Any downside (career-wise) to taking the minimum # of credits during my last semester of law school? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Apologies in advance for the stupid question.

I'm a 3L. Doing biglaw litigation after graduation followed by a federal district court clerkship. I've typically done 12-14 credits per semester in law school, but I'm ideally hoping to do 10 credits (the minimum) for my last semester. This might be a stupid question, but is there any feasible downside to doing that? I'll still be trying to keep my grades high; the only downside I can think of is a judge who may not look at 10 credits favorably (but that wouldn't apply here, since I'm not looking for a second clerkship).

Thanks so much!

[bestrapperalive]

Apologies in advance for the stupid question.

I'm a 3L. Doing biglaw litigation after graduation followed by a federal district court clerkship. I've typically done 12-14 credits per semester in law school, but I'm ideally hoping to do 10 credits (the minimum) for my last semester. This might be a stupid question, but is there any feasible downside to doing that? I'll still be trying to keep my grades high; the only downside I can think of is a judge who may not look at 10 credits favorably (but that wouldn't apply here, since I'm not looking for a second clerkship).

Thanks so much!

No. This is what everyone does (even the successful people). Have a nice final semester.