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Alder posted:Law school a good idea in 2019? I don't know any lawyers and I wasn't sure where to ask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-UEqJ85KE
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Alder posted:Law school a good idea in 2019? I don't know any lawyers and I wasn't sure where to ask. I had a bunch of bad joke answers lined up, but I'll spare you -- no. If you live in the US it's almost certainly not a good idea to go to law school, because it's either a bad bargain, or you are good enough at school and test-taking that you could get into a better grad program and onto a better career track.
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May 16, 2019 01:39
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Alder posted:Law school a good idea in 2019? I don't know any lawyers and I wasn't sure where to ask. Better than it was in 2009
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May 16, 2019 02:37
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Better than it was in 2009 But still, no. Just read the Toona saga in the op.
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May 16, 2019 06:16
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Paging Nice Piece of Fish with the latest & greatest out of Norway: https://twitter.com/classiclib3ral/status/1128410312825348096
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May 16, 2019 09:32
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Vox Nihili posted:Paging Nice Piece of Fish with the latest & greatest out of Norway: Yeaaaah... Gotta say, I didn't actually imagine she could sink any lower after her last husband, but she certainly did. The royal family has been... lukewarm publicly. The only good thing about it is that I can now call out republicans for being racist against the royal family, which is nice. That said I'm totally rolling a shaman named Durek in WoW Classic.
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May 16, 2019 10:55
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Better than it was in 2009 No it isn't. Don't go to law school.
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May 16, 2019 13:03
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Remember how last month job numbers went up like 240k and the unemployment rate went down to 3.7%? Well, the legal job market lost 700 jobs. You might get a couple months a year where the legal market gains 1000 jobs but it always ends up with a net gain per year of 1-2k (and yes it was even worse in 2009). Weigh this against law schools pooping out 12-15k law grads a year nationwide and you see where this is going. Go do something else instead of joining a dying guild.
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May 16, 2019 13:29
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Alder posted:Law school a good idea in 2019? I don't know any lawyers and I wasn't sure where to ask. I graduated law school last year and I have a great job with good pay that allowed me to buy a nice house in the suburbs. I’m also not a lawyer, I completely wrecked my life while in law school, redeveloped latent alcoholism, had an affair due to the stress of law school, got divorced, there’s no jobs, most of my friends are making incomes they could have made using their undergrad degree, 99% of public service loan forgiveness applications are denied, and truthfully, unless you’re getting a full scholarship to Harvard, Yale, or Stanford, it’s just a bad idea.
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May 16, 2019 13:49
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Counterpoint: actually there is none haha
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May 16, 2019 14:01
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I guess my bottom line is: if you were in a situation where law school was a good idea, you would not have any desire to ask...and you would also be independently wealthy.
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May 16, 2019 14:56
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I got a full scholarship at U Iowa, got the job I wanted when I applied, and doubled my pre-law school salary. I generally enjoy what I do. I started law school in 2014. I'm still roughly $36,000 in debt, it's difficult to build up a down-payment for a home, and I'm less interesting than I was before I went to law school. In conclusion, law school is a land of contrasts.
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May 16, 2019 14:57
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Toona the Cat posted:I graduated law school last year and I have a great job with good pay that allowed me to buy a nice house in the suburbs. well at least we finally think you're cool, and if that isn't worth torching your entire life over I don't know what is
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May 16, 2019 18:50
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Toona the Cat posted:I graduated law school last year and I have a great job with good pay that allowed me to buy a nice house in the suburbs. Lol @ affair due to stress of law school. It simply couldn't be avoided.
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May 16, 2019 20:06
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Vox Nihili posted:Lol @ affair due to stress of law school. It simply couldn't be avoided. 
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May 16, 2019 20:08
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lol at the idea law school is stressful if i had an affair every time my life was as stressful as law school i would have run out of women in the world by now
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May 16, 2019 20:14
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evilweasel posted:lol at the idea law school is stressful I'd have someone glued to my lap at all times.
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May 16, 2019 20:20
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Vox Nihili posted:Lol @ affair due to stress of law school. It simply couldn't be avoided. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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May 16, 2019 20:58
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Go to law school, this thread needs new blood and fresh meat.
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May 16, 2019 21:21
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Alder posted:Law school a good idea in 2019? I don't know any lawyers and I wasn't sure where to ask. Nursing school will get you a decent job after 2-3 years of schooling with opportunities to go to CRNA or NP school. PA school is 2.5 years and you make ~100k out of the gate and potentially more if you’re in a rural area. These jobs will be relatively secure and high paying over 20-30 years and generally can’t be automated. I would strongly consider it if you’re looking for something with higher education. Comparable rates of alcoholism too if you’re in stressful fields!
