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It's good that the school will readmit you! Regarding whether the JD is the best path for you, that largely depends on your specific career goals. What are you hoping to do with your JD, and what are the other paths you are considering?ambivalence wrote:I've checked with the school and I should indeed be able to be readmitted. The question is more about whether it's a good idea to incur 2 more years of debt to finish out the degree and get myself on a higher-paying/more fulfilling career track than I am now. There are other paths that could get me there, so I want to know if I'm crazy for thinking the JD is still the best path.
floatie wrote:It's good that the school will readmit you! Regarding whether the JD is the best path for you, that largely depends on your specific career goals. What are you hoping to do with your JD, and what are the other paths you are considering?ambivalence wrote:I've checked with the school and I should indeed be able to be readmitted. The question is more about whether it's a good idea to incur 2 more years of debt to finish out the degree and get myself on a higher-paying/more fulfilling career track than I am now. There are other paths that could get me there, so I want to know if I'm crazy for thinking the JD is still the best path.
Why would you go to law school if you don't even want to be a lawyer. You should go into project management.ambivalence wrote:floatie wrote:It's good that the school will readmit you! Regarding whether the JD is the best path for you, that largely depends on your specific career goals. What are you hoping to do with your JD, and what are the other paths you are considering?ambivalence wrote:I've checked with the school and I should indeed be able to be readmitted. The question is more about whether it's a good idea to incur 2 more years of debt to finish out the degree and get myself on a higher-paying/more fulfilling career track than I am now. There are other paths that could get me there, so I want to know if I'm crazy for thinking the JD is still the best path.
Practice-wise, I am interested in employment, IP, and immigration law. I would likely tailor the remaining two years to get as much experience in these three areas as possible. Ideally I would land at a small to mid-size firm (even better a "private public interest" firm), though I don't know how competitive these jobs are and it is my understanding that most boutiques require some big law and/or clerking experience. I could also see myself eventually going in-house at a tech company or getting deep into eDiscovery (I live in the Bay area and have some tech/EDRM experience).
Alternatively, I would probably pursue Project Management, get the PMP certificate and try to find an eDiscovery-type PM job that doesn't require a JD, or a PM job in an entirely different industry.
Hope this helps and doesn't come off too scattered--I tend to have the problem of too many over too few interests when it comes to career decision-making.
Sorry I was too brief. If you can do something else that's rewarding, I wouldn't go back to law school, because I don't see law being worth your time and money. I was confused by the 3 very different practice areas you mentioned as well because you do seem scattered.ambivalence wrote:Not sure how you came to this conclusion given I explained the areas I would want to practice in, as a lawyer. It's just not the ONLY option I see for myself.Npret wrote:Why would you go to law school if you don't even want to be a lawyer. You should go into project management.ambivalence wrote:floatie wrote:It's good that the school will readmit you! Regarding whether the JD is the best path for you, that largely depends on your specific career goals. What are you hoping to do with your JD, and what are the other paths you are considering?ambivalence wrote:I've checked with the school and I should indeed be able to be readmitted. The question is more about whether it's a good idea to incur 2 more years of debt to finish out the degree and get myself on a higher-paying/more fulfilling career track than I am now. There are other paths that could get me there, so I want to know if I'm crazy for thinking the JD is still the best path.
Practice-wise, I am interested in employment, IP, and immigration law. I would likely tailor the remaining two years to get as much experience in these three areas as possible. Ideally I would land at a small to mid-size firm (even better a "private public interest" firm), though I don't know how competitive these jobs are and it is my understanding that most boutiques require some big law and/or clerking experience. I could also see myself eventually going in-house at a tech company or getting deep into eDiscovery (I live in the Bay area and have some tech/EDRM experience).
Alternatively, I would probably pursue Project Management, get the PMP certificate and try to find an eDiscovery-type PM job that doesn't require a JD, or a PM job in an entirely different industry.
Hope this helps and doesn't come off too scattered--I tend to have the problem of too many over too few interests when it comes to career decision-making.
I wouldn't worry about OCI if you go back to the T10 - if you go back, just do it and see what happens. Maybe I'm too optimistic but I think your passing (even if not stellar) grades in combination with your work experience and renewed focus could net you something, especially if you can spin it the right way during an interview.ambivalence wrote:Thanks, that's helpful. Good point about OCI too, I'd have to check on that but I certainly don't feel prepared to participate this summer. I've clearly got some more reflecting to do, and may even talk to a career coach who specializes in the legal field to get a more objective picture of my options.