Kentucky or Louisville Forum

Power_of_Facing · Post by **Power_of_Facing** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:45 am

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making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:50 am

And working the lot on Sundays. And the hours are sporadic. You may have date planned evening but a customer shows up at 7:50 when you close at 8 and you end up staying until 10 with the customer and they still don't purchase. You're date is pissed and rightfully so and you didn't get the sale. As an attorney you can usually plan your weeks around big projects that you know will keep you at the office late.

bjsesq · Post by **bjsesq** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:55 am

making34 wrote:As an attorney you can usually plan your weeks around big projects that you know will keep you at the office late.

This depends entirely on where you are practicing. This is not true for much of biglaw. At all.

making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:05 am

bjsesq wrote:
making34 wrote:As an attorney you can usually plan your weeks around big projects that you know will keep you at the office late.
This depends entirely on where you are practicing. This is not true for much of biglaw. At all.

Good thing I don't want big law

MistakenGenius · Post by **MistakenGenius** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:07 am

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bjsesq · Post by **bjsesq** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:08 am

making34 wrote:
bjsesq wrote:
making34 wrote:As an attorney you can usually plan your weeks around big projects that you know will keep you at the office late.
This depends entirely on where you are practicing. This is not true for much of biglaw. At all.
Good thing I don't want big law

Just making a point that you shouldn't make blanket statements about what attorneys do and do not do, dude. Christ, you are annoying.

MistakenGenius · Post by **MistakenGenius** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:13 am

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making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:14 am

I don't mean to be hostile. Came here simply wanting to know thoughts on these two schools and have been given very little of that. That is what has been frustrating. And for the most part I have only been hostile to those who have been sarcastic, or condescending. I can appreciate your post. Thanks.

MistakenGenius wrote:OP, I'm not sure why you're being so hostile and obstinate to the people who posted here before me. You asked for help and they're giving you their honest opinion and trying to help. That's what this board is great for. Before I found this board, I was heading to University of South Carolina, thanks to their advice, I aimed my sights higher and am now headed to Yale. No one has a gun to your head to take these options.

Now, my answer to your question as to which to choose. Flip a coin. It doesn't matter all that much. They both give you a 10-15% chance at a good job. I could shoot you in your left knee or your right knee. At the end of the day, whichever you choose, you're still shot. That's not entirely fair, I think I'd rather be shot than risk my entire life and career on one of these toilets.The simple fact remains, the way the legal field is, if you don't know people/aren't famous, the trajectory of your career comes down to two numbers, your undergraduate GPA and you LSAT. Your GPA is mediocre, nothing you can do about that now. But you still have a chance to increase your LSAT and give yourself a fighting chance. Isn't that what you owe yourself considering you're going to be sacrificing +100k in COA and more than 300 grand in opportunity cost?

rickgrimes69 · Post by **rickgrimes69** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:20 am

making34 wrote:I don't mean to be hostile. Came here simply wanting to know thoughts on these two schools and have been given very little of that. That is what has been frustrating.

Could be because you hid extremely relevant information then acted insufferably smug to the people who gave advice without that knowledge

Or because you actually don't care about the legitimate advice you've been given and have disregarded exactly all of it

Or because you're giving up a job half the posters on this board would give their left nut to have so you can attend a mediocre law school at a bad price because you're too lazy to retake

etc etc

Danger Zone · Post by **Danger Zone** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:22 am

Not to mention the fact that the company is willing to pay for law school. OP you are honestly the worst.

bjsesq · Post by **bjsesq** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:26 am

In before: this is why TLS is so amusing. I am above this. Keep going gaiz. Also: Kelly Rowland will support me and let me go 5hol if I go to Louisville. Does this change anything, har har?

making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:45 am

bjsesq wrote:In before: this is why TLS is so amusing. I am above this. Keep going gaiz. Also: Kelly Rowland will support me and let me go 5hol if I go to Louisville. Does this change anything, har har?

MT Cicero · Post by **MT Cicero** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:48 am

making34 wrote: I understand tcr is retake, but im three years out from UG and ready to get started.

Excerpt from the OP. Can I provide my $.02 on just this portion?

Would one more year making good money and grinding really kill you? I say this because I've been in your shoes, just without the choice of leaving early. I decided to pursue law school after spending more and more time away from family as an Air Force officer. I make about $100k equivalent (with tax-free allowances) right now, but I was done with the 6-7 month deployments every other year and the 4-5 months gone in between doing training at various locations in the US.

