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If you want to work at a big firm then mass mail to every firm that hires 1Ls starting Dec. 1


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The big firms in Portland (including firms with a national presence) only hire 1Ls who qualify as "diversity fellows," i.e., minorities. Pretty darn good deal, actually, as they seem to hire back for the second summer and then permanently.

I had a really attenuated "in" with a federal district judge, and he hired me on as a summer extern after my first year. Best job ever. I really don't know how much my "in" helped me, or if it was simply because I asked. Grades might be a factor, though. I didn't receive a response until after I let him know about my first semester gpa.