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after law school contingency plans?
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.
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I've got some cyanide pills.
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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.
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.
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Really? You're all taking the JDU troll seriously?
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Re: after law school contingency plans?
how is that a contingency plan?amyLAchemist wrote:patent prosecution.
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ftfmamyLAchemist wrote:patentprosecutionleather prostitution.
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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

I could always work for a doc review gulag in NYC. But I heard the competition is kind of stiff
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I was going to write a scam blog.summoner wrote: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.
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.
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Back in the military for another 10 years and retire at age 40 as a Major.
Or work for my families abstracting company.
Or work for my families abstracting company.
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OP asked if you had 6 figures of debt and get NO JOB AT ALL, what would you do.amyLAchemist wrote: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.
Besides the fact that it is a stupid question, the only realistic options are keep trying, flee the country, or killself.
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I heard they're taking applications for 2020 Census workers. Sounds promising...
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But you are a special snowflake?summoner wrote:Not trying to troll, or flame
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Is there any better job security than a constitutional mandate?sundevil77 wrote:I heard they're taking applications for 2020 Census workers. Sounds promising...
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Start hoping that TLS begins paying us per post.summoner wrote: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.
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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.
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Moving out of the country to avoid paying back loans.
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Yeah, understandable if this were a serious post.amyLAchemist wrote: 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.
But the OP is just a scamblogger who is here to berate people and bask in the glory of his own infinite wisdom.
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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 wrote: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.
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No. I called dibs.sundevil77 wrote: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 wrote: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.
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.
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In other words, "no, no contingency plan, stop making me feel bad."bk187 wrote:Yeah, understandable if this were a serious post.amyLAchemist wrote: 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.
But the OP is just a scamblogger who is here to berate people and bask in the glory of his own infinite wisdom.
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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?summoner wrote:In other words, "no, no contingency plan, stop making me feel bad."
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Sell fake flu vaccines on the black market.
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I have no contingency plan.
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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!"
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!"
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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