I Definitely Do NOT Recommend Law School Forum

[GATORTIM]

Yeah, all you need to do is "work hard" and "network".

::snicker::

or play Atari in your grandma's basement while surfin' TLS

[MTal]

Yeah, all you need to do is "work hard" and "network".

::snicker::

or play Atari in your grandma's basement while surfin' TLS

My guess is this is much more likely to happen when you plop down 100k plus to attend a rancid to TTT as....ahem....some here are currently doing.

[Grizz]

Matthies is trying to convince these kids that they should blow $150,000 of money they don't have on a legal education. This guy is a joke.

All he is saying is that if your going to go the Law school you better put forth fucking effort looking for a job and don't sit around waiting for everything to fall in your goddamn lap.

Yeah, all you need to do is "work hard" and "network".

::snicker::

I AM A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE AND I REFUSE TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE!

Mommy and Daddy said it, so there.

[ResolutePear]

This Thread. It just won't die...

[D. H2Oman]

lol @ Northwestern, I wish I could go to a school named after a random direction.

[romothesavior]

lol @ Northwestern, I wish I could go to a school named after a random direction.

lol @ Northwestern for being in the middle of the country

lol @ GULC students trolling Northwestern

lol @ WUSTL for being WUSTL

[awinedarksea]

As someone who just took a leave of absence from a top-20 law school because of the shitty job prospects, I do not recommend going to a school outside the top 10 or 15 if it involves taking on any debt and/or you want to go into BigLaw or civil rights or similarly competitive areas of the law. The job market is MISERABLE and is going to stay that way for a long time to come. I pat myself on the back for my decision to leave law school every time I get an e-mail from the dean trying to give panic-stricken students some feeble hope of finding jobs...

[ResolutePear]

lol @ Northwestern, I wish I could go to a school named after a random direction.

lol @ Northwestern for being in the middle of the country

lol @ GULC students trolling Northwestern

lol @ WUSTL for being WUSTL

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[OliverWendellHomie]

Ahhh this thread is great. The arrogance of 0Ls is quite a spectacle.

[Rock Chalk]

lol @ Northwestern, I wish I could go to a school named after a random direction.

I lol'd.

[rundoxierun]

I just looked at the expected 2010 NALP Data for the major firms in my target markets (San Fran Bay area+Chicago) and I must admit, I am now terrified of going to law school.

[kalvano]

So don't go.

[rundoxierun]

So don't go.

Ehh the terror can be my motivation.. it definitely shortened the list of schools Im applying to and the price I am willing to pay though.

[ResolutePear]

So don't go.

Ehh the terror can be my motivation.. it definitely shortened the list of schools Im applying to and the price I am willing to pay though.

There's somebody at the door for you, he's called opportunity.

He's Chuck Norris' cousin, if you didn't know already.

[General Tso]

Yeah, all you need to do is "work hard" and "network".

::snicker::

or play Atari in your grandma's basement while surfin' TLS

My guess is this is much more likely to happen when you plop down 100k plus to attend a rancid to TTT as....ahem....some here are currently doing.

Dude you went to Stetson? I see now why you gave it up...

[observationalist]

Because the OP/flame happened to mention the Law School Transparency Project, I want to point out that we're set to make our official information request on Monday. Schools will have 60 days to commit to disclosing full employment lists in the future, and then come next February (when schools report Class of 2010 data to ABA/NALP/USNews) we will post the information we received and hopefully shed some more light on the jobs that are out there. Someone recommended that we include average debt levels in addition to starting salaries, which I think combined would do a lot to show prospectives how much law school actually costs compared to potential earnings (for at least the first year).

If anyone's aware of surveys their school does for graduates 2/5/10-years out, we're interested in potentially documenting that as well. For at least some schools, graduates have a hard time getting work in the first year but may be doing better down the road if they apprentice up with solo practitioners in smaller markets.

G'luck to people still figuring out where (or if) to go. I had a great three years, and am happy my school is paying for me to do public interest work down in Chile with my SO after this whole bar exam business is over.

[romothesavior]

Because the OP/flame happened to mention the Law School Transparency Project, I want to point out that we're set to make our official information request on Monday. Schools will have 60 days to commit to disclosing full employment lists in the future, and then come next February (when schools report Class of 2010 data to ABA/NALP/USNews) we will post the information we received and hopefully shed some more light on the jobs that are out there. Someone recommended that we include average debt levels in addition to starting salaries, which I think combined would do a lot to show prospectives how much law school actually costs compared to potential earnings (for at least the first year).

