C/O 2017 Age Range Forum

[twenty]

I honestly can't imagine starting law school at 20. I know people do it, but seriously?

[jts723]

22, but I turn 23 in July.

[BentleyLittle]

27 -- been out of UG 6 years

yay for us olds!

+1. Although getting invitations for ASW "non-traditional" events makes me feel particularly old. I feel the same as I did at 21.

[WaltGrace83]

I honestly can't imagine starting law school at 20. I know people do it, but seriously?

Not to disparage anyone that does this but I just see no benefit to starting that young. I don't even see a benefit to being a KJD. Being an attorney at 23 (maybe even 22!) though just seems insane. If I was an employer, I just don't know if I could take such a young person seriously. I guess some people just really want to start their career but I guess I see it as the next 40 years of my life regardless so I find value in living a bit/gaining some work experience before giving my life to one profession. Just my opinion though.

[McAvoy]

I honestly can't imagine starting law school at 20. I know people do it, but seriously?

Not to disparage anyone that does this but I just see no benefit to starting that young. I don't even see a benefit to being a KJD. Being an attorney at 23 (maybe even 22!) though just seems insane. If I was an employer, I just don't know if I could take such a young person seriously. I guess some people just really want to start their career but I guess I see it as the next 40 years of my life regardless so I find value in living a bit/gaining some work experience before giving my life to one profession. Just my opinion though.

Louis Brandeis says hi. As does all-star prosecutor Will McAvoy.

[twenty]

Louis Brandeis says hi.

Keeping in mind that LL.Bs were undergraduate degrees.

[cricketlove00]

The fact that being 25 made me part of a range of ages to 30 freaked me out just now.

[francesfarmer]

I honestly can't imagine starting law school at 20. I know people do it, but seriously?

Not to disparage anyone that does this but I just see no benefit to starting that young. I don't even see a benefit to being a KJD. Being an attorney at 23 (maybe even 22!) though just seems insane. If I was an employer, I just don't know if I could take such a young person seriously. I guess some people just really want to start their career but I guess I see it as the next 40 years of my life regardless so I find value in living a bit/gaining some work experience before giving my life to one profession. Just my opinion though.

Louis Brandeis says hi. As does all-star prosecutor Will McAvoy.

I personally am glad I've spent the last 5 years of my life partying and building a cool resume but you know, to each their own

[phillywc]

I understand why people take time off, but I both feel ready for law school and have choices in front of me that make law school worth attending this cycle.

Sure I'll be interviewing just after my 22nd birthday. But I can also leave big law with over 5 years of experience before I turn 30. That is kinda cool.

[Yea All Right]

Come on out all you K-JDs, I need someone to sing TayTay's 22 with...

[jphiggo]

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[Moonlight]

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[anyriotgirl]

I honestly can't imagine starting law school at 20. I know people do it, but seriously?

Not to disparage anyone that does this but I just see no benefit to starting that young. I don't even see a benefit to being a KJD. Being an attorney at 23 (maybe even 22!) though just seems insane. If I was an employer, I just don't know if I could take such a young person seriously. I guess some people just really want to start their career but I guess I see it as the next 40 years of my life regardless so I find value in living a bit/gaining some work experience before giving my life to one profession. Just my opinion though.

Louis Brandeis says hi. As does all-star prosecutor Will McAvoy.

Louis Brandeis practiced in the early half of the 20th century. Doesn't count. Anyway, my firm hires paralegals (aka me) straight out of college, and the lawyers I work for clearly think of us as green kids, especially at first. Because we are. I'm sure having a law degree would mitigate that to an extent, but not by much.

[phillywc]

Louis Brandeis practiced in the early half of the 20th century. Doesn't count. Anyway, my firm hires paralegals (aka me) straight out of college, and the lawyers I work for clearly think of us as green kids, especially at first. Because we are. I'm sure having a law degree would mitigate that to an extent, but not by much.

If you exude confidence and maturity, it doesn't matter a bit how old you are. What could matter is how old you look, if you have a super young face it could count against you, but dressing appropriately would alleviate most of that, I would think.

[Hat.trick]

I will be 20 when i apply and 20 when i start law school. Only for a week though, my 21st birthday will be in my first month of law school

[yeslekkkk]

I will be 20 when i apply and 20 when i start law school. Only for a week though, my 21st birthday will be in my first month of law school

Please take a year or two off. Go move to Vegas. Do anything else.

