Comments on: 1L of a decision http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/ breathless punditry and one-breath poetry with David Giacalone Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dominique Grubisa http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-217987 Dominique Grubisa Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:22:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/formerlyknownas/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/#comment-217987 I studied law for 7 years and ultimately went on to become cynical and jaded with no life (I was earning a lot of money though). I am now using my legal background to help others and am still able to put food on the table, have a life and sleep at night. It is possible to have a win/win and whatever you give you get back tenfold. I studied law for 7 years and ultimately went on to become cynical and jaded with no life (I was earning a lot of money though). I am now using my legal background to help others and am still able to put food on the table, have a life and sleep at night. It is possible to have a win/win and whatever you give you get back tenfold.

]]> By: David Giacalone http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 David Giacalone Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:50:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/formerlyknownas/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/#comment-4380 <a></a> Hey, Oldtimer, it's nice to have you in the club.   That $69.61, is $135 a month in current dollars.   If you were getting out of school nowadays with an analogous amount of debt, you'd have a lot of options on the job market. 

Hey, Oldtimer, it’s nice to have you in the club.   That $69.61, is $135 a month in current dollars.   If you were getting out of school nowadays with an analogous amount of debt, you’d have a lot of options on the job market. 

]]> By: George Lenard http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-4379 George Lenard Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:31:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/formerlyknownas/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/#comment-4379 <a></a> Right on. The expenses part really resonates. I feel like an old fart talking about walking to school 8 miles in the snow barefoot when I tell my kids over and over that in law school in 1980-82 I lived in a $100/mo. room in a boarding house; sharing a kitchen with roaches and other boarders; sharing a bathroom; and eating a lot of fried egg sandwiches, pb&j, corn beef hash, etc. But I got away with a $69.61 monthly debt payment that was a piece of cake to pay off.

Right on. The expenses part really resonates.

I feel like an old fart talking about walking to school 8 miles in the snow barefoot when I tell my kids over and over that in law school in 1980-82 I lived in a $100/mo. room in a boarding house; sharing a kitchen with roaches and other boarders; sharing a bathroom; and eating a lot of fried egg sandwiches, pb&j, corn beef hash, etc. But I got away with a $69.61 monthly debt payment that was a piece of cake to pay off.

]]> By: David Giacalone http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-4299 David Giacalone Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:51:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/formerlyknownas/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/#comment-4299 <a></a> Hi, Sarni, It's great hearing from you. You make a very good point. As you suggest, though, being pleasantly surprised by an affinity for the legal profession is a luxury that a rather small portion of American law students can "afford." For most, using law school as a default choice or a holding-pattern is simply not a viable life or career option.

Hi, Sarni, It’s great hearing from you. You make a very good point. As you suggest, though, being pleasantly surprised by an affinity for the legal profession is a luxury that a rather small portion of American law students can “afford.” For most, using law school as a default choice or a holding-pattern is simply not a viable life or career option.

]]> By: sarni http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 sarni Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:49:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/formerlyknownas/2005/08/16/1l-of-a-decision/#comment-4298 <a></a> Just as people may go into law school intending to be a lawyer, and change their minds, there are also people who start studying law with no intention to practice, and change their minds later - like me. Fortunately for me, living in Australia means that a law education (at even the most prestigious of universities) will not cost me tens of thousands of dollars that I have to repay no matter what. I just think that people may want to keep in mind that not only is it possible to find out that you actually hate law - it's also possible to discover that you enjoy it more than you ever expected.

Just as people may go into law school intending to be a lawyer, and change their minds, there are also people who start studying law with no intention to practice, and change their minds later – like me. Fortunately for me, living in Australia means that a law education (at even the most prestigious of universities) will not cost me tens of thousands of dollars that I have to repay no matter what. I just think that people may want to keep in mind that not only is it possible to find out that you actually hate law – it’s also possible to discover that you enjoy it more than you ever expected.

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