Hi everyone. First year law student. Interested in non-legal work since I realized I wanted to be a part of deals rather than the paperwork for them. Turned down litigation biglaw Summer yesterday to focus on other things this Summer.
Eventually looking for advice/telling people not to go to lawschool.
Interested in RE/RX since they intersect my interests in the legal field.
Good luck. I was in a similar predicament. It's a tough grind since you are just a JD and don't have on campus access to banks but with a lot of networking it can be done.
Are you on scholarship? If not, drop out ASAP. Don't take on that debt if you don't want to be a lawyer.
Yeah the whole "you can do anything with a law degree" died out decades ago. Don't believe it. Only go to law school if you're interested in becoming a lawyer.
I am planning on going to law school next year, and I am interested in learning more about your experiences there and what makes it so unenjoyable and if there is anything I can do between now and september to make it easier on myself.
I mean law school is fine. Material isn't bad, I went out alot last semester and I did pretty well. Issue more or less is what I want to do with it.
You're doing way too much if you do anything between now and September beyond reading getting to maybe(I didn't read but it's highly recommended).
If anything you should be retaking the lsat for more scholly money in June if you aren't 170+ already.
Thanks so much! By getting to maybe, is that the book? "Getting to maybe: How to Excel at Law School Exams" Is that something the schools recommend or is it more something that the students all talk about?
That is the correct book. Its highly recommended by students. It teaches you how to "learn" towards your professor I think. I know its supposed to be helpful for exams. I did without but I approached exams a lot different than most people did.
Agree with getting to maybe tecommendation. Disagree with going out during 1L. If you want to be top 10, you aren't going out. If you want to be top 25 and are pretty bright (keep in mind everyone else is pretty bright in law school), you could probably make it. No one coasts to an A in a top law school.
I agree with Country Underdog here on not going out a lot your 1L year. The only way I managed it was because beyond working out, school was the only other thing I did. I'm also not at a top-top law school so that plays a part as well.
Why are you guys in law school/going to law school if you're trying to work in finance?
MBA/JD. I agree that the ROI isn't there, but from a content standpoint law school is much more useful than B-school. Really b-school has no content at all. That said, b school is way more fun than law school.
But if purely an ROI focus, then ROI isn't there. That said, banks ate up the JD when I went through recruiting. Had good grades though -- had a buddy with bad grades and they weren't as impressed.
What? No.
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