Here's another question whose answer I want to remember
Some people go to law school right out of college. I’m not sure why you feel you need to build up a resume.
I
personally did take 2 years off between college and law school. I
worked as a computer programmer. During that job, I became interested in
being a patent attorney — and in computer related law. That was
something I wrote about in my essay for admissions. I have no idea what
effect that may or may not have had on my admission.
As
to preparation for the LSAT, I got a book of practice tests. I worked
through one test and identified where I had problems. Then, on the next
tests, I focused on those areas — always comparing my answer with the
model answer. I didn’t spend more than few weeks on this — but, then, I
happen to be good at standardized tests.
Once I got to law school, I found 3 categories of people who seemed best prepared to deal with the subject matter:
- former paralegals and legal secretaries
- CPA’s
- Talmudic scholars
These
people all seemed to hit the ground running, because they had
substantial exposure to legal procedures, legal thinking, legal
research, and legal arguments.
I
found that STEM people, like me, were at a disadvantage, because the
way were were taught to think was true/false — with concise proofs of
what was true or false. Basically, I had to redecorate my brain once I
was there. I had to think about things in terms of every side of a
question and being willing to argue all sides. I had to learn to be more
verbose in my arguments, showing more of my thinking process.
Still, we need STEM people in law.
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