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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't you try to get a paralegal position in an employment law practice group. Your experience is relevant and you will get a taste of the more "legal" side of what you already do. [/quote]

OP here. Ideally, I would aim at getting a job at one of the national employment firms -- Jackson Lewis, Seyfarth Shaw, Littler Mendolsohn are some of the ones I am aware of. I think my work experience is relevant and should outweigh any issues with the rank of my school or how I do in law school. I just have to get an interview.  You have all given me something to think about, though. Even when I get hired at a big firm I may hate it and it doesn't look like I will get any money from a school to attend so I will owe a lot... #decisionsdecisions[/quote]

Have you done any research OP?  First of all, American is still in the first tier and both UMD and American are very competitive.  Secondly, Littler doesn't hire any associates out of law school.  Their model is that they only hire laterals.  Those are pretty good firms.  You will spend $200K to make $100K a year if you are really lucky.[/quote]

I assume by "really lucky" you mean OP would be hired by one of the firms she names.  Seyfarth, I believe, pays market (160k in DC for first years). The others pay less, but probably something like 120k for a first year in DC.

Still, her chances of being even considered at any of these places does not look good at all, so it's a moot point. [/quote]

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