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Yesterday 02:29 AM
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hi! i know a few people who had not so good grades in the earlier years but were able to pull it up later on when they took electives and they even got into big 4 so i think just try his best to do internships and work hard, all it takes is a partner who likes you. honestly once you are interning there and the partner likes you, at least from my experience they don't go back and check your grades. so if he finds a partner who likes him and is lucky enough he still has a good chance of finding something good too (i've seen this!) otherwise as the rest said, he can definitely find a TC in chinatown or smaller firms if he is not picky. if this helps, i have heard of at least 2 people with GPAs of around 3.0/5 getting into dentons, so he could try there and they do not seem to be too picky about grades.
Can confirm that for the graduating batch (2024), firms like DRD and WP taking in second lowers.

How the mighty have fallen.
21-06-2024 05:32 PM
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I am a junior/mid level at intl firm (small in sg). Been here for almost 1 year. Joined from a mid size local firm where I did different work so I felt very lucky to get the intl firm offer. Earning a bit more than MC.

The problem is it has been quite slow. The partner does a lot of BD but not much real work. I work maybe half a day on weekdays, rarely after 6 or on weekends, and it is mostly BD.

I see a lot of big 4/MCs hiring now. Should I move to get real work experience? I feel like I am not learning and if I get fired I will be a senior assoc in this field but no real skills. But I don’t care about partnership and I don’t think I will be fired for some time so I can just collect paycheck, then maybe can go inhouse.

TLDR - should I earn money doing nothing, or give up WL balance + paycheck to chiong?
Can share more on which firm it is?
20-06-2024 11:47 AM
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19-06-2024 09:17 PM
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What's the name and law school?? Got OnlyFans?
The name not there? From SMU one. Not well-liked amongst her peers, from what I understand.

But back on topic, not aware of any OnlyFans 😬
18-06-2024 09:12 PM
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Anyone acquainted with this fella: s://.tiktok.com/@swirlywirlytwirly/video/7303228055504358663?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=738140 9377595377168

Maybe clean up your socials when applying for a job...
Consensus is the screw a little loose la.
18-06-2024 05:31 PM
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I am a junior/mid level at intl firm (small in sg). Been here for almost 1 year. Joined from a mid size local firm where I did different work so I felt very lucky to get the intl firm offer. Earning a bit more than MC.

The problem is it has been quite slow. The partner does a lot of BD but not much real work. I work maybe half a day on weekdays, rarely after 6 or on weekends, and it is mostly BD.

I see a lot of big 4/MCs hiring now. Should I move to get real work experience? I feel like I am not learning and if I get fired I will be a senior assoc in this field but no real skills. But I don’t care about partnership and I don’t think I will be fired for some time so I can just collect paycheck, then maybe can go inhouse.

TLDR - should I earn money doing nothing, or give up WL balance + paycheck to chiong?
The important questions to ask yourself are: (1) can you really tahan the long/tough hours and politics involved to climb at MC/local law firms (they often only make salary partners that don’t pay that well) and (2) if the answer to (1) is affirmative, is there a realistic chance?
18-06-2024 05:26 PM
Unregistered I am a junior/mid level at intl firm (small in sg). Been here for almost 1 year. Joined from a mid size local firm where I did different work so I felt very lucky to get the intl firm offer. Earning a bit more than MC.

The problem is it has been quite slow. The partner does a lot of BD but not much real work. I work maybe half a day on weekdays, rarely after 6 or on weekends, and it is mostly BD.

I see a lot of big 4/MCs hiring now. Should I move to get real work experience? I feel like I am not learning and if I get fired I will be a senior assoc in this field but no real skills. But I don’t care about partnership and I don’t think I will be fired for some time so I can just collect paycheck, then maybe can go inhouse.

TLDR - should I earn money doing nothing, or give up WL balance + paycheck to chiong?
18-06-2024 04:37 PM
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Anyone acquainted with this fella: s://.tiktok.com/@swirlywirlytwirly/video/7303228055504358663?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=738140 9377595377168

Maybe clean up your socials when applying for a job...
What's the name and law school?? Got OnlyFans?
18-06-2024 04:04 PM
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Anyone acquainted with this fella: s://.tiktok.com/@swirlywirlytwirly/video/7303228055504358663?is_from_webapp=1&web_id=738140 9377595377168

Maybe clean up your socials when applying for a job...
Yeah, these two gave me many good nights
18-06-2024 02:26 PM
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Hi, I was in a similar position awhile back in the same school and eventually graduated with 2nd lower (didnt have any special extracurricular awards etc. either although that would definitely help) but managed to secure TC in y3 summer after interning at said firm (a smaller mid-sized firm but felt it was a good fit for me) and am content with how things turned out.

Anyway since he's only in year 1, there's still a good chance he'll be able to improve his GPA so dont worry too much. I've also heard of friends who managed to change and secure TCs after applying again with improved grades

Thank you for the reply! Glad things went well for you
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