after law school contingency plans? Forum

[summoner]

I know, I know, you're all special snowflakes who will buck the trend and great jobs right after law school because you'll get better grades, work harder, network better, etc., but I really am curious; does anyone actually have a contingency plan? If you're going into $150,000 of debt, do you have a plan on what to do if you graduate and can't get a job in 6 months or a year after graduation? Not trying to troll, or flame, just seriously trying to understand the 0L thought process.

[bk1]

I've got some cyanide pills.

[FromRussiaWithLove]

IBR/ICR

[Sell Manilla]

My plans don't include debt.
Odds increase significantly that I'll be without a law job, but that's an easier pill to stomach than the possibility of $200K (if you include living etc. for 3 yrs) & still no law job.

[bk1]

Really? You're all taking the JDU troll seriously?

[peterstein]

patent prosecution.

how is that a contingency plan?

[jmhendri]

patent prosecution leather prostitution.

ftfm

[sundevil77]

I'm depending on my specialness I suppose . Really, though, the fallback would be working for a parent that's a solo. Wouldn't be ideal or pay much for that matter, but it's something. Maybe choose a different career path? MBA? I don't think many people could stomach the thought or afford 12 years of med school after completing a JD.

I could always work for a doc review gulag in NYC. But I heard the competition is kind of stiff

[KibblesAndVick]

I know, I know, you're all special snowflakes who will buck the trend and great jobs right after law school because you'll get better grades, work harder, network better, etc., but I really am curious; does anyone actually have a contingency plan? If you're going into $150,000 of debt, do you have a plan on what to do if you graduate and can't get a job in 6 months or a year after graduation? Not trying to troll, or flame, just seriously trying to understand the 0L thought process.

I was going to write a scam blog.

That or start selling drugs. I'll use my networking skillz to create a robust book of clients while I get established doing criminal defense.

[03121202698008]

Back in the military for another 10 years and retire at age 40 as a Major.

Or work for my families abstracting company.

[bk1]

because I don't want to do it, and it would be easy to get hired to do this at a small shop for mediocre pay? Smells of contingency plan.

OP asked if you had 6 figures of debt and get NO JOB AT ALL, what would you do.

Besides the fact that it is a stupid question, the only realistic options are keep trying, flee the country, or killself.

[sundevil77]

I heard they're taking applications for 2020 Census workers. Sounds promising...

[drdolittle]

Not trying to troll, or flame

But you are a special snowflake?

[KibblesAndVick]

I heard they're taking applications for 2020 Census workers. Sounds promising...

Is there any better job security than a constitutional mandate?

[Knock]

I know, I know, you're all special snowflakes who will buck the trend and great jobs right after law school because you'll get better grades, work harder, network better, etc., but I really am curious; does anyone actually have a contingency plan? If you're going into $150,000 of debt, do you have a plan on what to do if you graduate and can't get a job in 6 months or a year after graduation? Not trying to troll, or flame, just seriously trying to understand the 0L thought process.

Start hoping that TLS begins paying us per post.

[romothesavior]

I'm fairly certain I have a good non-legal backup plan that would allow me to get hired for a legal job within a few years.

[hellokitty]

Moving out of the country to avoid paying back loans.

[bk1]

Oh, I was considering realistic options if I was a graduated, unemployed, T10 law student. Or perhaps you are underestimating how close "patent prosecution" comes to "/self" for some people.

Yeah, understandable if this were a serious post.

But the OP is just a scamblogger who is here to berate people and bask in the glory of his own infinite wisdom.

[sundevil77]

I'm fairly certain I have a good non-legal backup plan that would allow me to get hired for a legal job within a few years.

Don't tell me it's "go to prison, write a book, get released, get hired by big firm" because that was totally my plan.

[romothesavior]

I'm fairly certain I have a good non-legal backup plan that would allow me to get hired for a legal job within a few years.

Don't tell me it's "go to prison, write a book, get released, get hired by big firm" because that was totally my plan.

No. I called dibs.

But seriously, I think I have a decent backup option if things really hit the fan. But I'm gonna do my best not to let that happen.

[summoner]

Oh, I was considering realistic options if I was a graduated, unemployed, T10 law student. Or perhaps you are underestimating how close "patent prosecution" comes to "/self" for some people.

Yeah, understandable if this were a serious post.

But the OP is just a scamblogger who is here to berate people and bask in the glory of his own infinite wisdom.

In other words, "no, no contingency plan, stop making me feel bad."

[bk1]

In other words, "no, no contingency plan, stop making me feel bad."

In other words, if I have 6 figures of debt and can get NO JOB AT ALL (as per your dumb hypothetical) what kind of backup plan is there outside of the 3 I listed earlier?

[Stanford4Me]

Sell fake flu vaccines on the black market.

[dutchstriker]

I have no contingency plan.

[Bildungsroman]

You do realize how stupid it is to ask for contingency plans under a hypothetical that assumes all contingency plans fail, right?

OP: "What if you graduate and can't get a job?"
TLS: "I keep looking and applying until I get some job"
OP: "NO! NO JOB! ONLY OPTION IS KILLSELF!"