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Career Advice: Keep looking or back to school?
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:42 am
Posted on 11/28/11 at 10:42 am
Here's my situation: JD, passed AL Bar. 2 months out from results, no job hits. Legal job market sucks, as advertised. I enjoy law, but I'm not married to it. B.A. in Poli Sci (useless). I have no debt, and have enough liquid assets from inheritance to stay on the market a long while, or to go back to school.
What would the MB do? Try to get a job in sales or something, wait it out, or go back to school? If school, what kind of graduate program is a smart move at this point? I'm not at all convinced more education is a smart move in this economy, but I'm not opposed to it.
TIA.
What would the MB do? Try to get a job in sales or something, wait it out, or go back to school? If school, what kind of graduate program is a smart move at this point? I'm not at all convinced more education is a smart move in this economy, but I'm not opposed to it.
TIA.
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Posted on 11/28/11 at 11:52 am to WhoDatBammer
I'm not sure if this applies to JDs, but I would say wait 9 months before you reconsider school, but after 3 months start looking for short term employment outside of your career path if necessary. Something that says I stayed busy.
This post was edited on 11/28/11 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 11/28/11 at 12:00 pm to WhoDatBammer
quote:
I enjoy law, but I'm not married to it.
Keep doing what you love. There are not many things worse than doing something for the rest of your life and you hate it. Of course you have to to weigh the good (high pay) with the bad (shitty work) for each situation. If you love what you're doing keep doing it...things will turn in your favor if you are persistent.
Good luck.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 12:05 pm to WhoDatBammer
If you
1.enjoy your line of work/study
2.have money to tide you over
3.young with no commitments
then
1. Try for an unpaid/low paid internship - no matter what they say - every company is happy to do this. There are lot of non-profit /community/civic organizations that are more than happy to get help from those who have passed the Bar.
2. If not full time school , take part time courses in related fields or even computer related i.e. legal document/records management systems. Someone with working knowledge of the actual document system and the legal knowledge of the profession will be an asset to a corporate body if not to a law firm.
3. If you like the work at the organization or the courses that you took - then you can consider doing a part time or full time masters in it.
Don't jump into getting a masters without knowing whether you like that specialization. It is better to take your time and see if you like it than to do it and then regret wasting time or doing a half hearted shoddy job.
Good Luck
1.enjoy your line of work/study
2.have money to tide you over
3.young with no commitments
then
1. Try for an unpaid/low paid internship - no matter what they say - every company is happy to do this. There are lot of non-profit /community/civic organizations that are more than happy to get help from those who have passed the Bar.
2. If not full time school , take part time courses in related fields or even computer related i.e. legal document/records management systems. Someone with working knowledge of the actual document system and the legal knowledge of the profession will be an asset to a corporate body if not to a law firm.
3. If you like the work at the organization or the courses that you took - then you can consider doing a part time or full time masters in it.
Don't jump into getting a masters without knowing whether you like that specialization. It is better to take your time and see if you like it than to do it and then regret wasting time or doing a half hearted shoddy job.
Good Luck
Posted on 11/28/11 at 12:12 pm to WhoDatBammer
Take classes to become CPA exam eligible?
Join the military?
Start a band?
Join the military?
Start a band?
Posted on 11/28/11 at 1:06 pm to WhoDatBammer
I went to a software training course recently and talked with a degreed engineer who went the internship route after college. After 4 months he was offered a job and after two more he transferred into the department he wanted. I know that may not be the case in your field, but I was surprised that the market is creating this type atmosphere.
Posted on 11/28/11 at 5:05 pm to WhoDatBammer
Did you ever say what type of law you wanted to specialize in?
Posted on 11/29/11 at 9:12 am to WhoDatBammer
If you are interested in job security for the long haul and getting hired in a law field while always being marketable, I would suggest getting a Masters in Tax to go along with your JD. Should be less than a 1 year program. Bama has a great MTA program (friend went though it few years ago). Tax attorneys are pretty much always in demand no matter what and are well paid. Also, international tax is a HUGE issue right now and I personnally know international tax attorneys have been cleaning up with more work than they can handle ever since the FBAR stuff. And it is an area that the demand for the services is still extremely strong and pay is very strong as well.
This post was edited on 11/29/11 at 9:13 am
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