Does non-law work experience hurt you?

Lawschooltears
Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:24:56 +0000

I’m a current undergrad student with some work experience, but none of it is law-related. I went into college thinking I wanted to work in nonprofits, so I took a lot of jobs with small local charities. Granted, they were all well-paying jobs that gave me good experience like grant writing, fundraising, and nonprofit administration, but none of it was law-related. Now, I’m a Political Science major whose plans have changed. Will this sort of work experience be detrimental to me when applying for schools? I have a 3.9 GPA, assume 170+ LSAT (based on practice tests) and am involved in a lot of clubs, though again, none of them law-related. I’m just wondering if I should cram a last-minute law internship onto my resume before I start applying for schools. Going for civil rights law, if that helps.