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LSU law school and full-time job
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:45 pm
Doable at the same time or nah?
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Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:46 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
I thought you aren't allowed to have a job while in Law School.
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:46 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Not allowed to work your 1L year unless given special permission, which is rarely awarded.
Trust me, they're doing you a favor by making you not work.
Trust me, they're doing you a favor by making you not work.
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:51 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
No
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:51 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Full-time work? No, probably not
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:53 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Not duable 1L year, and not allowed.
Part time job is duable 2L year, but stressful.
Full time totally duable during 3LOL if you give zero f!&ks about the top 10%, trial ad, or law review.
_relatively recent LSU Law grad, here
If you want to work full time and go to law school, try a part time night program at Southern or Loyola.
Part time job is duable 2L year, but stressful.
Full time totally duable during 3LOL if you give zero f!&ks about the top 10%, trial ad, or law review.
_relatively recent LSU Law grad, here
If you want to work full time and go to law school, try a part time night program at Southern or Loyola.
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:54 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
quote:
Doable at the same time or nah?
I have a friend of mine who is doing that right now...
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:56 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
It certainly can be done but especially the first semester it would be a horrible existence.
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:58 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Maybe, but only if the job is absolutely stress free and 100% left at work when you leave. I don't think I could have done it and made good grades
Posted on 12/2/19 at 1:59 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
No job during 1L.
Posted on 12/2/19 at 9:23 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Pretty sure ABA requirements say you cannot work full-time during your first year of law school.
As a 3L I would say that, even if you could work full-time as a 1L, I wouldn't recommend it.
As a 3L I would say that, even if you could work full-time as a 1L, I wouldn't recommend it.
This post was edited on 12/2/19 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 12/2/19 at 10:20 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
The world needs another lawyer
Posted on 12/2/19 at 10:36 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
ABA limits you to 20 hours and yes, back when I was in law school, people got kicked out over it.
Posted on 12/2/19 at 11:10 pm to Boaty_McBoatface
Nope, not for me at least. Finished my full time IT job on a Monday night and started Paul M. Hebert the following Tuesday morning IIRC. Stayed on as a "consultant" with the firm, but the single project I handled (like 2 evenings total during two semesters of 1L) was brutal.
Went to work part time immediately after completing first year. Pretty much worked 30 or so hours a week as a law clerk, although my work had a tendency to merge into my study time. So, I probably only "worked" about 20 hours/week while school was in session.
During breaks, holidays, etc., I worked every possible minute--usually 40+ hours--to keep loans to a minimum, but first year is a pretty daunting task all by itself.
Ultimately graduated in the middle third of my class and passed both the LA and Mississippi bar exams on my first try. Buddy of mine was a little more aggressive with the work schedule, actually working pretty much full time in a law firm after first year. He was just below me in class rankings, but he failed the LA Bar his first time, so that kind of sucked.
Went to work part time immediately after completing first year. Pretty much worked 30 or so hours a week as a law clerk, although my work had a tendency to merge into my study time. So, I probably only "worked" about 20 hours/week while school was in session.
During breaks, holidays, etc., I worked every possible minute--usually 40+ hours--to keep loans to a minimum, but first year is a pretty daunting task all by itself.
Ultimately graduated in the middle third of my class and passed both the LA and Mississippi bar exams on my first try. Buddy of mine was a little more aggressive with the work schedule, actually working pretty much full time in a law firm after first year. He was just below me in class rankings, but he failed the LA Bar his first time, so that kind of sucked.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 7:15 am to Boaty_McBoatface
Nope
Posted on 12/3/19 at 8:56 am to Boaty_McBoatface
tried it. got halfway through and dropped out, just not enough hours in the day
Posted on 12/3/19 at 9:00 am to Boaty_McBoatface
No. Law School is a full time job. They used to not let you have outside work during the first year although this rule was not strictly enforced.
Posted on 12/3/19 at 9:40 am to Boaty_McBoatface
It’s not doable
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