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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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.[b] 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.[/b] 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]

Sorry, but this seems naive. I don't want to be mean, but if you can look at all of the problems with this plan that are staring you in the face and still conclude that it's a worthwhile endeavor...you may not have what it takes to be a good lawyer.[/quote]

Firms care about grades and law school rank. Period. They would rather hire a 23 year old Harvard law grad who has zero work experience than you for this position. Does that make sense? No. But it is how it works.[/quote]

+1000. From a very large large firm senior associate on the recruiting commitee. Real world experience means nothing compared to law school and GPA.  Also OP's advanced age will be an undiscussed negative. 
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At entry level this is true. Experience counts later on. Not HR experience, though.[/quote]

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