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Hey everybody!
My childhood best friend has been an associate at Paul Weiss (prestigious big law firm--JY actually worked there) for about 8 years. He went to Columbia Law School and clerked for a State Supreme Court judge (now I'll stop talking about him). What do you think about a LOR from him saying, 'I've known him for 25 years, and in my experience in the legal profession, I think he'd be remarkably successful because of X reason, Y reason, Z reason." Does that seem weird? Thanks for any input!
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I think we've reached a verdict...
No
@2396 said:
Voting no on the LOR but hopefully he can help you network.
Yeah, especially if he makes partner (at 8 years he should be up or not really soon), you really have an advantage at that department once you graduate from law school, OP.
Voting no on the LOR but hopefully he can help you network.
It's a truly wonderful idea! For other applicants, that is.
Yeah, I agree with everyone else here. There is a good reason for schools to think that friends are biased. The same goes for family members.
That is definitely a bad idea.
Hard “no” on friends and family for LOR.
Honestly, wouldn't go that route. They want references from either professors or someone who has been a direct supervisor and knows your work. Someone who hasn't been in either of those positions related to you is not going to be what they are looking for.