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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My BIL who went to Thomas M. Cooley (and flunked out once and still paid to go back and finish), which is the lowest ranked school, took and passed the New Mexico bar exam on DH's advice and works as a public defender in some town nobody would ever want to live in.

So if she really wants to be a lawyer, it's possible, but it's probably not worth it. [/quote]

I went to Cooley (Western Michigan now!), and I work as an attorney for a federal agency in DC. Many Cooley grads are employeed in this area.

OP's niece should look for a federal government position as a non attorney, then look to transition over after she has experience. My agency has attorneys working as HR specialist and contract specialist. These subject areas are good training to be a labor counselor or acquisition attorney. I know a FOIA specialist who is a law school grad with no bar. She could get her fed loans forgiven in 10 years and her payments would be low considering the salary.

I recommend she take the DC bar. I know many people who couldn't pass other bars, but they could pass DC. [/quote]

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