Will Law Firms think I'm a dirty hippie? Forum

[JDeezy]

Hi Again,

This forum has been very helpful to me and thank you for all the courteous and informative responses. I just have one more question as I try to work through my life plan for the next couple years.

I am a 2011 college grad who has worked full time since graduation. I plan to be working up through this next summer, at which point I will have ~1 year until law school starts. In case its relevant, I'll likely end up at a lower T14.

If I were to go abroad and volunteer at random places (ie building wells, being a hiking guide, live on a farm, etc) would this be of any significant consequence when OCI comes around?

I'll have about 2 years of WE plus 1 year of this crazy volunteering adventure. To me, I view it as an opportunity to gain a new perspective on the life/world, pursue some passions, while also helping me make sure I am 100% sure about my lawyerly future.

Will Biglaw see me as a flaky hippie? Will this be any major deterrent for a firm to consider hiring me?

Thanks in advance.

[okiedokie33]

no

[enigmabk]

Berkeley

[chicubs88]

As someone who is now Marine JAG and a fervent hater of hippies, I would not look at your volunteer work and think "Oh God, he/she should just go back to the commune." The fact that you actually nutted up and did something to further your beliefs/gain a new perspective rather than getting a PhD in philosophy and complaining about "the man" to the students unfortunate enough to have you as a TA is a check mark in the positive column(at least in my opinion).

[juicyj]

True hippies don't care what "THE MAN" thinks...