[anyriotgirl]

Louis Brandeis practiced in the early half of the 20th century. Doesn't count. Anyway, my firm hires paralegals (aka me) straight out of college, and the lawyers I work for clearly think of us as green kids, especially at first. Because we are. I'm sure having a law degree would mitigate that to an extent, but not by much.

If you exude confidence and maturity, it doesn't matter a bit how old you are. What could matter is how old you look, if you have a super young face it could count against you, but dressing appropriately would alleviate most of that, I would think.

I mean obviously I don't know your life, and I'm not going to make an attempt to persuade you to wait a bit, but after having spent some time in the workforce, I just don't think that's true. Of course this is all subjective, and anecdotal to my own personal experience (and I am probably biased because my firm skews older), but it seems to me that people find it v difficult to see someone who is the same age as your child (or the age of someone you could have babysat) as a peer.

[phillywc]

I mean obviously I don't know your life, and I'm not going to make an attempt to persuade you to wait a bit, but after having spent some time in the workforce, I just don't think that's true. Of course this is all subjective, and anecdotal to my own personal experience (and I am probably biased because my firm skews older), but it seems to me that people find it v difficult to see someone who is the same age as your child (or the age of someone you could have babysat) as a peer.

I manage people much older than me and it has never been a problem. One of the people I manage is over 3 times my age.

[mt2165]

Another 20 year old checking in, cue the dissidence....lol but I have wondered if it's too early

[ScottRiqui]

I mean obviously I don't know your life, and I'm not going to make an attempt to persuade you to wait a bit, but after having spent some time in the workforce, I just don't think that's true. Of course this is all subjective, and anecdotal to my own personal experience (and I am probably biased because my firm skews older), but it seems to me that people find it v difficult to see someone who is the same age as your child (or the age of someone you could have babysat) as a peer.

I manage people much older than me and it has never been a problem. One of the people I manage is over 3 times my age.

I'm not saying you'll have problems, but keep in mind that she's talking about peer relationships, not manager/subordinate relationships. Managing older people is a different matter, because you have the benefit of positional authority over them (you're the manager). It's different when you're significantly younger than the people who are on the same level of the org chart as you, or when it's your manager looking at all of you and seeing you as the "kid" of the group.

[anyriotgirl]

I mean obviously I don't know your life, and I'm not going to make an attempt to persuade you to wait a bit, but after having spent some time in the workforce, I just don't think that's true. Of course this is all subjective, and anecdotal to my own personal experience (and I am probably biased because my firm skews older), but it seems to me that people find it v difficult to see someone who is the same age as your child (or the age of someone you could have babysat) as a peer.

I manage people much older than me and it has never been a problem. One of the people I manage is over 3 times my age.

I'm not saying you'll have problems, but keep in mind that she's talking about peer relationships, not manager/subordinate relationships. Managing older people is a different matter, because you have the benefit of positional authority over them (you're the manager). It's different when you're significantly younger than the people who are on the same level of the org chart as you, or when it's your manager looking at all of you and seeing you as the "kid" of the group.

Yes, right on, thanks. I am not saying that people are going to think any less of you, but they very well may relate to you differently, which can be hard to deal with (emotionally) sometimes. My lawyers respect me and my work, and we are friendly, but we're not friends in the same way that I am friends with the associate who is two years older than me.

[yeslekkkk]

Another 20 year old checking in, cue the dissidence....lol but I have wondered if it's too early

Do something else with your life for a year or two. Gees. I would have hated going straight from undergrad to law school.

[ManoftheHour]

The fact that being 25 made me part of a range of ages to 30 freaked me out just now.

[chneyo]

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[Tiago Splitter]

I mean obviously I don't know your life, and I'm not going to make an attempt to persuade you to wait a bit, but after having spent some time in the workforce, I just don't think that's true. Of course this is all subjective, and anecdotal to my own personal experience (and I am probably biased because my firm skews older), but it seems to me that people find it v difficult to see someone who is the same age as your child (or the age of someone you could have babysat) as a peer.

I manage people much older than me and it has never been a problem. One of the people I manage is over 3 times my age.

I'm not saying you'll have problems, but keep in mind that she's talking about peer relationships, not manager/subordinate relationships. Managing older people is a different matter, because you have the benefit of positional authority over them (you're the manager). It's different when you're significantly younger than the people who are on the same level of the org chart as you, or when it's your manager looking at all of you and seeing you as the "kid" of the group.

You guys are acting like the dude's 11 years old or something. He's already in his 20's and will be 3 years older when he starts at a firm. That isn't that young. I'm 30 and while I appreciated the time off and it probably helped me in the classroom, I wish I had started law school sooner.