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Posted on 5/3/18 at 10:28 am to AllbyMyRelf
Posted on 5/3/18 at 10:28 am to AllbyMyRelf
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But if you DO decide to go to law school, try to do it with as little student loan debt as feasible.
Thankfully I will graduate from undergrad debt free, but I would like to accumulate as little debt as possible in law school as well which is why I'm trying to stay in-state and public.
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There's a lot to be said for going to a school in the state you plan to practice, however.
Yeah I definitely want to practice in Georgia.
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 11:44 am to AuburnPanic40
Bud, you’re gonna first learn how to write for law school. Then, you’ll learn how to write for the bar. Finally, you’ll learn how to write like a lawyer. Luckily for you, judges and bar examiners prefer concise and clear writing. 
I say this as I’m writing a MSJ.
I say this as I’m writing a MSJ.
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Posted on 5/3/18 at 12:05 pm to Tornado Alley
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Bud, you’re gonna first learn how to write for law school. Then, you’ll learn how to write for the bar. Finally, you’ll learn how to write like a lawyer. Luckily for you, judges and bar examiners prefer concise and clear writing.
Well I guess it is a positive I enjoy writing because if that's the case then I am going to be doing a shitload of writing.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 1:33 pm to AuburnPanic40
Unless you’re a prosecutor or public defender, you’ll do a shitload of writing, be it in pleadings, contracts, correspondence, etc.
Toss aside your preconceived notions of what law school and the practice consists of. Enter into law school with an open mind and you’ll end up doing just fine, as long as you work hard.
I wish you nothing but the best.
Toss aside your preconceived notions of what law school and the practice consists of. Enter into law school with an open mind and you’ll end up doing just fine, as long as you work hard.
I wish you nothing but the best.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:16 pm to AuburnPanic40
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Well I guess it is a positive I enjoy writing because if that's the case then I am going to be doing a shitload of writing.
You're going to be doing a whole lot of editing and find/replace on already written Word documents not so much writing like you may be thinking
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:33 pm to jchamil
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You're going to be doing a whole lot of editing and find/replace on already written Word documents not so much writing like you may be thinking
Honestly, that sounds preferable to sitting in a cubicle punching numbers all day. I'd rather do monotonous work involving words than numbers.
Posted on 5/3/18 at 4:41 pm to AuburnPanic40
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Honestly, that sounds preferable to sitting in a cubicle punching numbers all day. I'd rather do monotonous work involving words than numbers.
I hear you, I guess maybe I'm the opposite? I traded monotonous work with words (some numbers thrown in) for monotonous work with numbers going from being a tax/transactional lawyer at a firm to doing Controller/CFO work at a business. Really I traded for the better work schedule and work/life balance. You have to really enjoy the law to make a good career out of it, if you find yourself in a bad situation at a firm it can be soul killing. On the other hand, I went to law school with people who struggled in school but loved it, and they are very successful attorneys today. Good luck with itPosted on 5/3/18 at 5:10 pm to jchamil
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You have to really enjoy the law to make a good career out of it, if you find yourself in a bad situation at a firm it can be soul killing.
Big law sounds very appealing from a financial standpoint, but I think the law I'd like to practice would be more focused on dealing with small businesses/real estate/small scale contracts. Open up a firm directed toward serving a local client market.
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Good luck with it
I do appreciate it, I'll take all the luck I can get
Posted on 5/3/18 at 11:55 pm to AuburnPanic40
As an attorney I will tell you that law schools primarily care about the LSAT (SEC schools or otherwise). I know a guy that was a 4.0 undergrad GPA (yes, that is good) but because he had an exceptional LSAT score and a "story" to go with it he got admitted to and attended Harvard. He went to a subpar undergrad school, not an SEC school, but because he nailed the LSAT and was a "made it from behind the 8 ball conditions guy" Harvard took a flyer on him.
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