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re: Harvard Law Grad Sues After She Failed Bar Exam and Lost $160k Per Year Job
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:35 am to LoveThatMoney
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:35 am to LoveThatMoney
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I understand, generally, the need for test accommodations, but in what world is she living thinking that going into BigLaw with Anxiety, Depression and Memory Loss is a good idea? Jesus.
This. The stupid bar exam is nothing.
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Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:35 am to SabiDojo
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depression and anxiety disorder, in addition to cognitive difficulties, including memory loss
Perfect candidate for a top-tier East Coast-based law firm. Who wouldn't hire her?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:35 am to SabiDojo
lol wow
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:36 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I cannot tell from this whether she'd be a terrible lawyer or a great one
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:36 am to SabiDojo
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$160k Per Year Job
It's $180K now unless she had an offer from a crappy firm.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:36 am to SEClint
Mr. Gore, I attempted to avoid Reddit in an effort to reduce my carbon footprint. Yet, despite my efforts Reddit was thrust upon me, undoubtedly causing irreparable harm to the environment. I believe this harm can be assuaged by you depositing the paltry sum of $10 million into the bank account of my choosing.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:36 am to SabiDojo
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Wyche alleges that she requested to be given 50% extra-time, stop-clock breaks and a private testing room.
All the qualities people would want in a lawyer I suppose.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:36 am to SabiDojo
Plaintiff Tamara Wyche
Excuse me judge, I'm going to need to be given 50% more time than opposing counsel to make my opening and closing arguments and I'll need everyone to leave the room when I do so.
Excuse me client, I'm going to need to bill you 50% more hours on this project increasing your costs by 50% over a comparable attorney. It just takes me more time to figure things out.
Excuse me senior partner, I'm going to need to take a 20 minute break every hour while everyone else continues this document review. It's just too stressful to work for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm sure my coworkers won't mind.
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Wyche alleges that she requested to be given 50% extra-time, stop-clock breaks and a private testing room.
Excuse me judge, I'm going to need to be given 50% more time than opposing counsel to make my opening and closing arguments and I'll need everyone to leave the room when I do so.
Excuse me client, I'm going to need to bill you 50% more hours on this project increasing your costs by 50% over a comparable attorney. It just takes me more time to figure things out.
Excuse me senior partner, I'm going to need to take a 20 minute break every hour while everyone else continues this document review. It's just too stressful to work for more than a few minutes at a time. I'm sure my coworkers won't mind.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:37 am to SabiDojo
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When she first applied to take the bar exam, Wyche alleges that she requested to be given 50% extra-time, stop-clock breaks and a private testing room. She also alleges that she attached letters from doctors confirming her diagnoses and a letter from Harvard that confirmed she received similar accommodations from the law school.
I hate this shite at law school
Accommodating for cognitive issues in a competitive and academic environment is idiotic. If you get in a wreck and you want the law school to hold your spot during recovery, fine. Same for an employer.
But if your issues keep you from performing in a quality and timely manner? Absolutely not. I think if you take accommodations in law school (for stuff like this, not people who need wheelchair access or a braille computer) you should be forced to forfeit your class ranking.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:37 am to SabiDojo
who wants a lawyer that suffers from memory loss?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:37 am to SabiDojo
So could I have sued if I had failed the PE and lost my job as a result?
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:37 am to SabiDojo
Sounds as if she was educated byond her intelligence.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:38 am to SabiDojo
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According to the complaint, Tamara Wyche claims the New York State Board of Law Examiners violated the Americans With Disabilities Act when they refused to provide special accommodations to her when she sat for the bar exam. Wyche claims to suffer from depression and anxiety disorder, in addition to cognitive difficulties, including memory loss, as the result of a 2009 ATV accident.
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She also alleges that she attached letters from doctors confirming her diagnoses and a letter from Harvard that confirmed she received similar accommodations from the law school.
Well if the NY state bar examiners violated whatever process they have for granting accommodations, then it sounds like she has a pretty good case.
Bar exam format is dumb af anyway. Has any lawyer ever had to write a 5+ page memo off the top of their head in 2 hours or less?
I mean shite, anyone can pass the fricking LA bar. All you have to do is memorize the last 2 or 3 iterations of the test answers. You don't need any formal legal education at all.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:38 am to Black n Gold
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Lawyers suing lawyers. I can get behind that.
She's not a lawyer. She hasn't passed or been admitted to the bar.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:38 am to SabiDojo
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“the stigma attaching to bar exam failures” caused her to lose the opportunity to work at a top-tier East Coast based law firm
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:39 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Has any lawyer ever had to write a 5+ page memo off the top of their head in 2 hours or less?
...I have.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:39 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Bar exam format is dumb af anyway. Has any lawyer ever had to write a 5+ page memo off the top of their head in 2 hours or less?
I mean shite, anyone can pass the fricking LA bar. All you have to do is memorize the last 2 or 3 iterations of the test answers. You don't need any formal legal education at all.
I sort of agree but it's a decent way of testing one's ability to prepare for something difficult and perform under pressure.
Plus NY is magnitudes more difficult than LA obviously
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:39 am to dyslexic
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Sounds as if she was educated byond her intelligence.
I'd point out your error in this sentence, but Chicken said we are to give you accommodations due to your dyslexia.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:40 am to logjamming
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She's not a lawyer. She hasn't passed or been admitted to the bar.
She passed on her third try last year. She's suing because her second failure (she was granted 50% extra time and a smaller testing room but no extra time for breaks) caused her to lose her job.
This post was edited on 6/30/16 at 11:41 am
Posted on 6/30/16 at 11:40 am to SabiDojo
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Wyche claims to suffer from depression and anxiety disorder, in addition to cognitive difficulties, including memory loss, as the result of a 2009 ATV accident.
Sounds like just the person to put your life in the hands of in court.
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