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Posted on 2/5/15 at 1:57 pm to Tornado Alley
It's all about who you know and the connections you make. There are so many more lawyer jobs out there where you don't have bill hours. For example, state lawyer jobs, plaintiff lawyers, ADAs, public defenders, solo practice lawyers, ect...
It's not all miserable, I actually really like being a lawyer. I have a lot of freedom while making a good living and I'm not stressed at all. Don't let these clowns scare you with their tales of gloom and doom.
The one recommendation I have is to go somewhere that you can keep your student load debt to a minimum. once you are out of school, passed the bar, got a job, and practiced a few years, nobody cares what law school you went to and if they do, then you probably wouldn't want to work with them anyway.
It's not all miserable, I actually really like being a lawyer. I have a lot of freedom while making a good living and I'm not stressed at all. Don't let these clowns scare you with their tales of gloom and doom.
The one recommendation I have is to go somewhere that you can keep your student load debt to a minimum. once you are out of school, passed the bar, got a job, and practiced a few years, nobody cares what law school you went to and if they do, then you probably wouldn't want to work with them anyway.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 1:57 pm to Pettifogger
$21,000 and i received a $5k scholarship per year so ill be paying 16k per year.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 1:58 pm to PrideofTheSEC
looks like a good scholarship you got there.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:16 pm to SabiDojo
Debbie Downer over here
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:18 pm to PrideofTheSEC
What's your rank stipulation to keep it?
LSU is as guilty as anyone of giving out great scholarships with harsh stipulations.
LSU is as guilty as anyone of giving out great scholarships with harsh stipulations.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:20 pm to John McClane
You and a few other people (including LoveThatMoney) are the reason I loved law school. 
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:26 pm to SabiDojo
Mine paid. Allowing me to get a JD with no debt. Pretty simple.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:28 pm to CrippleCreek
keep a 2.75 which according to them equates to being in the top 72% of the class.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:33 pm to TigernMS12
Yeah, it was nice graduating with 0 debt, but I probably would have gone somewhere else.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:41 pm to lsupride87
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LSU. Dont consider the other two. No need to spend more money to go to a school that will get you less job offers
Loyola offers slightly more connections if you want to practice in the New Orleans area, has a night program, and offers more financial aid (for example, Loyola offered my a 4/5 scholarship applying late where LSU offered me next to nothing. I didn't end up going because I had a great job offer out of undergrad.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:45 pm to pivey14
Go to the best school you can get into (US News rankings) or the best school that you can get into that feeds into hiring in a particular city where you know you want to work (i.e., American in DC; Cardozo in NYC). Study your a$$ off for the LSAT and take as many full, timed tests as you can, as close to the actual test date as possible.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:48 pm to pivey14
no matter where you go, you need to work your arse off to be at the top of your class. If not, good luck finding a great job.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:54 pm to SabiDojo
That's fair
Posted on 2/5/15 at 2:56 pm to AllDay81
If one was seeking a full ride (or close to it) to LSU with a 3.0 GPA from LSU's college of engineering, lots of work history, and good letters of recommendation, what would be the LSAT score a white, non-poverty, male would likely need to achieve such a goal?
Posted on 2/5/15 at 3:06 pm to Tornado Alley
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This is a winning strategy. You can learn common law at a civil law school, but you can't learn civil law at a common law school.
Not entirely true. I graduated from Mississippi College School of Law and passed the MS bar in Sept. and then passed the LA bar the following Sept. after doing nothing more than studying the Barbri review book an friend had given me.. This was prior to MC offering civil law classes. Been practicing in LA for 25 years.
To the OP: if you want to pursue work at a big law firm, then definitely choose a school based on their reputation. If you see yourself in a small firm, as a sole practitioner or using your degree for something else, then the school's reputation should just be part of your equation and not the controlling factor. That being said, I agree with many other posters and would strongly urge you to consider more than just your affinity for business law before you take the plunge.
Posted on 2/5/15 at 3:12 pm to kingbob
162-163?
Posted on 2/5/15 at 3:15 pm to Keys Open Doors
Good to know. I'm not too far from that with my LSAT score from last year. I bet with a little practice on the logic games, I could shore that up. The problem is finding time to practice while working 60 hours a week.
I spent about a week seriously preparing for it last year and ended up with a 156.
I spent about a week seriously preparing for it last year and ended up with a 156.
This post was edited on 2/5/15 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 2/5/15 at 3:15 pm to Keys Open Doors
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162-163?
I would think anywhere from 160+ would give you a fighting shot, but I'm not terribly familiar with LSU.
Here is the LSU law school numbers page
LINK
Posted on 2/5/15 at 3:16 pm to kingbob
I didn't have the rest of that, but was given a full tuition waiver (still paid fees) with a 3.0/170.
The waiver had a 25% stipulation.
The waiver had a 25% stipulation.
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