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Model Law Firm Rejection Letter, and a Classic Practical Joke
Posted by Alan Childress Beyond our previous posts here and here on [true] rejection letters from law firms, consider this model response letter published in '05 by Harvard Law Record: Dear Ms...

Student Party: Western
Wednesday, September 17The London Tap Houseimages/stories/Westernparty1.jpgimages/stories/Westernparty2.jpgimages/stories/Westernparty3.jpgimages/stories/Westernparty4.jpgimages/stories/Westernparty5...

Student Party: Osgoode & U of T
Tuesday, September 16The Pilot Tavern*Special thanks to Merina Crowe for taking photos! images/stories/Toronto1.jpgimages/stories/Toronto2.jpgimages/stories/Toronto3.jpgimages/stories/Toronto4...

Rejection of Plea Agreement OK Despite Court's Receipt of Undisclosed Victim Impact Evidence
U.S. v. Rakes, 2007 WL 4510264 (12/26/07)(Published) - The 10th acknowledges the defendant's arguments "have force," but rejects them all. The 10th affirms the d.ct.'s rejection of the defendant's plea agreement that would have resulted in a sentence of 9 months [after trial, the defendant ended up with a sentence of 63 months!), where, prior to the plea rejection, and unbeknownst to the defendant, the victim, who was an AUSA, had written to the judge explaining the impact on her of the defendant's threatening letter...

Employment Application Humor
Not Hired, via Evil HR Lady, posts amusing letters from (presumably still unemployed) job applicants. Here's a rejection letter worth checking out. rb

Law Professor Lateraling 101: Part 7 (Rejection Is A Dish Best Served Cold)
I know, I know, before I start getting smart ass comments from the likes of Slater and Moss, that it is "revenge" that is the dish in question, but it seems to me that rejection is also quite a frosty platter as well...

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