Best pre-law work experience Forum
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Best pre-law work experience
I'm 26, male, and currently work as a cataloger at an academic library. I have a MA in history, and my past experience includes a year as an art cataloger at a university, some basic office clerical work, and two college summers interning in the mailroom at a law firm. I plan to apply to law school this fall.
Since I have another 18 months before I start, I want to find work that will give me some legal experience before going to law school and also look good on my CV when I start to apply. What would be the best option, given my limited professional experience? Would a legal staffing agency be any help? Thanks in advance.
Since I have another 18 months before I start, I want to find work that will give me some legal experience before going to law school and also look good on my CV when I start to apply. What would be the best option, given my limited professional experience? Would a legal staffing agency be any help? Thanks in advance.
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Effective studying for the LSAT= Best pre-law experience for someone out of undergrad.
I kid you not. I heard through the grapevine that test alone shuts and closes doors for prospective law school applicants.
I kid you not. I heard through the grapevine that test alone shuts and closes doors for prospective law school applicants.
- splitbrain
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Lol?toliveNdieNLA wrote:I heard through the grapevinethat test alone shuts and closes doors for prospective law school applicants.
OP: Without having much info in your post, your priorities seem a bit off. Don't worry about legal education before law school, there are much much more important things that are within your control that will make the difference.
LSAT --> GPA ----> Personal Statement --------------------------------> Softs (inc. work experience)
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I agree with Splitbrain.
Also, secure your letters of recommendation now. That's one thing I wish I had done earlier in my cycle.
Also, secure your letters of recommendation now. That's one thing I wish I had done earlier in my cycle.
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I'm already working on the LSATs. This is more about getting useful work experience for the next 18 months, not really the application. I don't want to continue with my current job if there's something I can do that will help me when I'm a lawyer later on.
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- Gail
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Work experience is going to be more helpful for you for getting jobs, I thinkpiney wrote:I'm already working on the LSATs. This is more about getting useful work experience for the next 18 months, not really the application. I don't want to continue with my current job if there's something I can do that will help me when I'm a lawyer later on.
I think anything that has some responsibility and substance is good though.
- TaipeiMort
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If you want to be a litigator, work experience matters less. If you want deals or business, then you want work where you worked for a respected business, or substantially interacted with clients. For sub-specialties it helps to have worked in the industry a lot (eg. entertainment industry for OMM CC, big accounting for Ivins/Caplin Drysdale).Gail wrote:Work experience is going to be more helpful for you for getting jobs, I thinkpiney wrote:I'm already working on the LSATs. This is more about getting useful work experience for the next 18 months, not really the application. I don't want to continue with my current job if there's something I can do that will help me when I'm a lawyer later on.
I think anything that has some responsibility and substance is good though.
- Gail
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Hm. I did not know that, but that makes a lot of sense.TaipeiMort wrote:If you want to be a litigator, work experience matters less. If you want deals or business, then you want work where you worked for a respected business, or substantially interacted with clients. For sub-specialties it helps to have worked in the industry a lot (eg. entertainment industry for OMM CC, big accounting for Ivins/Caplin Drysdale).Gail wrote:Work experience is going to be more helpful for you for getting jobs, I thinkpiney wrote:I'm already working on the LSATs. This is more about getting useful work experience for the next 18 months, not really the application. I don't want to continue with my current job if there's something I can do that will help me when I'm a lawyer later on.
I think anything that has some responsibility and substance is good though.
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Whatever pays the most
- El_Gallo
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Sales are always a good bet. You can make decent money and learn a skill that is applicable to any job.