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I'm an attorney 20 years out of law school and I guarantee you it's not all brand name and grades that matter to employers, especially outside of BigLaw. When hiring for entry-level positions, all other things being equal, [b]I will give the nod to someone who had real work experience between undergrad and law school. For starters, it shows that the decision to go to law school was likely well thought out, and not just a default grad option for the liberal arts major who didn't want to be a doctor. For another, it illustrates the ability to succeed at work and not just school. [/b]As much of a grind as law school is, if you're a good student anyway and work hard, it's not that tough -- just more school. The ability to meet deadlines, get up and go to work and get work done during the day, and answer to a boss is much more important to me.

I agree that it's a waste of time to take a gap year to study for the LSAT and kill time trying to get into law school. Go get a job as a paralegal or other type of assistant in a legal field and see what it is that lawyers actually do all day. The competition is way too fierce, even for government and NGO jobs, to spend the money on law school if you don't know that you actually want to practice law.[/quote]

You're conflating genuine work experience with a gap year doing some bullshit gig (if that) while applying to law school.[/quote]

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