<p>Do most people work while in law school or is there just not enough time? I'm asking because my parents want me to do pharmacy before law so that I can work and be able to pay my way through law school.</p>
<p>Very few people work, unless they're in a part-time program. Some 3Ls work part-time at the firms they summered with, but that's about it. I think the ABA recommends that nobody work more than 20 hours a week as a 1L.</p>
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Do most people work while in law school or is there just not enough time? I'm asking because my parents want me to do pharmacy before law so that I can work and be able to pay my way through law school.
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<p>First you have to distinguish between day and night programs. Many law schools have 4 year night programs. As you might guess, most night students work.</p>
<p>Many day students work part time, especially after their first year. Usually these are law related jobs, but not all. I had a friend who worked part time at The Gap. </p>
<p>I suppose that pharmacy would be a decent job to hold down while in law school, since the pay is decent and many different shifts are available. However, pharmacy school takes money and time. Also, it may be a little tricky getting recommendations 1 year for pharmacy school and then recommendations the next year for law school. Also, there is the opportunity cost of putting off your legal career.</p>
<p>Do you mean pharmacy tech or full-blown pharmacist with four (4) year postgraduate degree? The older brother of a guy in my Boy Scout troop was at UChicago law. Being a summer intern for a law firm can pay very well, but I don't know how easy they are to land from outside the top law firms. You might want to research that, I hear that from an elite school you can get these internships and even without your JD yet the weekly pay is insane. But this was 6 years ago</p>
<p>I mean a full blown pharmacist.</p>
<p>Wait so how do you plan to pay your way through pharmacy school then? Law school's shorter anyway</p>
<p>While the Pharmacy then Law idea doesn't seem plausible, you might be interested in knowing that ABA regulations state that a full-time law student cannot work more than 20 hours per week</p>