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SHANbangs wrote:I never said law school was a good idea, but I don't really have any other options.

Cosmo Kramer wrote:I want it to snow, but I don't want it to be cold.

catch my drift? (pun intended)

SHANbangs wrote:Hi Guys,

Right now I am a 3.24/169 splitter waiting basically on a slew of top 15-30 schools. I will likely not get much, if any, money from the schools I am accepted to. I am a few months out of undergrad, working as a tutor/admin at a small company, making enouh money to support myself completely, but not enough to save anything substantial for LS. I have no undergrad debt, as I went to school in Canada as a citizen. I have a degree in International Relations, so working and not doing LS is a possibility, but not something I really want to entertain or something my parents would welcome. I am mainly worried about two things:

1) Not getting big law. This is a distinct possibility given the economy, and I really, really don't want to do small law/work as a temp/etc etc (who does???)
2) Getting big law, but being miserable. I'm not talking about the work - I think I'd actually enjoy it moderaely, and I think I'd be decent at it - I'm talking about the hours. I would like to have some semblance of a 20-something year old's life, and more importanly, I would like to have relationships and the time to start/maintain them.

With my situation, I was wondering if there's anything I could do starting in 1L to maximize my possibilities, alternatives, and back-ups to big-law? What are the the career possibilites I can look into and how can I prepare for them? I'm open to suggestions, from the least likely (ie. consulting) to the most.

SHANbangs wrote:how many years would you have to work to go from big-law to mid-law?

SHANbangs wrote:how many years would you have to work to go from big-law to mid-law?

mrmangs wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:how many years would you have to work to go from big-law to mid-law?

Depends. But by five years you should have plenty of exit options, including in-house.

thexfactor wrote:

mrmangs wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:how many years would you have to work to go from big-law to mid-law?

Depends. But by five years you should have plenty of exit options, including in-house.

ive heard after 2 or so years you start getting random calls from headhunters....

SHANbangs wrote:Hi Guys,

Right now I am a 3.24/169 splitter waiting basically on a slew of top 15-30 schools. I will likely not get much, if any, money from the schools I am accepted to. I am a few months out of undergrad, working as a tutor/admin at a small company, making enouh money to support myself completely, but not enough to save anything substantial for LS. I have no undergrad debt, as I went to school in Canada as a citizen. I have a degree in International Relations, so working and not doing LS is a possibility, but not something I really want to entertain or something my parents would welcome. I am mainly worried about two things:

1) Not getting big law. This is a distinct possibility given the economy, and I really, really don't want to do small law/work as a temp/etc etc (who does???)
2) Getting big law, but being miserable. I'm not talking about the work - I think I'd actually enjoy it moderaely, and I think I'd be decent at it - I'm talking about the hours. I would like to have some semblance of a 20-something year old's life, and more importanly, I would like to have relationships and the time to start/maintain them.

With my situation, I was wondering if there's anything I could do starting in 1L to maximize my possibilities, alternatives, and back-ups to big-law? What are the the career possibilites I can look into and how can I prepare for them? I'm open to suggestions, from the least likely (ie. consulting) to the most.

joemoviebuff wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:I never said law school was a good idea, but I don't really have any other options.

In before the shitstorm.

2Serious4Numbers wrote:

joemoviebuff wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:I never said law school was a good idea, but I don't really have any other options.

In before the shitstorm.

what are you talking about no other options? you don't have undergrad debt and unless you majored in underwater basket weaving there are always options apart from a mountain of debt and potentially awful career prospects. are you delusional?

Renzo wrote:

2Serious4Numbers wrote:

joemoviebuff wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:I never said law school was a good idea, but I don't really have any other options.

In before the shitstorm.

what are you talking about no other options? you don't have undergrad debt and unless you majored in underwater basket weaving there are always options apart from a mountain of debt and potentially awful career prospects. are you delusional?

Even if you majored in underwater basket weaving there are options.

Cosmo Kramer wrote:I want it to snow, but I don't want it to be cold.

catch my drift? (pun intended)

BackToTheOldHouse wrote:

Cosmo Kramer wrote:I want it to snow, but I don't want it to be cold.

catch my drift? (pun intended)

Nice. Here's my try:

I want to wear volure jumpsuits, but I don't want to look stupid.
feel me? (pun sort of intended)

http://nateandleah.com/Justin%20Jumpsuit.JPG

Stanford4Me wrote:What is this I don't even

mrmangs wrote:

SHANbangs wrote:how many years would you have to work to go from big-law to mid-law?

Depends. But by five years you should have plenty of exit options, including in-house.

SBL wrote:You're not going to get into a single school that makes going to law school worthwhile if you're only willing to accept a 6-figure firm job.