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  1. Krone2727 Krone2727 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 9:54pm)

    So I just graduated with an MBA in finance and real estate. I now find myself seriously contemplating studying for the LSAT to see if i can score well enough to get into a good law program. I do have interest in practicing law (potentially real estate law) but my question is primarily for anyone that has a law degree but does not work at a law firm per se (or a DA's office etc).

    Basically I am trying to see what kind of jobs people with law degrees have other then as like trial attorneys...

    thanks
     
  2. FourFives FourFives is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 10:27pm) in reply to Krone2727

    I know a lot of people with law degrees and here are some of their professions:

    cops
    politicians
    a CEO of a real estate development company
    lobbiest (sp?)
    poker players
    director of a non-profit charity
    teachers
    college professors
    pharmaceutical salesperson
    financial advisor
    pizza store manager
    medical doctor

    That is all I can think of right now. Law school will only open more doors for you. It can't hurt your prospects.
  3. SluggerWV SluggerWV is offline A picture is worth a thousand words.

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 10:40pm) in reply to FourFives

     
    Originally Posted by FourFives View Post

    I know a lot of people with law degrees and here are some of their professions:

    cops
    politicians
    a CEO of a real estate development company
    lobbiest (sp?)
    poker players
    director of a non-profit charity
    teachers
    college professors
    pharmaceutical salesperson
    financial advisor
    pizza store manager
    medical doctor

    That is all I can think of right now. Law school will only open more doors for you. It can't hurt your prospects.

    you left out inmate and unemployed ward of the state

    otherwise your list was solid
  4. budo09 budo09 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 10:42pm) in reply to Krone2727

    I'm in law school now...get your Ph.D. or something else. Law school sucks.
  5. Krone2727 Krone2727 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:08pm) in reply to budo09

     
    Originally Posted by budo09 View Post

    I'm in law school now...get your Ph.D. or something else. Law school sucks.

    i assume just bc of the workload? im def not set on going. depends how the lsat goes. dont really want to put off working for another 3 yrs but i might not find a job for another year regardless...
     
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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:12pm) in reply to budo09

     
    Originally Posted by budo09 View Post

    I'm in law school now...get your Ph.D. or something else. Law school sucks.

    this may be true but law school is not the same experience as being a lawyer
  7. aj_law aj_law is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:13pm) in reply to Krone2727

    I'd go for it...if someone else is footing the tuition bill.
  8. Krone2727 Krone2727 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:15pm) in reply to aj_law

    kinda my thought... like i said pretty much rides on how i do on the lsat. i wouldnt mind taking the loans out to go to a top 25-50 school but i dont think itd be worthwhile for me to go to a tier 3 school idk
     
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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:26pm) in reply to Krone2727

    Be very, very careful about loaning it up. They make it stupid easy to get money. Graduating with a 100K+ student loan debt staring you in the face is no picnic.

    The good news is if you die before paying them off, all of your federal loans are forgiven.
  10. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:30pm) in reply to aj_law

    If you are not planning on practicing as an attorney, then I don't see the point of stunting your work experience another 3 years and adding over 100k of debt.

    It's a pretty bad market for attorneys and the competition is fierce. Think this decision through.
  11. Krone2727 Krone2727 is offline

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    Oct 9th, 2009 (10/9/2009 11:34pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    understood. I do have some interest in practicing law should i go to law school. I guess I am also trying to figure out if a law degree would be helpful long term in working in M&A or for major consulting firms. I guess the other part of my problem is im 28, have an MBA and not really sure what the hell I wanna do with my life. ha
     
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  12. budo09 budo09 is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2009 (10/10/2009 12:11am) in reply to Krone2727

    Guy at my school has MBA, and teacher asked him why the hell he came to law school. It's just piling loans on top of loans (if you have to). You should be able to get a good job with MBA, or get into academia if you wanted...

    And yes, the workload in law school is pretty brutal. I get to watch the Baylor game on Saturdays and maybe one NFL game on Sunday. That's about the extent of my free time.

    *However, if you think you will regret not going later in life....go for it.
  13. MookMonster MookMonster is offline

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    Oct 10th, 2009 (10/10/2009 1:20am) in reply to budo09

    Theres tons of people in law school w. masters and MBAs
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