reddit what to do before you are a licensed attorney

How do I find out if a lawyer has a license?

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Can a lawyer represent a client without a license?

As a former lawyer, this is chillingly accurate. Listen to this person. Like, really listen. Read this comment at least a dozen times. Only go to law school if you are in that 5%. And even if you are in that 5%, DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE A LAWYER.

Can I use the lawyer's designation without a bar?

If I had to do it over again, I might have done something else to spare me the stress of student stress. Some days I wonder why I didn't just do some specialized skill work like networking and IT where the education would have been cheap and the pay would have comfortable. If you're thinking of becoming a lawyer, I'd give it some serious thought.

Should you refer to yourself as a lawyer or attorney?

You can become a plaintiff attorney and sue people, you can do public service law for the government or non-profit organizations, you can become a criminal defense attorney, or a prosecutor, or help people with their taxes or accounting, or work in-house as a lawyer for a corporation, or do wills and estate planning, or process real estate ...

J.D. Vs PhD. in Economics

I know, I know. We have all heard this question before. Get a PhD. or a J.D.

Transferring Offices in Big Law

Hi everyone. I was a Summer Associate at a Big Law firm in a satellite office. I got a full-time offer for that office, but I am hoping to start in a different, even smaller satellite office. How do I go about this?