Comments by "AALegalFocus" (@aalegalfocus) on "Is Law School Worth It?" video.

  1. It is possible but normally you want to be able to work long hours at the beginning of your career. Some government jobs & smaller firms will allow you to have a good balance.
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  2.  @Ishowspeedsshortz  I made a recent quiz on my channel about whether people should go to law school. Good luck to everyone!
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  3. It depends what kind of job you can get with your college degree and of course, how good of a law school you can get into. In my opinion, going to law school these days, unless it's one of the very top law schools in the whole country, is very risky and way overpriced.
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  4. Congratulations on getting the full-ride scholarship! Even though you haven't enjoyed law school, do you have lots of good job options? Hope you can find a position you enjoy.
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  5.  @James-ez2pv  Excellent advice!
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  6.  @shannonh9218  sounds like a good idea so you can see what the profession really is like.
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  7.  @Crocodile2873  That sounds unlikely to lead to a real job. I have never met anyone who practiced law and didn't go to law school (I worked in VA for a while before moving to NC). Also, I doubt many attorneys want to offer apprenticeships-- they'd be training the competition. You'll be a lot better off going to a top-ranked public law school in your state. Good luck!
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  8. Due to the saturated legal job market, we don't actually need more lawyers.
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  9. Please check out a quiz I have on my channel about whether one should go to law school. :)
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  10. Yes, but what's the legal job market like in Utah, and is it difficult to get a legal job around there if you are not a Mormon, or not from around there?
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  11. Good luck! Just avoid overpriced, low ranked private law schools.
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  12. Yes, though probably not the top 6 law schools. Just try to get a great LSAT score-- or how about try for medical/dental school instead?
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  13. California allows people to take the bar without going to law school, & without going to accredited law schools, but those people are unlikely to get jobs as lawyers.
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  14. Exactly! 90% of the students will not be in the coveted top 10%.
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  15. Yes unless you're at a top school like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia. Good luck!
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  16. Sure, but plenty of people do it without a law degree. You'd be better off getting an MBA from a top business school.
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  17. Agreed!
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  18. Maybe, but you'd probably be better off getting a master's in public policy from a top school.
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  19. Glad it worked out for you. My starting pay was dismal too.
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  20. Agreed. Good advice. Many firms wouldn't want a college student but you never know.
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  21. Studying for the LSAT is definitely not as fun as watching YouTube videos, but it's something you just need to get over with as a necessary hurdle. Good luck!
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  22. Agreed-- I'm an attorney who went to Georgetown law.
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  23. Good luck on the LSAT!
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  24. Yeah, they are mostly a scam that ruin young people's lives.
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  25. Most people would say Harvard and Yale are the best.
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  26. Glad it paid off for you. I feel bad for recent graduates though.
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  27. Higher education in the United States is ridiculously expensive, even at public schools. For example at UNC, law school tuition is over $22,000 a year for in-state tuition. Some private law schools are now over $66k a year.
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  28. That's great, but even those jobs are very hard to get.
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  29. You could go to law school faster if you manage to graduate from college in 3 years. Law school is typically 3 years full-time, unless you go to one of the few schools that let you finish in two and a half years. That's about the fastest route to becoming a lawyer.
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  30. It is extremely difficult to get a tenure-track law professor position, because the jobs/quality of life are so great that nobody leaves. Those types of jobs are reserved for mostly graduates of the top law schools, who also court for federal judges or US Supreme Court judges.
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  31. Just make sure you don't take on debt and only go to a top 10 law school. No private, low-ranked law schools. Good luck!
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  32.  @oohellyaa08  some people get money from their family or have money saved up from their jobs.
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  33. Not really. Public defenders start out making in the low $50k-60k range. Of course it depends on what city and state you work in. Prosecutors also make roughly the same. The pay is low, and there is a lot of burnout.
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  34. I agree. Things have gotten even worse since Covid. Law firms have laid off attorneys and stopped hiring. Some of my clients got laid off, so there goes some of my business.
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  35. Well, there's always a small percentage of grads for which it pays off. Just go to a state school unless you get a scholarship to a top 25 law school. Avoid high priced, bottom tier private schools like the plague.
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  36. Only go if you can get into a top 10 law school. Lots of smart people go to law school yet still cannot find jobs.
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  37. Sure, I agree as an attorney who often wanted to quit the profession.
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  38. Even then, life is tougher if one is fortunate to make partner-- partners are expected to bring in clients or else they will be shown the door.
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  39.  @mikeypx82  what school are you at, and do you have a relative named Kevin btw? (He was a college friend who went to U Michigan law)
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  40. That's only the arrangement in a small percentage of law firms, such as personal injury fims. I myself and other friends got ripped off in commissions when our employers later didn't want to pay us what we were entitled.
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  41. Even top 14, top 25 is not enough to guarantee a job, much less a well-paying attorney position. I went to Georgetown and have nothing but crazy stories, low pay, & employment difficulties to speak of. Recently an unemployed Georgetown law grad contacted me from LinkedIn because he was unemployed and had moved home to live with his parents. No guarantees.
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  42. Yes! It is unfair that practically all law schools, except maybe Yale, grade on a curve. Imagine being an academic hotshot who gets a B- or a C because everyone's smart, & the prof has to give some people C's or even D's. It's terrible. Bad grades will take you out of contention for jobs.
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  43. Sure, if you get a job working for a firm with offices in other countries.
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  44. Good luck!
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  45. Most law graduates have no idea how to practice or run a law practice after graduating. There's not enough business to go around, & only the poorest, worst clients would hire an attorney with little experience.
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  46. Plus there are too many JDs being churned out by too many law schools each year.
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  47. Law school by correspondence is a big waste of money. Sounds like a diploma mill.
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  48.  @laserleftfootttt7683  well, never say never. I don't know if you can get a California bar license with a degree from that school, but I'm not in California & their requirements are different. Good luck!
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  49. Thanks for sharing the updated info. One person I know went to a tier 1 law school and didn't want to practice. She's been doing HR work, which doesn't even require a law degree. Good thing her parents are very wealthy and paid for it all, but most people do not have that luxury to dabble, getting a useless degree.
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  50. Agreed. The job market is saturated.
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  51. Yes, but there are way fewer legal employers and paying clients out there. The top firms aren't recruiting there either.
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  52. Cheaper is definitely better, especially if you will already have a well-paying job lined up. Good luck!
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  53. Good luck!
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  54. Stats are often fudged. Georgetown law never contacted me to see if I had a job or how much I was making. My friend who graduated from Fordham law couldn't find a job and is now ting to run a mail order gift subscription business. Her parents have to help pay off her loans.
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  55. Agreed. Plus 20 years out, employers don't want to hire you unless you'd bring them a big book of business. They'd prefer a younger grad that they can pay less.
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  56. Truth is needed. I commend anyone who is honest about the likelihood of law school paying off.
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