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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
Someone on my blog is wondering if now is a good time to go to law school. Anecdotally, my boss's kid, a third year at South Texas, got a letter from the firm he clerked with telling him that they're not hiring anyone next year.
Other than that, I don't really have my finger on the pulse of how young associates and law students are holding up.
My general position on law school is "avoid like the plauge" but this person seems a) determined and b) doesn't really have an interest in big firms/salaries.
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I don't think it's a good time to go right now because it's what everybody does in a down economy. Supply, demand, etc...
And if he's just getting out of college, he absolutely should not go. Nobody should run into grad school straight out of college, IMO. You know all those "wind up doll" types you've had to work with over the years? The kids who seemed programmed to just get As, go to a good college, go to law or b-school and then run at whatever limited area they work in afterward with laser-like intensity? The ones who can do technical stuff perfectly but really, really can't think out of the box on any bigger picture issue? I think that's what happens when you go to grad school before you work.
If he's a student, tell him he needs to work at something before he goes to any grad school. I think everyone should do that. Rounds people out the way they need to be, IMO. Makes them better at the human aspects of the job, which become more and more important in later years.
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