GPA 3.1 from a T50-100 strong regional school clerking for a DJ in a competitive district. Under 50% ranking. Do I include GPA on resumes or not for big law job search?

I heard the general advice is to include any GPAs above a 3.0, but not sure what to do here.

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I was a clerk once and now I’m on a hiring committee, in my opinion, don’t include GPA. I’m not sure if it’s a generational thing (millennial) but most of us in the firm think it’s a bit tacky tbh 😬

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Part of the job is knowing how to sell things and present them effectively, so to some extent, I think you’re doing well to be skeptical of anything that you think might make you look bad.

Frankly, I always appreciate it when people avoid including potentially negative information on the résumé. Obviously, not to the point of lying, but I’m hiring for litigation. I really don’t want people who put their worst qualities in bold on the top of their résumé. One of my best hires was someone who had a two year gap between graduation and bar admission, but definitely didn’t put their year of admission on the résumé. Smart cookie.

No don’t do that.

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