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re: Going to law school after age 55--
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:39 am to fatboydave
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:39 am to fatboydave
I will probably get my PHD in my 50s, I love learning and want a PHD. I doubt I will do much with it though. I figure it will be free.
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Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:46 am to I B Freeman
I’ve thought of doing this. On pace to retire around 55. I would love to go to law school and spend the next 20 years in a small town making a living while helping people who got screwed by the cops or the government.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:47 am to I B Freeman
There are a number of advantages to being an attorney, even if one doesn't actually practice.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:49 am to LSUTigersVCURams
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Lol what a terrible idea. It will ruin what's left of his life.
Why?
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:56 am to I B Freeman
quote:This reads so poorly that I don't believe your story.
Friend of mine, or a certain means, is considering law school at age 55 or 60. I am not sure how old he is.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:56 am to baldona
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All I am saying is that unless you actually need an alphabet after your name for business, there's no point in taking official classes other than self fulfillment really. You can learn more proficiently for the most part outside of a scheduled class.
Most people like to be challenged when pursuing a goal. You can read tons of books, and audit online classes, but until you are tested on what you know by a impartial party you really don't feel like you have accomplished something meaningful.
This post was edited on 2/25/19 at 11:58 am
Posted on 2/25/19 at 11:57 am to LSUTigersVCURams
quote:It isn't like he's trying to have a kid.
Lol what a terrible idea. It will ruin what's left of his life. He should do it.
Settle down.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 12:28 pm to Yewkindewit
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One of my nephews first year salary after graduating was $275K. Damn.........
Where did they graduate from and what was their specialty?
Because this sounds like a lot of bullshite to me. Looking at the average salaries of the top 10 specialities doesn't even come close to what you're claiming. Even if they were graduating from the top law schools in the country it's a huge stretch.
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The Forbes website lists several first rate programs, such as Columbia Law School, whose graduates can expect an average starting salary of $165,000.
Other institutions that produce top earners in the field include Stanford University, the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and the University of Virginia. Most graduates of US law schools, however, will have to settle for a more modest pay check, even if they land a job in the relatively profitable field of corporate law.
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This post was edited on 2/25/19 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 2/25/19 at 12:51 pm to I B Freeman
That’s what the world needs- another frickin’ lawyer.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 4:22 pm to 777Tiger
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I'm coming to the end of my career and thought about doing that, fortunately the OT barrister association talked me off the ledge
They don't want the competition.
F. Lee Bailey was once a fighter pilot.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 4:30 pm to I B Freeman
If it makes me happy and he enjoys the challenge, go for it.
I think it’s great personally. He probably just wants a refreshing change and something to push him in life again
I think it’s great personally. He probably just wants a refreshing change and something to push him in life again
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:27 am to baldona
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This guy likely just wants to pass the bar and work for the government.
Only a few states allow you to sit for the bar anymore without a law degree. And even those states require practical legal work experience to sit. Louisiana is not one of those states.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:30 am to AUCE05
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I have a retired MD in one of my MBA classes. Dude is in his 70s. Hard to believe for some, but there is actually people who enjoy progressing their knowledge. It expands the boundaries in your mind, and is almost euphoric.
My grandfather retired from his medical practice and then got his PHD in Egyptology of all things because he enjoyed learning. Then he went and picked up a minor in German because he was stationed there in Vietnam. I would wish more education on anyone after my 4 years of undergrad and 3 years post grad, especially after a long career, but some people love it.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 2:09 am to Yewkindewit
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Well, he could specialize in something where the pay is outstanding. One of my nephews first year salary after graduating was $275K. Damn.........
That's a load of BS. First, you don't specialize in law school the majority of the classes are required and a JD is really more on the order of survey courses with the focus on teaching you to think and write like an attorney. The only "specialties" straight out of school would be ones that got post JD degrees like an LLM.
That salary is over the top and quite a bit more than top students at T10 schools will garner. The only way a recent grad will get close to that sort of compensation package is if they were at the tp of their class in a T10 AND had significant professional experience prior to law school and was hired by a boutique firm with a specialty in the area of the graduates' pre-law school profession. One example would be MDs (particularly surgeons) that get JDs. They are very useful and extremely rare, I met one once at a CLE who decided to go to law school when he lost for fingers on his right hand and could no longer operate and it was too frustrating to stay in medicine. He had been in law for about 7 years and was a hired gun for med-mal defense firms.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 2:20 am to I B Freeman
it's never too late. a friend of mine received his law degree at 60, went on to be a partner and is currently a judge. he was a well known news anchor in san antonio. with a little sleuthing you should be able to find out who he is.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 2:23 am to Obtuse1
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The only way a recent grad will get close to that sort of compensation package is if they were at the tp of their class in a T10 AND had significant professional experience prior to law school and was hired by a boutique firm with a specialty in the area of the graduates' pre-law school profession AND had a daddy who is a huge client of the firm
FIFY
Posted on 2/26/19 at 3:50 am to lsufball19
quote:Wait, he was stationed in the German Embassy in Vietnam?
Then he went and picked up a minor in German because he was stationed there in Vietnam.
Wer wusste? Ich wünsche ihm alles Gute!
Posted on 2/26/19 at 3:58 am to JudgeHolden
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So he’s a tourist. We had some of those. They weren’t disliked. But they weren’t taken very seriously either
The one I knew that went back in his 40’s after selling his company finished near the top of his class and clerked for his state Supreme Court.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 9:05 am to soccerfüt
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Wait, he was stationed in the German Embassy in Vietnam?
He had just finished med school when he was drafted. He did his residency in Italy and Germany through the army. So yeah, as weird as it sounds, he was stationed in two different European countries during Vietnam
Posted on 2/26/19 at 9:26 am to Chucktown_Badger
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Because this sounds like a lot of bullshite to me.
Because it is bullshite
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