oh, and one more thing.

dear law school in nyc:

i know the law school "give me your money" phonathon is going on, because my caller ID keeps registering your main number every day for the past two weeks. i don't answer, and you don't leave a message. my roommate says the phonathon is going on, and you are giving people free food to call alumni.

here's my answer: i'm not giving you any money until you are open and honest about employment statistics. i'm not one of your bitter alumni. in fact, i landed the job that i've wanted since entering. although i am doing well, i was very very lucky. a prospective 1L looking at that pie chart you publish every year would reasonably believe that a permanent $90,000 position is within reach of most people upon graduation. sadly, this is not the case, and you are aware of it. it is unconscionable.

until you stop extrapolating temp attorney rates to cover an entire year, you will not get a cent from me. in fact, i am actively warning people about temp document review, which can pay up to $60 an hour overtime, but is a career-killer, and once short term projects end, one can be unemployed for several months until the next project. half of the people in my 1L section did doc review their first year out. some are still doing it. and you multiply their hourly rates and add in overtime to create "salaries" that are utterly made up.

please stop doing this. it hurts your students. it hurts your alumni. it hurts your reputation in the legal community.

so, until then, buying shoes on ebay is a better use of my money.

warmly,

emily2