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May 17, 2019 00:25
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Lote posted:Nursing school will get you a decent job after 2-3 years of schooling with opportunities to go to CRNA or NP school. PA school is 2.5 years and you make ~100k out of the gate and potentially more if you’re in a rural area. These jobs will be relatively secure and high paying over 20-30 years and generally can’t be automated. I would strongly consider it if you’re looking for something with higher education. Comparable rates of alcoholism too if you’re in stressful fields! Yeah but I only have to clean up figurative poo poo
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May 17, 2019 00:54
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Lote posted:Nursing school will get you a decent job after 2-3 years of schooling with opportunities to go to CRNA or NP school. PA school is 2.5 years and you make ~100k out of the gate and potentially more if you’re in a rural area. These jobs will be relatively secure and high paying over 20-30 years and generally can’t be automated. I would strongly consider it if you’re looking for something with higher education. Comparable rates of alcoholism too if you’re in stressful fields! My friend did nursing school and hates the work and the people, plus it rapidly destroys your body. Apparently most medical personnel are incredibly inept and callous and it's real demoralizing. But hey, at least it's a real career with real job opportunities!
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May 17, 2019 01:11
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This thread always assumes lawyers will for some reason be good at and enjoy jobs that are vastly different and have their own stresses simply because career prospects are better.
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May 17, 2019 01:24
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Pook Good Mook posted:This thread always assumes lawyers will for some reason be good at and enjoy jobs that are vastly different and have their own stresses simply because career prospects are better. I just assume most people don’t want to be unemployed, underemployed, or stuck in contract work with no benefits.
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May 17, 2019 01:34
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Serious question: what do you actually want to do if you get the degree? If the answer isn't "represent the indigent against the full power of the government and police for crappy pay and lots of stress" then no, go do something else.
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May 17, 2019 01:37
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Pook Good Mook posted:This thread always assumes lawyers will for some reason be good at and enjoy jobs that are vastly different and have their own stresses simply because career prospects are better. In the past 12 months, the Dallas bar has lost 11 members to suicide.
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May 17, 2019 02:22
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If I was concerned about min/maxing my life I would've been an arsonist.
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May 17, 2019 02:50
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Vox Nihili posted:Apparently most medical personnel are incredibly inept and callous and it's real demoralizing. probably got talked into doing it instead of law school
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May 17, 2019 02:52
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Do you want to wipe bodily fluids off of obese people at 2 am?? Well tell you what I have a career for you
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May 17, 2019 03:20
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Phil Moscowitz posted:Do you want to wipe bodily fluids off of obese people at 2 am?? Well tell you what I have a career for you Marrying a lawyer is not a career
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May 17, 2019 03:22
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Lol https://twitter.com/big_cases/status/1129193168942112768?s=21 
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May 17, 2019 03:38
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It says pepe love "pop" (the drink). I knew he was a bad character.
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May 17, 2019 04:57
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nm posted:It says pepe love "pop" (the drink). I knew he was a bad character. Though props to the lawyers for finally finding a beneficial use for copyright litigation.
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May 17, 2019 05:02
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Some recent law school grad has the greatest federal clerkship in a while and the judge is likely telling him he can’t talk about it
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May 17, 2019 05:09
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FYI, thread favorite sci-fi Children of Time has a sequel out - Children of Ruin
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May 17, 2019 16:24
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gvibes posted:FYI, thread favorite sci-fi Children of Time has a sequel out - Children of Ruin gently caress yeah
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May 17, 2019 16:48
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Pook Good Mook posted:This thread always assumes lawyers will for some reason be good at and enjoy jobs that are vastly different and have their own stresses simply because career prospects are better. But the prospective 1L asking isn't a lawyer, and we have no reason to think they have the aptitude or will enjoy law, either. Most people dream of going to law school chasing misguided assumptions of wealth and prestige, not because they have the Right Stuff for law. What I'm trying to say is that I should have been an engineer. My engineer friends make good money and seem happy.
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May 17, 2019 17:39
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Summer associate season is here god drat I can’t wait to see some poor decision-making to make me feel better about myself
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May 17, 2019 20:51
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disjoe posted:Summer associate season is here god drat I can’t wait to see some poor decision-making to make me feel better about myself As far as I can tell summers basically get a limitless budget and no real work in order to trick them into thinking we live a desirable lifestyle. I lateraled in so I got none of that and I'm not mad or jealous.
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It's just nonstop happy hours, suites at the ballpark, parties at the race track, bowling nights, taco trucks and live music. Sure, it can be hard sometimes, but hey...work hard, play hard, that's our motto here at Fuchoff, Uschitz & Dye! Go to law school!
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