I made the decision with still about 2 years left in my commitment and another deployment looming. So I know about being ready to get started, trust me. I'm starting this fall 12 years out of undergrad. You know what? I'm still a young dude!

So, if you'd rather not do the in-house job and you think you'll find much more fulfillment as a lawyer, give yourself the best shot at being one away from that job. I too want to return to a medium-sized market so I don't have to uproot the family. But I studied for the LSAT like my life depended on it (although I had only 8-9 weeks due to the deployment) so I could get into a school with very good prospects for a job. I was absolutely ready to retake if necessary. Fortunately, I didn't have to.

You don't know what options may/may not interest you a 1/2/3 years down the road. Either a) attend a school that provides you more of them or b) attend a school with limited options in the area you want for free or damn close to it.

I suspect it wouldn't take much of a bump to get UK or UL for free if that's absolutely where you want to be.

ManoftheHour · Post by **ManoftheHour** » Fri May 23, 2014 1:31 pm

making34 wrote:And you continue to be a part of it. Thanks for joining. But just to be clear, going to law school for 65k of debt with a garunteed 100k job is stupid? Now I understand. Thanks bjsesq

making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:22 pm

ManoftheHour wrote:
making34 wrote:And you continue to be a part of it. Thanks for joining. But just to be clear, going to law school for 65k of debt with a garunteed 100k job is stupid? Now I understand. Thanks bjsesq

Typos are pretty funny. Hope I'm not being too hostile.

making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:29 pm

And soco law, I appreciate your response.

MT Cicero · Post by **MT Cicero** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:34 pm

making34 wrote:And soco law, I appreciate your response.

No problem. Please consider it! It's a very learnable test...might as well jump into the 160s and get paid if you want to hang in KY. And if you've got 2 retakes, you've got Sep/Dec to knock it out.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:43 pm

making34 wrote:
ManoftheHour wrote:
making34 wrote:And you continue to be a part of it. Thanks for joining. But just to be clear, going to law school for 65k of debt with a garunteed 100k job is stupid? Now I understand. Thanks bjsesq

Typos are pretty funny. Hope I'm not being too hostile.

It's not a typo when you do it four times. You also used the wrong "there" last page.

star fox · Post by **star fox** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:45 pm

The one with better basketball.

making34 · Post by **making34** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:01 pm

john7234797 wrote:The one with better basketball.

Obvi uk then.

ldlamb · Post by **ldlamb** » Fri May 23, 2014 3:09 pm

Its simple. If you really want to work in Louisville or have some sort of in there, then go to UofL. Its less expensive and if you look at the rolls at Boehl stopher, stites Harbison, etc. there are plenty of Louisville alums

If you think you might want anywhere else in Ky, or possibly Cincy, nashville, Indy. Then Uk has better reach.

johnnyquest · Post by **johnnyquest** » Fri May 23, 2014 8:26 pm

ldlamb wrote:Its simple. If you really want to work in Louisville or have some sort of in there, then go to UofL. Its less expensive and if you look at the rolls at Boehl stopher, stites Harbison, etc. there are plenty if Louisville alums

If you think you might want anywhere else in Ky, or possibly Cincy, nashville, Indy. Then Uk has better reach.

To get those firms, you'll have to be top 5% or have great connections. Not likely.

johnnyquest · Post by **johnnyquest** » Fri May 23, 2014 8:30 pm

johnnyquest wrote:
ldlamb wrote:Its simple. If you really want to work in Louisville or have some sort of in there, then go to UofL. Its less expensive and if you look at the rolls at Boehl stopher, stites Harbison, etc. there are plenty if Louisville alums

If you think you might want anywhere else in Ky, or possibly Cincy, nashville, Indy. Then Uk has better reach.
To get those firms, you'll have to be top 5% or have great connections. Not likely.

Not sure about BSG...definitely Stites though.

cron1834 · Post by **cron1834** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:29 pm

If you actually have a guaranteed 6-fig job, then obviously it's irrelevant where you go. Why would you even bother to post the original question if this was the case? What the hell do these schools' job placement numbers have to do with you, if you in fact have a job lined up? Go wherever you want.

On the other hand, if your "job guarantee" is something less than a guarantee (which it is, unless you have a contract), then you should probably go to better schools.

MistakenGenius · Post by **MistakenGenius** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:55 pm

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