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Message: <blockquote data-quote="qstor" data-source="post: 1910099" data-attributes="member: 1489">I'm 6 years out of law school. I went to a 3rd tier school. I passed the Maryland bar on the first chance, which was important to me. I dosen't matter where you went to law school if you can't pass the bar exam. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> It took me a while to find a job. I moved to my home town area of Washington DC after law school. And there were a ton of lawyers. I eventually found a job doing collections at a small firm which I HATED. The guys were right wing Christians and didnt treat me very well. I did document review work on a large scale trial for a few months then got in at Maryland Legal Aid. I loved working there. I had law school loan repayment money. I'll still have my loans for a while but they aren't crushing me. I can't do the double payment thing but I can pay them off. I got some money from my grandparents after law school that enabled me to pay a good portion of the loan off which was good. I consolidated too for a lower interest rate.I moved to Michigan cause my wife wanted to be closer to her mother. Her mothers 16 year boyfriend died of cancer and she wanted to be there for her mom. I eventually got a job at Michigan Legal Aid which I really like too. Legal Aid programs are my time. I have good benefits and I haven't really had to work weekends at all. Its pretty much a standard 40 hour week. I should also mention that I do like my job, especially the part helping out people who aren't that well off. Must be the Good alignment in me <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Government work like Jeff mentioned for attorneys is pretty much 40 hours a week.I would sugguest talking with some law students at a nearby school and see if its your thing. I would sugguest going to a state school too for the cheaper tuition. Especially if you plan to stay in your home state.I was surprised at the number of lawyers on the boards. I play a lot of Living Greyhawk and I know about six lawyers that play LG. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Good luck! PM me with any questions <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Mike</blockquote>

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