Some more great advice

This article provides great advice on how to land the job you want after law school. While we as part-time nighters will tend to fall back on excuses (we have no time, we can't get out during the day, the OCS is closed after 5 PM), this lays out just how and why we can get access to the legal profession while we are in school.



I particularly like the idea of doing some of the legal work at my job - since I have already handled a bit even before entering law school (nothing major, mostly research). It is convenient during office hours, and I'm getting paid for it - what's not to love?  I like that clinics also count on the resume towards hands-on legal experience. I am going to do my best to take advantage of any evening clinic I can.



Thanks to Donna Gerson for these ideas and tips.

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A glimmer of hope

This article, written in 1997 by Kate Callen at the San Diego Metro, offers the first positive piece I have read on the experience of going to law school part-time at night. It may be a decade old, but it is still encouraging, particularly since it only came up on page 9 when I googled "part-time evening law." The first 8 pages were all links to universities that offer part-time programs.



I'm going to print this out, highlight the positive aspects, and pin it to my office wall to remind myself that it isn't all doom and gloom. Thanks, Kate!

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And the winner is . . .

Rutgers!

I have decided to attend Rutgers School of Law - Newark. I even sent in my check! I am really excited to begin law school. I will be listening to audio books on Torts and Contracts (the two classes that I will have this fall), so that I can get familiar with some of the language and concepts.

I don't expect to master the material - it's not like I'm taking notes or quizzing myself or anything. Just trying to get a notion of how complex the law in these subjects is, and what types of things I will encounter in the fall. I have already listened to audio lectures in Constitutional Law, Property, and Criminal Law. I loved the Con and Crim Law classes, bu the Property audio book always put me to sleep during my commute. I hope that's not a bad sign . . .