Top Law Schools

kalvano wrote:Might want to go back and make that anonymous.

Anonymous User wrote:

bizzybone1313 wrote:How much money did you gross in the past year? Is/was it worth it to attend law school if one wants to be a solo?

sorry if this wasnt clear, but I am not a solo. I work for a solo who decided to hire an associate. I dont know what the firm grossed last year, but from all obvious indicators, it was shit.

is it worth it to attend law school if one wants to be a solo? I dont know, that's a complex question. I guess you need to attend law school to be any kind of lawyer at all, so if thats what you want, yes. I'm sure there are solos out there who are making money 3-5 years out of school, but you must be prepared to struggle (re: take a net loss) for at least that long. Most people I know couldn't afford that and it would ruin them.

When I was unemployed for a while, I took on a few cases and worked at a bar at night. It was tough to get a lot done with that kind of schedule, but I still got to do a few trials and things here and there. Didn't really make any money at it though.

Anonymous User wrote:45,000 with no benefits except bar dues and CLEs. Business has been terrible though and I heard from our paralegal/office manager that my boss will be cutting my pay soon.

Anonymous User wrote:

kalvano wrote:Is it specialized family law, or flat-rate divorces and the like?

what would be an example of specialized family law?

we do flat rate divorces in some cases.