1) I was NOT a strong student.

2) Only went to law school to make Daddy happy

3) HATED law school, but I did graduate

4) Law Degree does me no good now. I could never pass the CA bar. Has now been almost 25 years since I took the last one. I am too educated for a lot of jobs since they base your pay ranking on your education.

Think long and hard before you go to law school. Is this really what you want? It was a lot of work, a lot tears, a lot of frustration. Personally, I wish I went ahead with my original plans to get my teaching credential back in the days before the zillion of test.

DaffyKD

Is this supposed to be a good thing? :p But pretty much true...I can't exactly call that a compliment though...haha

Yes, it is.


And it is a compliment......it's all about the ass. :D

Cash

As everyone has already stated law school is not easy. Working really can interfer with your studies even with the strongest student. Working a whole bunch of hours plus full time studies is really going to cause some major problems. Another thing to keep in mind-passing the bar is even harder then law school. One really needs to know and be able to apply the material taught in law school (property, torts, liability, etc) and then some to even pass this exam. People study long and hard for the Bar Exam and passage rates only range between 30% to 55% for any administration in most states.

While practicing law does have financial rewards if you want it too-this is not a profession to enter unless this is something you really want to do.

I just graduated in 2003 from UF's law school. I did not have to sign any NALP form saying I wouldn't work.

The NALP "1 year" rule refers to RECRUITING activities. You are not supposed to go on interviews, and the firms are not supposed to interview you until the end of your 2nd semester. Example: for my class, which started in Spring, the first date we could interview for summer clerkships was November of the following fall.

The "don't work your first year" rule is from the ABA and applies to accredited law schools. If I remember right, it might technically not be mandatory, and there are exceptions. I started in Spring 2001 and worked for a family friend that summer (I already had several years of paralegal experience). This was a full time 40 hour a week job. Then, in the fall I had a research assistant position with a professor (paid by the hour), but this was never more than about 5 or so hours a week. Neither of these jobs was prohibited, but i did make sure and discuss them with the dean of student services.

The reason behind the "don't work" rule is that you do not have time, especially your first semester. Your free time will be very limited, and what you do get, you need to spend on FUN.

Ok, so basically, I don't think that continuing to operate your business should be a problem, as long as (1) it does not take a lot of time or stress, and (2) you disclose it to your law school.

On this note...NEVER EVER lie, misrepresent, fail to fully disclose ANYTHING on any form even remotely related to law school if you want to be admitted to the FL Bar. Best illustrations of this comes from an attorney I know whose former law partner represented bar applicants who had problems. Guy #1 had killed someone - drunken bar fight, he hits the guy hard and he fell, hitting his head the wrong way, killing him. Guy #1 goes to jail for manslaughter, does his time, cleans up his life and fully discloses everything on his law school and bar applications. Guy #2 failed to disclose something on his law school application (it was something minor, i think an underage drinking citation). Also did not disclose on bar application. Guy #1 was admitted to practice law, Guy #2 was not.

So, kill someone and tell the truth about it, you can practice law in Florida, but drink a beer when you're 19 and lie about it, no "Esquire" for you!

Wow. This post gives me momentum.