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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:59 pm
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This-beachbum wrote: Do you hate your parents?
+1. I think it's easy to say that you're comfortable with the possibility (probability) of being under/unemployed until you're actually in that hopeless job search, or making $10/hour doing doc review. If you can't find the time to retake in December, then suck it up and plan for June. The path of least resistance is never a good policy for making life decisions.4for44 wrote:This-beachbum wrote: Do you hate your parents?
Just because your parents are bankrolling you to go, doesn't mean you should... More than likely (read not top 1-5% of class) you will graduate to just require more of their "generosity" as you will be under/unemployed.
TLDR: Retake or get a job- Don't waste your parents money
4for44 wrote:This-beachbum wrote: Do you hate your parents?
Just because your parents are bankrolling you to go, doesn't mean you should... More than likely (read not top 1-5% of class) you will graduate to just require more of their "generosity" as you will be under/unemployed.
TLDR: Retake or get a job- Don't waste your parents money
yup!tas817 wrote:I don't understand TLS sometimes. I know so many people that go to schools that people on this forum think should be shut down and get good jobs. The biggest problem is that many people on this website believe that graduating law school entitles you to a BMW and $500,000 house. Starting at $50,000 is going to be fine in many markets as long you manage you finances. After a few years on the job market your school wont matter much anymore. Now don't get me wrong going to a top school is a huge advantage but there are countless people who go to Tier 3/4 schools that do fine. I say go to the tier 3 especially if they give some $. But try for higher ranking you never know what will happen. Good Luck
This is hyperbole and bad advice. An otherwise solid $50,000 starting salary (again, best case scenario) begins to lose its luster when you have $100,000+ in loans and are forever shut out of the jobs which would allow you to efficiently pay off those loans. I realize OP is in the enviable position of riding on his parents' dime, but a TTT still presents a very poor return on that investment. Moreover, you run the (sizable) risk of never practicing in the legal field-or at least of never doing meaningful work in the legal field-which seems to be the reason for going to law school in the first place. For more on this, just look at the employment statistics (lawschooltransparency is a good start).tas817 wrote:I don't understand TLS sometimes. I know so many people that go to schools that people on this forum think should be shut down and get good jobs. The biggest problem is that many people on this website believe that graduating law school entitles you to a BMW and $500,000 house. Starting at $50,000 is going to be fine in many markets as long you manage you finances. After a few years on the job market your school wont matter much anymore. Now don't get me wrong going to a top school is a huge advantage but there are countless people who go to Tier 3/4 schools that do fine. I say go to the tier 3 especially if they give some $. But try for higher ranking you never know what will happen. Good Luck
/facepalmjasonc. wrote:If you want to it go for it. The market is bad period.
Another scenario: You're above median at a T14 v. a guy whose parents foot the bill and who isn't in the top 5% at his TTT.jasonc. wrote:A c scenario : You end up at T-14 and your not at the top of the class v. a guy whose parents flip the bill? Whose in the better situation?
passing the bar =/= being a lawyer. HTH.jasonc. wrote:I disagree. Im sure both can pass the bar.
But it does not guarantee legal employment.Aqualibrium wrote:Technically, passing the bar does = being a lawyer.
Technically, as soon as you pass the bar, you are "employed" as a lawyer. In some states you don't even need an honest to goodness office.rad law wrote:But it does not guarantee legal employment.Aqualibrium wrote:Technically, passing the bar does = being a lawyer.
2Serious4Numbers wrote:Good Luck. Your gonna need it.
You are absolutely wrong. I believe that I will be entitled to an Aston Martin at least since I already have a BMW. The biggest problem is that some people would settle for a BMW.tas817 wrote:I don't understand TLS sometimes. I know so many people that go to schools that people on this forum think should be shut down and get good jobs. The biggest problem is that many people on this website believe that graduating law school entitles you to a BMW and $500,000 house.
Seriously?? Clearly the point is that you can graduate from law school, pass the bar, and still not be able to find a salaried position in the profession you just spent 3 years and $150K+ on. This is true whether you graduate from a T1 or a TTT. And while there are many successful lawyers out there who graduated from TTTs, it is a WHOLE LOT harder.Aqualibrium wrote:Technically, as soon as you pass the bar, you are "employed" as a lawyer. In some states you don't even need an honest to goodness office.rad law wrote:But it does not guarantee legal employment.Aqualibrium wrote:Technically, passing the bar does = being a lawyer.