Is law unemployment over exaggerated?

[zaprowsdower]

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@sakky

For many years, and may still be true today, the single most prolific recruiter at HLS was not any law firm, NGO, or government agency, but rather was McKinsey.

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<p>Where in the world did you get this idea from? That’s not even close to true.</p>

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On the other hand, it’s not a bad backup plan.

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<p>Though it’s probably a bad idea to have a backup plan that is harder to accomplish than your initial plan.</p>

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The law degree might not help, but it won’t hurt either, for like I said, in the worst scenario, you can simply omit the degree.

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<p>Most companies don’t get very creative in their entry-level hiring. If you’re an outlier, which someone with either a JD or three-year resume gap will be, they’re more likely to be turned off than intrigued. An interview (if you get one) that consists mostly of you trying to explain why you went to law school if you didn’t want to be a lawyer, or why you didn’t get a legal job, is probably not going to result in an offer. Unless you don’t expect them to ask any questions about what you did with the last three years of your life. </p>

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@Fly The Helo

if I wanted to pursue either one of those paths at an entry level instead of working in the basement of some law firm I would be less qualified than someone who just graduated undergrad?

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<p>There’s a big difference between being “qualified” and being likely to get the job. The two are not always as closely related as you seem to assume.</p>