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  • Brankles
    Banned
    • May 2003
    • 5113
    #1

    Law School

    I was wondering if there were any lawyers here or any current law students.

    I got accepted into a law school last week (St. Thomas in Miami + a nice little scholarship) and was interested in what you all have done with your law degree or are planning to do. I'm still on the fence about going, and was trying to weigh the cost of law school with the reward of having a law degree and the job opportunities it provides. I'm also not sure if I have the passion for law that I've seen many other lawyers have, and I feel like I could get eaten alive if I'm not 100% involved during my years at law school.

    MassNole is a lawyer or law student I believe, and I feel like there may be a few other law-oriented people around the boards (Cebby?). Just seeing y'alls take on the whole experience and if you had any tips or suggestions.
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    • aholbert32
      (aka Alberto)
      • Jul 2002
      • 33106
      #2
      Re: Law School

      Originally posted by Brankles
      I was wondering if there were any lawyers here or any current law students.

      I got accepted into a law school last week (St. Thomas in Miami + a nice little scholarship) and was interested in what you all have done with your law degree or are planning to do. I'm still on the fence about going, and was trying to weigh the cost of law school with the reward of having a law degree and the job opportunities it provides. I'm also not sure if I have the passion for law that I've seen many other lawyers have, and I feel like I could get eaten alive if I'm not 100% involved during my years at law school.

      MassNole is a lawyer or law student I believe, and I feel like there may be a few other law-oriented people around the boards (Cebby?). Just seeing y'alls take on the whole experience and if you had any tips or suggestions.
      Go get your law degree. The beauty of a law degree is that you dont have to practice law to use it. Many businesses like the fact that you have the knowledge and ability that law school gives you.

      To be honest most law students arent passionate about law. I know I wasnt. I loved certain aspects about the law but I had no interest in arguing before a judge or ever going into a courtroom. Once you make it through your first year...its a breeze.

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        • Scottdau
          Banned
          • Feb 2003
          • 32580
          #3
          Re: Law School

          Originally posted by aholbert32
          Go get your law degree. The beauty of a law degree is that you dont have to practice law to use it. Many businesses like the fact that you have the knowledge and ability that law school gives you.

          To be honest most law students arent passionate about law. I know I wasnt. I loved certain aspects about the law but I had no interest in arguing before a judge or ever going into a courtroom. Once you make it through your first year...its a breeze.
          Did you pass the bar test? I heard that test is brutal!

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            • aholbert32
              (aka Alberto)
              • Jul 2002
              • 33106
              #4
              Re: Law School

              Originally posted by Scottdau
              Did you pass the bar test? I heard that test is brutal!
              Passed it on the first try in Maryland. Studying for that test was the worst 3 mos of my life. I had no life and the whole while I was scared that if I failed the test, I wouldnt be able to get a job. On top of that you take the test in July but have to wait until November for the results.

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                • totalownership
                  Banned
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 3838
                  #5
                  Re: Law School

                  Law school is for suckers. I get all my legal knowledge from these guys..





                  LOL. I had a roommate who was going for his degree. Man the amount of books were ridiculous. I would help him. I actually retained a few things from those colored books.

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                    • Scottdau
                      Banned
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 32580
                      #6
                      Re: Law School

                      Originally posted by aholbert32
                      Passed it on the first try in Maryland. Studying for that test was the worst 3 mos of my life. I had no life and the whole while I was scared that if I failed the test, I wouldnt be able to get a job. On top of that you take the test in July but have to wait until November for the results.
                      Wow that is awesome. Yeah I heard that test was brutal. So you work for a TV company. So are you using that degree or are you just using it to open doors for you?

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                        • aholbert32
                          (aka Alberto)
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 33106
                          #7
                          Re: Law School

                          Originally posted by Scottdau
                          Wow that is awesome. Yeah I heard that test was brutal. So you work for a TV company. So are you using that degree or are you just using it to open doors for you?
                          I'm a lawyer at Discovery so I'm using it.

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                            • oakfan162
                              Get Ducked Up!
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 4724
                              #8
                              Re: Law School

                              Originally posted by aholbert32
                              I'm a lawyer at Discovery so I'm using it.
                              How so? But that is awesome! I know a bunch of people that are going through law school at the University of Oregon (and I know its all about environmental law and not real that "hard core", but I still know how hard it is and how much you have to sacrifice.) Congrats man!!!!
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                                • Scottdau
                                  Banned
                                  • Feb 2003
                                  • 32580
                                  #9
                                  Re: Law School

                                  Originally posted by aholbert32
                                  I'm a lawyer at Discovery so I'm using it.
                                  Cool. Sounds interesting.

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                                    • aholbert32
                                      (aka Alberto)
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 33106
                                      #10
                                      Re: Law School

                                      Originally posted by oakfan162
                                      How so? But that is awesome! I know a bunch of people that are going through law school at the University of Oregon (and I know its all about environmental law and not real that "hard core", but I still know how hard it is and how much you have to sacrifice.) Congrats man!!!!

                                      Thanks. I am in-house counsel with the Discovery Channel so if anyone at the network has a question about a lawsuit filed against DC or want to file suit against another entity...they come to me and my boss. We manage every lawsuit/claim against any of our networks.

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                                        • Brankles
                                          Banned
                                          • May 2003
                                          • 5113
                                          #11
                                          Re: Law School

                                          Just got into FIU College of Law! Thought you guys would like to know.

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                                            • ASB37
                                              MVP
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 2624
                                              #12
                                              Re: Law School

                                              I'm looking to go into law school when I graduate college in 2010. The costs of books and tution are staggering though, not looking forward to being broke with no promise of passing the bar/ getting a job.

                                              How did you guys go about studying for the LSAT? I took a practice one last semester with no prep and scored a 145 or 150 I forget. I know I need to bring that up alot, so any tips?
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                                                • oakfan162
                                                  Get Ducked Up!
                                                  • Mar 2006
                                                  • 4724
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Law School

                                                  Originally posted by Brankles
                                                  Just got into FIU College of Law! Thought you guys would like to know.
                                                  Congrats!
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                                                    • MassNole
                                                      Banned
                                                      • Mar 2006
                                                      • 18848
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Law School

                                                      Go to FIU over St. Thomas, it will be nearly impossible to find a job out of St. Thomas honestly. I was accepted there as a safety school, but since you are in Florida, Florida Coastal in Jax is a real up and coming school who actually had a higher bar passage rate than FSU or Miami a couple years back. They give out scholarships fairly easily too.

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                                                        • aholbert32
                                                          (aka Alberto)
                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                          • 33106
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Law School

                                                          Originally posted by MassNole
                                                          Go to FIU over St. Thomas, it will be nearly impossible to find a job out of St. Thomas honestly. I was accepted there as a safety school, but since you are in Florida, Florida Coastal in Jax is a real up and coming school who actually had a higher bar passage rate than FSU or Miami a couple years back. They give out scholarships fairly easily too.
                                                          Massnole is absolutely correct. Your focus when selecting a school should be job placement percentage and bar passage rate.

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