Does my job help me? Forum

[juniorb2536]

I graduated undergrad in May, and now I have a job with a law firm working on foreclosure cases.

The firm I work for is a Top 10 international firm, with over 40 offices worldwide, and I work directly with the NYC office but I am based in another office. I work on foreclosure cases where we represent a one of the largest banks in the world. I love the job, and I am making great connections that will definitely be useful once I graduate from law school.

My question is how much will the job improve my application? Does it make me a better candidate, or is it something that most schools will overlook?

[cavalier1138]

It helps, but not as much as you're hoping.

LSAT/GPA is 90% of your application.

[juniorb2536]

Thanks. I'm honestly not expecting it to make a huge difference. I know that it's not going to move me from being a wait list into a scholarship contender at schools. I am more just wondering how it would benefit my application/scholarship chances at schools that I already have a pretty good shot of getting into.

[Nebby]

It helps, but not as much as you're hoping.

LSAT/GPA is 90% of your application.

95%