Catch Up
Do to technical difficulties (my hard drive died over break) I've gotten seriously behind in my blogging. I'll attempt to relate some highlights that bear recording but this by no means will be complete.
Cleary Gottlieb Lunch
Slept through crim law and got up to go to a CSIL lunch at Cleary. Remarkably I wasn't hung over. I felt great. Strange considering Thursday I ate nothing but junk food and drank nothing but alcohol from noon until 4AM essentially. I must have an extra liver or something. The firm was located in an imposing black sky scraper next to ground zero in the financial district. On the inside it was really nice though. And the lunch was possibly the best yet. Rivals Skadden for best building. The view from the 39th floor was incredble. You could see the whole of Manhattan on one side, New Jersey on another, and Brooklyn/Queens on another. Of course there was a great Hudson River view too on 3 sides. At 6 I went to Hillel for Shabbat and then had dinner at my Barnard friends' apartment. It was crepe night, always a fun time.
Matisyahu
By Thursday I was just itching to be done with the week. Had the last senate meetign of the year at lunch. Oral argument practice for Moot Court after school. Caught a piece of a lecture on Law and Philosophy at 5 then went to the PILF mixer at 6 for beer and junk food. Only could stay half an hour 'cause I had to go hear the megillah reading at Hillel. It was a good reading and lots of people were in costume. Met up with my Barnard friends and went to the Purim Carnival at McIntosh. There was popcorn and cotton candy but they didn't order enough sandwiches. We saw the Purim shpiel (a funny play put on by some students) and hung out for a while. Went to Tom's for a rushed dinner 'cause there was a lack of food earlier. From there we went to the Matisyahu concert at Lerner. Unfortunately we got there on the late side and tickets were sold out. I was supposed to get extra tickets for a friend visiting from CA and we ended up having to get them from usurious scalpers. Oh well. Happens. The concert was a lot of fun but Matisyahu wasn't that great. I mean for a Chabadnik I guess he was, but the music was kinda slow for my taste. After the concert I went to the Parlour for a 1L party put on by student senate. It was a blast. 3 hours and 6 drinks later I took a cab home with some neighbors. Stopped by Koronets for a slice on the way. A lot of other 1Ls trickled through the restaurant throughout the hour we were there. Discussed politics and economics, ate our slices and got home around 4.
Sage Lunch
Wednesday I had lunch with professor Sage and I'm going to see if he can give me some job advice next week. We went to an Indian place on 121st or so. The lamb was ok.
West Law Perks
Went to a West Law training session Tues. Got a movie ticket, a leather portfolio, 1000 West Law points, and a $25 American Express gift certificate for 45 minutes of my time. I love the perks of law school. In the evening I went to an IP reception at Terrace in the Sky with Weil Gotshal. The attorneys were pretty nice, didn't have time to drink much though because I had a journal meeting at 8. After journal I went to Nacho's with a friend for beer and nachos. The beer was good,the nachos were not. Ran into a friend from Barnard while at the restaurant. Good times.
Brooklyn Legal Services
Monday I had a phone interview with Brooklyn Legal Services and I got an offer. Before accepting I'll need to see about funding of course. I also want to see how the in house counsel positions go. If I get offers from them too I'll have options. In the evening I went to the Wachtell reception. I had been tempted by the idea of making $250,000 starting salary and all the prestige that comes with working for the top NY firm but after meeting the attorney's that dream evaporated. No one I talked to worked less than 2700 hours last year and many worked over 3000. They had a cot room so attorneys could sleep without even leaving the office. When I asked one attorney why he was willing to work so hard he explained that the firm gives him everything he wants. Then he went off about how they gave him an electric stapler. Images from office space were running through my head at this point. Any place that people are willing to be enslaved for perks like electric staplers and money they have no time to spend is not a place for me. One partner had a wife and 3 kids who he said he "didn't see as much as I would like" (aka never) but was unwilling to give up the salary to have more time with them. I may be a budding corporate tool but I am definitely not
that bad!
Hudson Highland Interview
Friday was the last day of Spring break. I had a friend from CA in town so I met him for lunch at a midtown Deli. I don't remember the name but I wouldn't recommend it anyway. It was expensive and my corned beef sandwich was really dry. We also went for a stroll at the New York Public Library. I didn't find it all that impressive but it's a nice building. From there I walked to the East Side for an interview with Hudson Highland, a company that handles executive headhunting and needs a legal intern to work on some Sarbannes Oaxley compliance stuff. I think the interview went well. Should hear about a callback soon. Went to AISH Ha Torah for shabbat down on 83rd. Foolishly I walked. Took me forever and my feet got very tired. I met some interesting people, though the crowd was all older. The food was ok but I'm not eager to go back anytime too soon. Not really my scene and the AISH rabbis have always kinda scared me. They are like Chabad without the uniform.
St. Patrick's Day
Had an interview in the afternoon by phone with Genentech. Hope it went well, it looks like my best shot at getting back to California for the summer. I didn't go to the St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave because I got up late and then I didn't want to be away from the phone when the interviewer called but I saw some on TV. I really need to go next year. I called up an Irish-American 1L friend to go pub crawling in the evening. Her roomate and some of her roomate's friends came along too. It was the best evening I'd had in a long time. We went to
Tir na Nog by 34th St. at Penn Plaza. They were charging $10 cover but we went in anyway. They had a great live Irish band (I absolutely love Irish music 'cause my parents used to always play it on road trips) but the drinks were really pricey. Like 7 bucks for a beer. We drank it up anyway and danced and sang and generally had an amazing time. Some blond girl tried to pick me up but lost interest when she figured out how old I really am (she was 28 and thought I was 26). Still a nice ego boost. Got a ride home 'cause one of our party had a car. Way more convenient than subway or cab. On the way back we stopped at Tom's to satisfy our munchies.
