely I think that many of the scambloggers did try to find jobs. After all, why would a person go to law school for 3 years and then not even try to find work? It does not make any sense.
I asked him if he was scared of the legal job market. He said he was, but he knew that he was going to network a lot during his third year and others that he knew at worse off schools had luck doing that. He also said that the government is a good place to find entry level legal jobs because the government doesn't seem to care about grades as much as some of the big firms. Also, he doesn't mind working for a low wage of $60k until he can lateral over to a large firm and make "real money."
It was hard for me not to smile as he talked. I wish I had that kind of optimism. He mentioned the bar exam and said that he was more afraid of the bar than looking for a job. "You know, you just have to eventually find a job. Everyone eventually finds a job. It's not like you will be unemployed forever. Nobody is unemployed forever. It's like a natural law or something."
I wished I could have recorded the whole conversation. He was pretty critical of the scamblogs, and I notice that the sentiment is scared across the board with law students. Sites like "Top-Law-Schools" are critical of scamblogs. Most student's don't seem to take them seriously, and others just discount them entirely.
However, the most negative reactions I see toward the scamblogs is via the internet. Many people on the internet have this "tough guy" persona. It's the persona that says, "I am better than everyone else. I can act like a tough jerk towards others because I have something going for myself." I notice this kind of mentality a lot with law students. Many of these "kids" seem to talk big and act large. Top-Law-Schools was an ego fest in which students advertised how wonderful they were compared to everyone else. If one had luck of any kind, whether it be getting onto Law Review, getting a big summer internship, or going to a T14, T6, T3, or HYS, they would let the world know. As if that had something to do with their worth as a human being. Sadly, I saw many of these individuals treat others like garbage. Hopefully a few years of them being put in their place by a big law partner will put their ultra-large egos in place. While it's annoying to see the kids on Top-Law-Schools act like spoiled little s**ts, it's good to know that they will eventually be put in their place. If anything scares me about working in law, it's working with these entitled individuals. These people who think that they are better than everyone else because their connections - their daddies, etc. put them into a top law school. Of course, the way these kids talk, you would think they did it all by themselves. Just give it a few years. You'll see what it's really like.
I notice that many "adults" in school are barely that. Many have little in life experiences. The things that are talked about in law school classes are often so arbitrary to these kids. Many have only their perceptions of what "food stamps", "unemployment", "poverty", etc. is like. Many students only have to reach for the phone when times get hard and call a parent and ask for help. The reality is, not everyone has that luxury. And it is a lot of these same kids that think that they are pretty much better than the rest of the world.
It will be interesting to see where these tough talking "top-law-students" end up. The same kids that spent hours upon hours bragging to the rest of the world on the internet about how "great" they were to be in a "top 40 school." The same kids that stroked their own egos in a mental masturbation session about how they made law review and were "GUARANTEED success" by virtue of their high position in the law school. A big fish in a little pond. Wait until the real world comes busting through. Wait until reality beacons. Everyone gets a wake up call sooner or later. No one can hang onto pride forever. Beauty fade, riches wane, intelligence wanes, death waxes near. Old age eats its way through your entire family, calling you towards the grave as you stand in line waiting in the death line. You are no better than the rest of us. You students on your high horses are no greater than the rest of us by virtue of your position in your "higher ranked" law school. And if your life is so great, why the hell are you sitting on "top-law-schools" forums all day stroking your ego?
They often say that what others don't like about others is true of what a person does not like about themselves. It can also be said that those who are the most haughty have the most fear, and the most to lose. Many of these students who think that they are at the top are going to find themselves falling after graduation comes. It's not that I want them to fall, it's that they should fall, so their egos are destroyed. There is nothing worse than seeing a person who accomplished little with an overinflated ego. If you kids on top-law-schools were so great, so wonderful, you would not need to be on there bragging incessantly. Your wake up call is coming. Not because I want it to, not because I said so, but because nature has a way of equalizing things. Everyone has a high point, and everyone has a low. Nobody can sustain a lifetime of grandeur that is worth excessive bragging. And nobody has a right to brag, not until everyone is said and done.
