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Law School for those 35+ years |
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This is a joke, Law school after 35 |
| Date Posted: |
05/17/2000 |
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I was a returning student (beginning at age 30) to law school. I had a B average from a very fine undergrad institution and an extremely high LSAT score. I attended USC, made law review, and have had (so far) a tremendous and rewarding career in law.
My ex-husband began work on his BA just after our divorce, graduated from college at 37 and began Yale Law School the following semester (he'll be 41 at graduation).
The good news/bad news is that with job interviews, anyone with an age bias won't rule you out on the basis of your resume -- with a college degree not too many years separated from your law degree, no one knows how old you are unless you choose to tell them. |
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Let me say a thing or two about those trying to become lawyers after 35 years old. So what if you make $100K after graduating law school, most lawyers only make $30-50K. Especiallt the ones going to touro, queens college, hofstra. Mostly on the lower side of the scale (of salary) for these schools. So do you really want to part with $120,000 over 3 years of law school, or how about give up 3 years of pay. Do you plan on working til your 70 years old? Lawyers rarely get retirement plans, only 401K and a match maybe of employee contributions. So unless your loaded and want to work for another 21 years after graduating instead of retiring at age 45-50,don't bother with law school, its not worth the return on investment.
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