Working during 1L? Forum

[BlueLotus]

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[Ozymandias]

That is completely doable. If you want to, go ahead. I personally enjoyed taking Saturdays off completely, but it won't interfere with your 1L schedule so long as you can take off the days before legal writing assignments are due and probably the month or so before finals.

[I.P. Daly]

That is completely doable. If you want to, go ahead. I personally enjoyed taking Saturdays off completely, but it won't interfere with your 1L schedule so long as you can take off the days before legal writing assignments are due and probably the month or so before finals.

Agreed.

[Bildungsroman]

I don't know that I ever did law school work on a Saturday during 1L, except during finals and the weekend before an LRW assignment was due. However, I know some people who found Saturday to be a vital part of their studying habits. Would it be possible for you to do a couple weeks of law school before making a decision? I personally think a part-time job during 1L is doable, but whether it's a good idea really depends on how you personally work during 1L.

[bk1]

Moved to appropriate forum.

[BlueLotus]

I don't know that I ever did law school work on a Saturday during 1L, except during finals and the weekend before an LRW assignment was due. However, I know some people who found Saturday to be a vital part of their studying habits. Would it be possible for you to do a couple weeks of law school before making a decision? I personally think a part-time job during 1L is doable, but whether it's a good idea really depends on how you personally work during 1L.

Thanks, sounds like a good plan. I'll test the waters and see if I can manage in light of how I personally work during 1L.

[hopper123]

Just out of curiosity: how does one get an internship in their fall 1L year if the employer asks that the school provide a document that the intern will receive credit for the internship? I can't even find anything on my law school website about getting credit for a fall/spring semester legal internship (or not even legal).

[r6_philly]

Just out of curiosity: how does one get an internship in their fall 1L year if the employer asks that the school provide a document that the intern will receive credit for the internship? I can't even find anything on my law school website about getting credit for a fall/spring semester legal internship (or not even legal).

ABA set the rules for 1L curriculum, each school have different rules on how to comply with the rules. Ask your registrar.

[fashiongirl]

I'm in my 3rd week as a 1L and I am working about 6-8 hours a week. My job is really flexible and relevant to what I want to do after law school. I can basically bring and do homework too as long as I am on top of my work stuff. I would say that it is pretty overwhelming at first, but it also means that you lose more time on the weekends to do reading for school. I get off of class early on Fridays so I put in about 3-4 hours on Fridays then 3-4 hours on Saturday mornings. Tell your boss that the first month or so might require working less hours since you'll have to adjust to the workload.