PreLaw student interested in match schools

Peruna1998
Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:20:54 +0000

I am a lawyer and have practiced for eighteen years. If your daughter is serious about law school, then she would be well-advised to consider keeping the cost of her undergraduate degree down. I will be paying for my law school education for another twelve years (I went to Georgetown Law…it’s not in Georgetown, it’s on Capitol Hill). Luckily, when I graduated, I was blessed with a low 2.25% interest rate (good luck ever finding that deal again). The point is that if she is carrying undergraduate debt and law school debt, it will SEVERELY limit her choices coming out of law school. The legal field is already suffering many issues with too many lawyers, shrinking fields of practice, etc., etc., ad nauseam. The best advice for her would be to find an inexpensive public university in South Carolina (your home state), attend it with a minimum cost, earn as high a GPA as possible, and knock out the LSAT. Luckily, USC is an excellent school (as is Clemson). She would be well served learning how to write and speak in college. Law is more about writing that it is ever portrayed in media. As for speaking, the ability to explain complicated ideas clearly and concisely is important, as important (but frequently overlooked) is developing (what is known in military circles) as a command presence. Clients respond better to an attorney when they have confidence in that attorney. Part of developing that client confidence is not only knowing the law, but exuding an aura of confidence in your ability (even if you have no clue what you are doing). Best of luck to your daughter.