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Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:33 pm
by rgndvo
How much does it hurt? I am an AA male 167 (retaking in Oct) 3.55 hoping for Harvard.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:36 pm
by 071816
Short answer: Doesn't hurt at all. Non-law work experience is probably better. Law-related work experience is fine though, and better than no work experience.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:38 am
by bp shinners
Very few of the people I went to school with at HLS had anything remotely related to legal work experience, so you should be fine.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:00 am
by BiglawOrBust
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Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:09 pm
by rgndvo
Lol; see my GPA.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:48 pm
by BiglawOrBust
rgndvo wrote:Lol; see my GPA.
Look at LSN. While you're not a lock, URMs with similar GPAs and MUCH worse LSAT scores have gotten Harvard.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:56 pm
by bk1
BiglawOrBust wrote:rgndvo wrote:Lol; see my GPA.
Look at LSN. While you're not a lock, URMs with similar GPAs and MUCH worse LSAT scores have gotten Harvard.
It's still stupid not to retake. OP has nothing to lose and a lot to gain by at least trying.
Re: Lack of Legal Experience
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:31 pm
by BiglawOrBust
There is perhaps merit to what you're saying, but ten bucks says that regardless of what happens in October, this is OP next year:
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