VOL. 4 // SUMMER 2014 What’s life without a streak of adventurousness? welcome aboard Ladies and Gentlemen, the Morningside Aeroplane. Below your seats you will find your aviation helmet, goggles, and the latest issue of The Muckraker – Issue 5: the Summer 2014 Travel Edition. We have quite the itinerary prepared for you today – we’ll travel around the world to hear about our fellow classmates’ summer experiences abroad, we’ll travel in time to reflect decided to go to on the reasons why we law school and where we are heading in our careers to pursue these goals, and heck, we’ll even catch a movie and
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finish a book or two along the way. So buckle up those helmets and put on those goggles, folks, ’cause believe me, you’re in for a Muckin’ wild ride.
The Pierrot Strike: Summering in Seoul and Musings Thereof [I]f there is one thing I learned working at a firm in Seoul this summer, it is the importance of having a hobby.
At the firm, I share a room with a junior associate, I am assigned a more senior mentor, and I get work from anybody and everybody. From my of different interaction with a variety lawyers, I have come to observe that a common denominator among the most successful attorneys in Korea is their composure. Regardless of whom they kind of time are speaking to or what crunch they are working under, good lawyers are always courteous, gentle, and firm. - David Lee, 2L The Drift from Public to Private: What Happens at the Split Road? All in all, through all the hurdles and uncertainties that come with striving towards careers in the public sector, what compels CLS students to pursue these careers is often the sense of pride in being part of the broader fight for social justice. Ultimately, even for those who aspire to make mid-career transitions from Biglaw to government, the pursuit of public service-oriented experiences during law school can lead to smoother transitions and allow them to maintain faith in their own commitment towards the greater good. - Prateek Vasireddy, 3L
The Cigarette Commute: Summering in Paris and Musings Thereof In the center of Paris (I dare not call it the heart, after all), the stores, the cheese, the people, even the firm I work for: everything seems imported… Frenchman, though, protesting amidst the sea of Can you even hear that tourists?
Then, at approximately six o’clock in the evening, the city loses its caution sea suddenly parts. And you see Paris and its and that aforementioned it, the cigarette commute. Of course, the people in the flesh. I call phenomenon is the one image I could never capture on film to place next to my framed Eiffel Tower. But as experiences go, it is one I’ll inexorably, undeniably, permanently associate with Paris. - Lane Feler, 3L
The 2L Summer Socialite’s Guide to Biglaw So there we have it – your inside look at how to live the high life at a variety of firms; or alternatively, friends where you should make and snag a plus-one spot. It has been a wild summer getting to pretend I belong at these events… old adage It’s been fun testing the
“the grass is always greener on the other side.”’ I took a stroll on the other side this summer, and it’s not grass at all – people are just walking on stacks of money. - Madiba Dennie, 3L
Hello From Geneva
However, no matter how pretty the ice capped mountains or how breathtaking Lake Léman could be, nothing quite matched the beauty of a large, overstuffed Chipotle burrito. It has been a truly wonderful summer, but I am very happy to come back home to New York. - Nirali Parikh, 2L
Know Before You Go:
Tips for Working Abroad Although it usually doesn’t feel like it, law school is a gift — a time to try a lot of different things without causing anyone to blink or question your commitment to any particular career path. - Eileen Kuo, 3L
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