If anyone's aware of surveys their school does for graduates 2/5/10-years out, we're interested in potentially documenting that as well. For at least some schools, graduates have a hard time getting work in the first year but may be doing better down the road if they apprentice up with solo practitioners in smaller markets.

G'luck to people still figuring out where (or if) to go. I had a great three years, and am happy my school is paying for me to do public interest work down in Chile with my SO after this whole bar exam business is over.

Thanks and good luck. You are an incredibly valuable asset to TLS and to the legal community.

[GATORTIM]

Yeah, all you need to do is "work hard" and "network".

::snicker::

or play Atari in your grandma's basement while surfin' TLS

My guess is this is much more likely to happen when you plop down 100k plus to attend a rancid to TTT as....ahem....some here are currently doing.

Dude you went to Stetson? I see now why you gave it up...

[powerlurker]

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[Thirteen]

Because the OP/flame happened to mention the Law School Transparency Project, I want to point out that we're set to make our official information request on Monday. Schools will have 60 days to commit to disclosing full employment lists in the future, and then come next February (when schools report Class of 2010 data to ABA/NALP/USNews) we will post the information we received and hopefully shed some more light on the jobs that are out there. Someone recommended that we include average debt levels in addition to starting salaries, which I think combined would do a lot to show prospectives how much law school actually costs compared to potential earnings (for at least the first year).

If anyone's aware of surveys their school does for graduates 2/5/10-years out, we're interested in potentially documenting that as well. For at least some schools, graduates have a hard time getting work in the first year but may be doing better down the road if they apprentice up with solo practitioners in smaller markets.

G'luck to people still figuring out where (or if) to go. I had a great three years, and am happy my school is paying for me to do public interest work down in Chile with my SO after this whole bar exam business is over.

Thanks and good luck. You are an incredibly valuable asset to TLS and to the legal community.

+1

[ResolutePear]

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I'm thinking.. 25 bucks. Okay, fine - 30 bucks.

[seeodywhy]

I don't understand. Why be mean to the guy? I know some of you believe he may be lying about his credentials but come on. That is absolutley no reason to attack the man personally. Somehow we all manage to avoid lashing out at assholes all day then get behind a keyboard and grow brass balls. Stop being dicks. Some of the info in this thread is worthwhile. Without the 15 pages worth of people acting like preschoolers some people may actually get some advice about the other side of the coin.

[observationalist]

Because the OP/flame happened to mention the Law School Transparency Project, I want to point out that we're set to make our official information request on Monday. Schools will have 60 days to commit to disclosing full employment lists in the future, and then come next February (when schools report Class of 2010 data to ABA/NALP/USNews) we will post the information we received and hopefully shed some more light on the jobs that are out there. Someone recommended that we include average debt levels in addition to starting salaries, which I think combined would do a lot to show prospectives how much law school actually costs compared to potential earnings (for at least the first year).

If anyone's aware of surveys their school does for graduates 2/5/10-years out, we're interested in potentially documenting that as well. For at least some schools, graduates have a hard time getting work in the first year but may be doing better down the road if they apprentice up with solo practitioners in smaller markets.

G'luck to people still figuring out where (or if) to go. I had a great three years, and am happy my school is paying for me to do public interest work down in Chile with my SO after this whole bar exam business is over.

Thanks and good luck. You are an incredibly valuable asset to TLS and to the legal community.

+1

Thanks gang. Be sure to voice your support at school if you think it's worth it for them to commit to releasing more information.

[Mr. Matlock]

I don't understand. Why be mean to the guy? I know some of you believe he may be lying about his credentials but come on. That is absolutley no reason to attack the man personally. Somehow we all manage to avoid lashing out at assholes all day then get behind a keyboard and grow brass balls. Stop being dicks. Some of the info in this thread is worthwhile. Without the 15 pages worth of people acting like preschoolers some people may actually get some advice about the other side of the coin.

You tell 'em dude!!! Rock on!

So Cliff Lee to the Rangers. Thank fucking god the Yankees blew that one.

[98234872348]

Thanks gang. Be sure to voice your support at school if you think it's worth it for them to commit to releasing more information.

Will be sending an email to the relevant parties shortly.