Put down that law school application: Part 2

Graduate School Law School
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"A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on why law school is a bad idea for many people who pursue it. Among the reasons I cited the were the costs, the narrow training, and the reality that the financial payoff may not be as big as expected.

I also mentioned the 1 percent of people it’s right for — people who have experience working in the law and actually like it, people who want the flexibility to bounce between government and private sector jobs, and people who have the money and time to spend three years in school." …

There’s a link to Part 1.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/08/03/put-down-that-law-school-application-part/0zTzDqncJELgjZiTkCy9iJ/story.html

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I recommend taking evidence whether or not you want to be a litigator. While it’s essential for litigation, it also pops up in administrative law issues, will/probate issues and many other areas of law. You must know what kind of evidence is good evidence, and why (or why not) in order to practice law in general.

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These days, a full-tuition/full-ride scholarship to law school isn’t exactly tough to get.