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Think you want to be a lawyer? There’s no avoiding the consensus decision that you’re probably making a bad choice. But is that really true? Nathan Fox, LSAT guru and non-practicing lawyer, is here to argue that now might actually be the perfect time to apply!
Welcome back, Nathan.
The decision to attend law school is a big one, especially considering the debt that often accumulates during law school. The prospect of debt often leads students to ask whether they should attend a highly-ranked school that does not offer a scholarship, or a lesser-know institution that provides a full scholarship.
Today, we’re excited to welcome Ian E. Scott, who will attempt to answer this very important question.
Ian is a Harvard Law School graduate, a lawyer, and the author of Law School Lowdown: Secrets of Success from the Application Process to Landing Your First Job. (Read on for a chance to get a free copy.) Welcome, Ian! [Read more…]
Since LSAT scores were released yesterday, this seemed like a good time to check in with Nathan Fox, founder of Fox Test Prep<, who went to law school for a terrible reason. Namely, a high LSAT score.
Here's Nathan, with a cautionary tale for everyone who got (seemingly) good news yesterday.
As an expert in LSAT and law school admissions, I have a quick thought experiment for you.
Who do you think is a better candidate for law school?
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As the school year winds down, a whispered question is floating in on the wind: “Should I drop out of law school?”
It’s coming from a few different directions:
If this is a question you’re debating (even secretly), here are my thoughts.
If you haven’t heard by now, the new U.S. News law school rankings have arrived, like a steaming turd on the front doorstep of certain law schools. Why? Because U.S. News incorporated more granular job data into the rankings, and — well — the picture’s not pretty.
I get a lot of emails from people who might want to be lawyers, asking if it’s the right move, and from current law students, asking whether they should continue. Today, I’ve called in a career expert, Lainee Beigel of Career Esquire, to offer her counsel.
Take it away!
Many law students question whether they really want to be lawyers at one point or another. I often found myself daydreaming about other careers when I was extremely stressed out.
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If you haven’t read it yet, take a few minutes to digest Law School is Worth the Money, written by the entirely non-self-interested dean of Case Western Reserve University’s law school. After you stop hyperventilating, please come back…
Okay, so where were we? Right. I don’t know about you, but I was silently yelling, “WTF?!? Are you kidding me?” and trying not to stab my eyes out.
Where to start? I’m tempted to go line-by-line, because basically every single sentence deserves a response (seriously, if this is the sort of unsupported argument they’re teaching at Case Western, God help us), but let’s just focus on the high points. (Most of which I’ve already covered in detail here: Law School Myths, Debunked.)
Today we have a very special guest, Bruce MacEwen, president of JD Match and Adam Smith, Esq. He’s at the leading edge of innovation in the legal profession, and routinely writes and speaks about the serious issues lawyers face in the current economy.
To say he’s got opinions about the value of law school is an understatement! Without further ado, here’s Bruce.
Do you really want to be a lawyer?
True story: Here’s what lawyers do.
Today I’m very excited to have Paula Davis-Laack here, to talk about how to figure out if you’ll thrive in the legal profession.
Paula’s got a great background for this, given that she was a commercial real estate attorney for seven years (in a large law firm and as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 company) AND she’s one of the first 200 people in the world to have completed the master’s program in applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She’s also the founder of The Marie Elizabeth Company, which helps companies and individuals thrive and flourish.
Exciting stuff! Without further ado, here’s Paula.
Today I’m very excited to have Susan Smith Blakely, author of Best Friends at the Bar: What Women Need to Know about a Career in the Law, here to talk about the challenges women face in the legal profession, and how they can be overcome.
Susan has another book coming out soon, so keep an eye out for that! Now, without further ado…
