Lawyers in TL-Net

On July 18 2009 08:57 clazziquai wrote:
Let me take a guess...your parents are Asian?

On July 18 2009 09:03 Light]N[exuS wrote:
I want you to know right now that it's spelled "retarded." This is also a question that is easily answered by google, and takes pages upon pages to answer. There is no set major, there is no set guideline, and there are so many different routes you can go upon becoming a lawyer; it's impossible to tell you if you will be sitting behind a desk 9-5.

On July 18 2009 09:11 Ack1027 wrote:
You are 16. Chill the fuck out.

Do well in the last 2 years of high school and work hard in college. Don't stress about what your parents want you to do unless you actually sympathize with them. Until you find what you really wanna do, don't fuck up so much academically that you can't choose options. Keep them open.

Also you're a new user so stop using so much korean and don't put Korea (North) as your location.

On July 18 2009 08:57 clazziquai wrote:
Let me take a guess...your parents are Asian?

On July 18 2009 09:16 ShadowDrgn wrote:
Becoming a lawyer only takes 7 years (4 for undergrad + 3 for law school). Is it a career worth pursuing? No one can answer that for you.

Is it only going to end me up in a cubicle job where i sit straight from 9-5?

No, you get to sit straight in your own private office from 9-8 or so. That will heavily depend on what type of law you practice though. After a few years in a litigation group, you may spend plenty of time in court. I do patent prosecution and get out of the office a few times a week for inventor meetings and brainstorming sessions. For the most part, however, being a lawyer is a standard white collar office job with long hours.

Is getting into law school extremely difficult, and what undergrad majors should i take?

Getting into a law school isn't hard at all. It's much easier than med school. Getting into a top law school like Yale, Harvard, or Stanford, on the other hand, is extremely difficult. If you want to work at one of those huge New York mega firms that start at 150k/yr salaries, you need to go to a top law school, but otherwise it's not a big deal.

One great part about law school is that you can major in anything in undergrad and apply. Unlike applying for med school, the law school application test requires no prior coursework in preparation; it only tests logic and reading skills. Considering that your GPA is a factor in law school admissions, you should major in whatever you're most interested in and then get good grades.

On July 18 2009 09:23 illu wrote:
Why can't people see that this is a troll?

On July 18 2009 09:16 QuickStriker wrote:
My advice is NEVER EVER BE IN ENGINEERING OR TRY TO PURSUE ONE!

That is if you're really that that that THAT good with engineering and know all about that field even before you go into college.... I mean I was good in math and science before college and then I try engineering in college and I got butt raped for 2 years....


Now I'm broadcast journalism major! ^_^