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I'm a good example. I was below median at my 40-60 ranked law school, I failed the bar once, and I don't have family connections. Oh, and I have $200,000+ in debt. But now that I've passed the bar I have an interview with a great local firm lined up and they pay the market rate in my city, which means I'll be able to live comfortably and pay down my debt.

It only happened because I spent this past year, even before I found out in October 2014 that I failed the bar, networking. I met lawyers for coffee dates and told them my story. I made them like me enough to introduce me to other people, and then got to volunteer pro bono with someone through that and prove my abilities while studying for the bar. The interview I have now is through one of those lawyers I kept having coffee with and talking to this past year.

If I can do it, your niece definitely can![/quote]

something doesn't add up here. you went to a lower tier 1 and graduated below median, then failed the bar, and you got a market-paying (i.e., 160k in NY/DC or 140k-ish in a secondary city)? by networking?  if this is true, you basically won the lottery. congrats.  [/quote]

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