What other jobs are JD's qualified to do? Forum
- fonzerelli
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What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
Hope and Change rhetoric notwithstanding, the economy may still royally blow in the year 2013.
Systemic fault lines exposed in our financial system as well as real estate, manufacturing, health care, umm, everything, may continue to expand. In short, jobs may be as plentiful then (2013) as they are now (doomsday).
What else can a newly minted JD do if a shiny law job isn't in the globalized cards in a few years?
I know this may produce some comedic responses, but it is (at least intended to be) a serious question. What else will we be qualified to do? If someone says "account executive" I'm going to ban you. No, I'm not a mod, but I'll ban you mentally in order to remain positive.
Systemic fault lines exposed in our financial system as well as real estate, manufacturing, health care, umm, everything, may continue to expand. In short, jobs may be as plentiful then (2013) as they are now (doomsday).
What else can a newly minted JD do if a shiny law job isn't in the globalized cards in a few years?
I know this may produce some comedic responses, but it is (at least intended to be) a serious question. What else will we be qualified to do? If someone says "account executive" I'm going to ban you. No, I'm not a mod, but I'll ban you mentally in order to remain positive.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
fonzerelli wrote:Hope and Change rhetoric notwithstanding, the economy may still royally blow in the year 2013.
Systemic fault lines exposed in our financial system as well as real estate, manufacturing, health care, umm, everything, may continue to expand. In short, jobs may be as plentiful then (2013) as they are now (doomsday).
What else can a newly minted JD do if a shiny law job isn't in the globalized cards in a few years?
I know this may produce some comedic responses, but it is (at least intended to be) a serious question. What else will we be qualified to do? If someone says "account executive" I'm going to ban you. No, I'm not a mod, but I'll ban you mentally in order to remain positive.
Sell french fries.
- fonzerelli
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
lawschooliseasy wrote:fonzerelli wrote:Hope and Change rhetoric notwithstanding, the economy may still royally blow in the year 2013.
Systemic fault lines exposed in our financial system as well as real estate, manufacturing, health care, umm, everything, may continue to expand. In short, jobs may be as plentiful then (2013) as they are now (doomsday).
What else can a newly minted JD do if a shiny law job isn't in the globalized cards in a few years?
I know this may produce some comedic responses, but it is (at least intended to be) a serious question. What else will we be qualified to do? If someone says "account executive" I'm going to ban you. No, I'm not a mod, but I'll ban you mentally in order to remain positive.
Sell french fries.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
TITCRlawschooliseasy wrote:fonzerelli wrote:Hope and Change rhetoric notwithstanding, the economy may still royally blow in the year 2013.
Sell french fries.
In all seriousness, a JD gives you no leg up for non-legal jobs and may hurt you. I suppose it might hlp if you wanted to work on the hill for an MC.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
Consulting. JDs are like crack to those firms.
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- fonzerelli
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
That really does suck.... well, DC sounds more and more attractive.Veyron wrote:TITCRlawschooliseasy wrote:fonzerelli wrote:Hope and Change rhetoric notwithstanding, the economy may still royally blow in the year 2013.
Sell french fries.
In all seriousness, a JD gives you no leg up for non-legal jobs and may hurt you. I suppose it might hlp if you wanted to work on the hill for an MC.
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Then why do moast T-14s only have zero-one consulting firm that interviews on campus?BioEBear2010 wrote:Consulting. JDs are like crack to those firms.
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Well, policy org's/think tanks aren't bad, but you probably have to work for a few years at least to get anything good.
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I'm not sure if this is hearsay or not, but word on the street says that a lot of lawyers are qualified to run Hell. I just saw a job posting for "Regional Manager of the Damned" that mentioned having a JD was a plus.
On second thought, it could have been a job for an assistant to the regional manager of the damned....
On second thought, it could have been a job for an assistant to the regional manager of the damned....
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
Federal service. Most agencies like hiring JDs.
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Wait, Hillary Clinton lost her job and is being replaced? wtf?TheBigMediocre wrote:I'm not sure if this is hearsay or not, but word on the street says that a lot of lawyers are qualified to run Hell. I just saw a job posting for "Regional Manager of the Damned" that mentioned having a JD was a plus.
On second thought, it could have been a job for an assistant to the regional manager of the damned....
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"Like crack" is a poor metaphor, but top consulting firms do like JDs. Perhaps they don't go for OCIs, but I guarantee they take resumes.Veyron wrote:Then why do moast T-14s only have zero-one consulting firm that interviews on campus?BioEBear2010 wrote:Consulting. JDs are like crack to those firms.
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- fonzerelli
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
+2 for DC-Land.Zojirushi wrote:Federal service. Most agencies like hiring JDs.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
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I'm actually interested in this too. In other news, I really need to start narrowing the number of things that sound like good career paths.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
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Samesies.prezidentv8 wrote:I'm actually interested in this too. In other news, I really need to start narrowing the number of things that sound like good career paths.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
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- fonzerelli
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
Thanks OS, it's probably worth it to have a few contingency plans in place....OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
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This is totally off topic, but I LOVE your name/avatar! Zojirushi is the shit- my morning cup of tea thanks you.Zojirushi wrote:Federal service. Most agencies like hiring JDs.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
You can sit for a brokering license or a real estate license in California. I do not know about other states.
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<3, change to "social enterprise management" and i'm sold. plus the part about taking on more debt for... further education or something, yay.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
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Re: What other jobs are JD's qualified to do?
My darling. I had a premonition that my JD would not be my last degree. Is that really bad? I mean, I want another degree, and I'm sure I shouldn't.joshikousei wrote:<3, change to "social enterprise management" and i'm sold. plus the part about taking on more debt for... further education or something, yay.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
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I predict your MRS will be your last degree.OperaSoprano wrote:My darling. I had a premonition that my JD would not be my last degree. Is that really bad? I mean, I want another degree, and I'm sure I shouldn't.joshikousei wrote:<3, change to "social enterprise management" and i'm sold. plus the part about taking on more debt for... further education or something, yay.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
Just kidding!
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Haha, you and everyone else. Seriously, you are at least the sixth person to suggest it since I came to law school. Several people did so in all seriousness, and out of love, which really made me .TheBigMediocre wrote:I predict your MRS will be your last degree.OperaSoprano wrote:My darling. I had a premonition that my JD would not be my last degree. Is that really bad? I mean, I want another degree, and I'm sure I shouldn't.joshikousei wrote:<3, change to "social enterprise management" and i'm sold. plus the part about taking on more debt for... further education or something, yay.OperaSoprano wrote:Nonprofit management FTW, especially if you have summer PI experience.
In my case, perhaps taking on more debt to get an MSW, and going into counseling/therapy.
Just kidding!
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it's not, but it's hard(er) to start a career and have a decent career trajectory when you're 35 vs 30... but i think we're too similar in this regard - i'd have a hard time telling someone not to go back to school, especially if they're passionate about it. i also don't think about debt, though i should. my parents waded through years of debt and savings for my education, so i've never valued it for its economic worth alone.OperaSoprano wrote:My darling. I had a premonition that my JD would not be my last degree. Is that really bad? I mean, I want another degree, and I'm sure I shouldn't.joshikousei wrote:<3, change to "social enterprise management" and i'm sold. plus the part about taking on more debt for... further education or something, yay.
as for the MRS degree, well... there's a reason why so many relationships break up and start up in grad school.
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