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Does my job help me?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:56 pm
by 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?

Re: Does my job help me?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:59 pm
by cavalier1138
It helps, but not as much as you're hoping.

LSAT/GPA is 90% of your application.

Re: Does my job help me?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:41 pm
by 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.

Re: Does my job help me?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:46 pm
by Nebby
cavalier1138 wrote:It helps, but not as much as you're hoping.

LSAT/GPA is 90% of your application.
95%