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post #46 of 60
1/14/10 at 4:49pm
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LAW is being outsourced to India now.

Kirkland Ellis and Jones Day are doing it.

small timer LAW only, BIGLAW is still only for the Prestigious in the US.
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post #47 of 60
1/14/10 at 4:56pm
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post #48 of 60
1/15/10 at 5:07pm
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To be commended. One of the most intelligent posts I have read on this forum...
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post #49 of 60
1/15/10 at 5:22pm
drug trafficking.
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post #50 of 60
2/8/10 at 5:29pm
As much as any other degree, with more flexibility than most others, a J.D. is what you make it -- or what you don't.

Despite downturns and the absence of the "clear path" to a favorable income, J.D.'s are widely regarded with a measure of respect and as a symbol of someone who has respectable training in logical and analytical thinking and issue spotting.

Moreover, the "clear path" has turned many a talented lawyer sour on the law. I think the end of the days of big law as the obvious choice will have some very positive implications for the profession.

The advice heretofore is not inconsistent -- J.D.s are respectable and respected, they open a lot of doors, but be certain to do what you're passionate about with the degree if you get one.
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post #51 of 60
2/8/10 at 5:39pm
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1. HVAC technician

Had to have the HVAC guy come out last month. He was absolutely dragging, and looked like he hadn't been sleeping much. I talked with him a bit and he said he was swamped with work. I told him he was the only person I know to say that. That put a smile on his face when he realized how good things were for him.

Everyone wants their heat and a/c RIGHT NOW. Good job security.
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post #52 of 60
2/9/10 at 2:02am
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1. HVAC technician

2. Barrista

3. Tax lawyer

4. Adjunct non-tenure, short-contract English professor

5. Some new media shit

6. Gay porn fluffer

7. Valet

8. Social worker

9. Palliative care specialist

10. Manage old folks home and related services.

Yeah, especially on the last two. Either as a Doctor, Pharmacists, or Administrator. The money is rocking right now and will grow (patient pool at least) for 10-20 years.
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post #53 of 60
2/9/10 at 10:02am
I think that if I really had to redo, I would have done UG > law school > JAG for 6 or whatever the contract is years > top MBA > work
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post #54 of 60
2/9/10 at 3:51pm
How does the law school market change for someone who has worked for a few years? I graduated UG a few years back and have worked in a few good places since. Would law schools look down on that?
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post #55 of 60
2/9/10 at 3:55pm
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Yeah, especially on the last two. Either as a Doctor, Pharmacists, or Administrator. The money is rocking right now and will grow (patient pool at least) for 10-20 years.

+ a whole bunch.

And remember, the Boomers are the biggest single demographic of the electorate. They will vote themselves even more or the Federal Pie.
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post #56 of 60
2/9/10 at 5:30pm
Go into a field of work that truly appeals to you ... and you won't regret it.

I'm an architect ... and while I've elected to stay home and enjoy a day off (just back from a business trip) ... most days I can't wait to get into the office.
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post #57 of 60
2/9/10 at 7:43pm
space-man, obviously
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post #58 of 60
2/9/10 at 8:05pm
Anything but lawyer. The entire field is flooded and in decline.
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post #59 of 60
2/10/10 at 3:27am
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6. Gay porn fluffer
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Best advice in this threak.
ENOUGH MISDIRECTION. Being a gay porn fluffer USED to be one of the most prestigious, fast-growing fields in the wonderland of cinema, but modern advancement has sent that profession down the seminiferous tubules. With the dastardly discovery of Viagra, originally used as a heart medication, fluffers have been ejected from the more-and-more fuck-throat world of pornography, landing the original behind-the-scenes men on the streets on their unused asses and velvety mouths. The Fluffer Union of America, dying in number as it has been, took to suing Pfizer for the creation of Viagra not two years ago, a laughable but sympathy-invoking act for a dying breed of oral talent. As pharmaceutics threatens to lusciously envelop yet another faction of heartland America that moved out west to strike it big with an acting career, I beg you, OP, follow not this heinous advice, and take your dick-sucking acumen and enthusiasm down a more lucrative and burgeoning career path.
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post #60 of 60
2/13/10 at 2:47am
Most of my friends in law are quite happy. I think you need to go to one of the top schools to land a strong job afterwards though, unless you have connections.

Most of my friends in medicine, on the other hand, are quite unhappy. I don't think the general population realizes how much training there is after med school (7 years is not uncommon for subspecialties) and waking up at 3 am to see a patient or working 30+ hours straight is never fun.

With that said, I find that most of my happiest friends were either investment bankers before the bust or work for advertising/entertainment.
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