BigLaw is slightly overblown on this board. I've spoken with a few BigLaw lawyers at this point -- including the older brother of a friend who works as a paralegal at a very recognizable firm -- and they say that you can bear it for a few years.Like with every profession, you will find people who dislike it, vehemently loathe it, and some that don't mind it. But I don't think it's anything that you can't handle for a few years, regardless of who you are.***Moreover, I am vociferously (yes, vociferously) opposed to the idea that you'll somehow have "opportunities" out of a lower-ranked school because you won't have debt. Simply put, all of my research and anecdotal iniquiries indicates that's NOT the case. Why do you think that there are so many unhappy T2 graduates? Even if they were debt-free, which is part of their problem, some of these people would still struggle to find any employment, much less some "wonder" job that no debt magically allows them to take. You could end up in Insurance Defense very easily, which won't be much fun even with no debt. Sorry. A lot of the "great," but modestly-paying, jobs will still be going to T14 graduates, who will be able to take them thanks to the generous LARP programs of schools like Columbia, Harvard, and Yale.Do you want to be a lawyer? "Suck it up and work like a female dog for the initial years. It gets better when you have a good school on your resume and an actual reputation." That's the best advice any actual attorney has given me.
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Dozo = full ride, and marriage material significant other. These are two very influential things to consider. A woman that is marriage material should not be taken lightly at all. Quality individuals are very difficult to find. I find it rather upsetting that people are not putting more weight on the girlfriend factor. Think long and hard whether you envision meeting an individual like your current girlfriend in the future. Think long and hard whether or not it is worth to threaten your relationship.I think that distance is the murderer of valuable relations. But that is just my two cents.What do I know? I got a 152 on my LSAT.
Quote from: Wallace Stevens on March 25, 2008, 09:27:33 PMBigLaw is slightly overblown on this board. I've spoken with a few BigLaw lawyers at this point -- including the older brother of a friend who works as a paralegal at a very recognizable firm -- and they say that you can bear it for a few years.Like with every profession, you will find people who dislike it, vehemently loathe it, and some that don't mind it. But I don't think it's anything that you can't handle for a few years, regardless of who you are.***Moreover, I am vociferously (yes, vociferously) opposed to the idea that you'll somehow have "opportunities" out of a lower-ranked school because you won't have debt. Simply put, all of my research and anecdotal iniquiries indicates that's NOT the case. Why do you think that there are so many unhappy T2 graduates? Even if they were debt-free, which is part of their problem, some of these people would still struggle to find any employment, much less some "wonder" job that no debt magically allows them to take. You could end up in Insurance Defense very easily, which won't be much fun even with no debt. Sorry. A lot of the "great," but modestly-paying, jobs will still be going to T14 graduates, who will be able to take them thanks to the generous LARP programs of schools like Columbia, Harvard, and Yale.Do you want to be a lawyer? "Suck it up and work like a female dog for the initial years. It gets better when you have a good school on your resume and an actual reputation." That's the best advice any actual attorney has given me.Wow Wallace. You really let me down there.
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