re: Need advice from O-T lawyers

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So many people go into law school with the idea that they're going to land the 150K/yr job in a prominent big city firm and then get disappointed when they don't.

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I'd say most don't have this pipe dream anymore and know the reality of the legal field.

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Then they say the market sucks. I'm not to lie, the market's not great.

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It's bad. No other way to put it.

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but if you really want a job and do well in law school a job will be there. You just have to look for it.

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This makes law school a good choice?

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I came to law school knowing I wanted to prosecute. I'm top 10% in my class and no one even remotely close to me in class rank is seeking a government job. They all want the big firm corporate job.

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:CSB:

Check back with the other OT salty lawyers when you pass the bar and work for a while. Until then you shouldn't really be giving advice about whether someone should be going to law school -- I was in that same boat and should not have encouraged anyone to go