By: Saucy Intruder
Saucy Intruder is an advice column for law students by law students. If you need advice, please direct your questions to [email protected].
Hi Saucy Intruder,
After my OCIs, I sent a three-paragraph thank you email to my interviewers. One of the interviewers emailed back and signed off with “Talk soon.” I figured I’m guaranteed to get an in-firm interview, so I bought a brand new $7000 suit. If they don’t give me an in-firm interview, can I complain to the LSO?
Warmest regards,
DeLusion Al
Dear Mr. Al,
“Talk soon” means more than just an in-firm interview. It means not only do you have the job, you’re also being considered for partnership. It’s time to update everyone on LinkedIn, including people with whom you’ve only ever made awkward eye contact at school.
Forget about complaining to the LSO. If that firm doesn’t give you the job, you would be well within your legal rights to sue that firm for negligent misrepresentation resulting in economic loss.
Not so sure about working at this particular firm? That’s okay! It’s still a great opportunity to let fellow 2Ls know that you’re better than them.
Hi Saucy,
I’m in 1L. Every time I meet an upper-year student they give me unsolicited advice, tell me not to worry about anything, and that everything will turn out fine. They then go on to talk about how they landed in New York the moment they stepped foot into Jackman.
On the other hand, being around other 1Ls is stress-inducing. As I try to work through my LRW assignment, I’m starting to feel like I’m just average. How do I get rid of imposter syndrome and get my inflated ego back?
Sincerely,
PPP
Dear PPP,
You probably feel like you’re average because you are average. And maybe you don’t have imposter syndrome, you might actually just be an imposter. Have you considered that your inflated ego may have actually made you quite unlikeable and given you unrealistic expectations? If you come to terms with this, then maybe you’ll be able to focus on finally understanding promissory estoppel.
Any time law school begins to stress you out, just walk it off. If you find that too awkward to do but still want to avoid the inevitable stress-inducing conversations, I suggest simply not coming to class (tuition is sunk cost anyways).
Dear Denning,
I know that the new café sucks, but it’s sooo convenient so I took my crush there last week. I got a smoothie from there. They didn’t have any straws, so I popped open the lid to sip on my smoothie. But I spilled it all over myself in front of my crush!
Can I sue Terima for negligence?
Thanks,
Thirsty for Love
Hi Thirsty,
First, I am not Denning. And this is no tort.
Second, even before you spilled the smoothie (who gets a smoothie from a café??), your crush was most definitely not interested. You know that the law school has gone through more cafés than you have exes. You know that it is notoriously over-priced. In fact, your crush may have a torts case against you for the distress that you put them through.
Next time (not that there will be a next time), try walking 10 minutes in any direction of your choosing, and you’ll find a better place with straws!
Stay saucy!
