Decided to make this thread for several reasons:
1. Forum very often has threads asking for legal advice.
2. Forum very often has threads regarding an individual's interest to attend law school.
3. Current law students can learn a lot by talking to those who already went through the process (I've already received great advice from alumni/lawyers in the misc)
Similar threads oriented towards other professions (marine, doctor, pilot, accountant, etc.) seemed to work fairly well.
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11-27-2010, 06:28 PM #1
Official Law Student/Lawyer Thread
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11-27-2010, 06:32 PM #2
My advice as a law student: Don't go to law school without a hefty scholarship. The market for law jobs has sucked since the 1990s.
I am not an attorney. This statement/communication does not constitute acknowledgment of representation or the formation of a professional relationship between any parties involved.brb I have to return some videotapes
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Australian Law Student checking in. 3rd Year coming up...
Doing a combined B Laws/B Business and Commerce (Accounting) and majoring in Corporate Law...
We have two semesters per year, Autumn Session which is around March - May (then exams) and Spring Session around July - Sept/Oct (then exams). The months vary depends on the university. Currently on break till March 2011SydMisc
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11-28-2010, 05:39 PM #14
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For prospective law students. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188...YCBMH1CTYMZKWZ
Planet Law School 2 by Atticus Falcon
Read it before you even send your applications out. SRS. Lots of info, like the subtitle says "what you need to know, but don't know to ask.
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Most universities here only offer combined degrees with either B Business, B Arts, B Science (Psychology), B Social Science (Criminology) etc... which goes for 5 years.
So after your third year you get your non-law major (i.e. Business for me) and in my fifth year I get my Law degree.
With regards to professional recognition and practice, we are recognised solicitors when we graduate. To become a barrister, we have to pass the BAR exam.
Oh and we go straight into our law degree from high school (after Year 12), in my state of New South Wales we do a Higher School Certificate (HSC) exam based on our senior year subjects and the results are computed into a Universities Admission Index (UAI). To get into law, you have to score within the top 10th percentile (90+ UAI Mark).SydMisc
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*future medical student invades thread*
Hey law brahs. I'm not going into law, but one of my friends is taking the LSAT in about three weeks. Any of you have any good tips for getting a great score on the LSATs? Thanks in advance.أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله Ùˆ أشهد أن Ù…Øمد رسول الله
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11-28-2010, 05:43 PM #21
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As I said in a recent thread. In this economy I would only advise going to Law School if you fall into one or more of the 3 categories below.
1. Get into a Top 14 school
2. Get into any school with a full or near full scholarship
3. Family connections that will assure you a job after you graduate
If you aren't in one of those categories you are in for a rough road. It's not an impossible road to follow, but being in one of the above categories makes it much easier. 1 and 3 basically guaruntee you some kind of employment, and 2 assures you that you will be in little or maybe even no debt after you're done.
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