tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post1455219756552435657..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Are You Thinking About Law School? Read This First.T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-43103630270977814322014-11-13T22:59:20.780-05:002014-11-13T22:59:20.780-05:00In my opinion, being a lawyer is not all about bei...In my opinion, being a lawyer is not all about being a politician nor being an activist or a businessperson. It can be for you to be familiarize in law that you can also use in future need. If you really want to become a <a href="http://ndvlaw.com/" rel="nofollow">lawyer in manila</a> or around anywhere, just do it without doubt.Diana Jane Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701528277042884424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-761614689755304952012-11-07T17:15:17.534-05:002012-11-07T17:15:17.534-05:00If anyone is still reading this, I will add one mo...If anyone is still reading this, I will add one more point. Don't take tough classes (for me, it was tax law and sales and secured transactions which brought down my GPA) because you think it will help you on the bar exam. Bar Bri and other prep courses cover what you need to know. You will end up just getting a bad grade and no one will care you took the class unless you actually specialize in that area of law. So just take fluffy courses for good grades (like dispute resolution and law and religion in my school).<br /><br />I am 15 years out of law school and would put myself in the category of didn't know what else to do. I stuck with it but can't say that I am happy with my career choice.Helen Melonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240642149104991799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-9327210268315446572011-04-22T21:47:58.937-04:002011-04-22T21:47:58.937-04:00Hello Korean, I've been reading your blog on-a...Hello Korean, I've been reading your blog on-and-off since 2009. I got rerouted while searching for Kpop blogs, and I stayed for the interesting pieces. Just got off of my first year of law school (I live in the Philippines, so I guess there are differences), and I must say that your advice rings true even where I'm from. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-91094316322211398072011-04-19T06:25:54.911-04:002011-04-19T06:25:54.911-04:00TK, I'm a legal counsel myself from an Asean c...TK, I'm a legal counsel myself from an Asean country, and I've always been intrigued with how law students or lawyers are portrayed in (what else) Korean dramas/movies. Everyone seems to be in awe of Korean lawyers. Fact or fiction?Simon Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475624504620932603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-30872406077639349672011-04-15T17:47:43.965-04:002011-04-15T17:47:43.965-04:00Good advice, some of this I know already from my c...Good advice, some of this I know already from my convos with TK but its sensible. My friend went to Rice and then UCLA Law and I assumed she'd come back to Texas for a living but she's still on the West Coast. It makes sense that you would get accustomed to your area. Then, BAM you're there for the next 10 years.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275060411872847724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-84705348649989561562011-04-13T14:18:16.396-04:002011-04-13T14:18:16.396-04:00I see, so being $200,000 and no job or a low payin...I see, so being $200,000 and no job or a low paying job is not severe enough hardship? Good thing I'm not going to law school, unless i have a full ride scholarship. BTW how much hardship does one need to prove in order to discharge the debt?Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033541205524640419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-51723251919579212482011-04-12T21:36:09.722-04:002011-04-12T21:36:09.722-04:00Technically you can discharge student loans in ban...Technically you can discharge student loans in bankruptcy, but it is very difficult. You have to demonstrate a very severe level of hardship, so severe that almost nobody is actually able to do it.Nathan Schwartzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180432639689575031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-58312639524168004522011-04-12T20:48:30.684-04:002011-04-12T20:48:30.684-04:00I agree with all of the Korean points on law schoo...I agree with all of the Korean points on law school. Also the only way to get rid of the students loans is to pay it off or death. You can't get rid of it by bankruptcy. A lot of law schools charge big $$ even the 3rd and 4th tier schools. There is no guarantee of a job in the law field. For what its worth, I believe there are too many law schools, especially when there are not that many jobs to begin with. There are many blogs that deal with this subject.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033541205524640419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-29466305296960685292011-04-12T16:26:06.421-04:002011-04-12T16:26:06.421-04:00I agree with you on point #3. I am not qualified t...I agree with you on point #3. I am not qualified to make a comment about #2 but it sounds about right. I disagree with #1, at least the way you have it phrased. If you are emphasizing that it is important to know the reasons one chooses to go to law school, then I am in total agreement. As you said, it is an absolutely huge commitment both in financial terms and timewise. When one makes such an important decision, one has to carefully consider all the pros and cons of the decision. That said, law school does not provide you the skill to be a lawyer just as much as business school does not prepare you to be a CEO. <br /><br />I think there is a contradiction between your #1 and one of your previous post about college admission. In your earlier blog, you talk about learning outside the classroom because education should not prepare a student for life but it should mimic life. In that saying, there is a lot of learning away from textbooks and classrooms such as social interaction, maturity, etc. Similarly, law school, business school, or whatever school you go to, learning occurs beyond content or specific skill set. During the process of education, you can learn a new perspective, change the way you think, grow appreciation for something that you had overlooked, etc. as well as becoming more informed. <br /><br />So does law school help you become an attorney? Certainly. Virtually all lawyers in the United States graduated from some law school and most graduates from law school go on and become an attorney. Does law school help you ONLY become an attorney? Absolutely not. But just like any big decision, you have to know and consider all the possible consequences of your decision.nayreelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005775348313278873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-80589279048151591162011-04-12T15:19:08.597-04:002011-04-12T15:19:08.597-04:00@Won Tae and I46kok
Poli Sci trains you to be a p...@Won Tae and I46kok<br /><br />Poli Sci trains you to be a politicians as much as Economics trains you to be a business tycoon.<br /><br />Good luck with that ;)<br /><br />(Two kids sitting next to me are talking about becoming environmental lawyer--how fitting.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-49020033345143166232011-04-12T14:06:20.239-04:002011-04-12T14:06:20.239-04:00I would add #4: the legal job market is very weak ...I would add #4: the legal job market is very weak with too much competition for too few jobs.Nathan Schwartzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180432639689575031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-45461439071263136182011-04-12T13:31:35.524-04:002011-04-12T13:31:35.524-04:00I don't really know about the fact saying &quo...I don't really know about the fact saying "if you're going to law univeristy, it's in order to become an attorney": in my current school, you have different "way", which means that you don't necesseraly become an attorney, but maybe you can you specialize in economics, or international relationship, business in enterprise...after, it may depend on your university <br /><br />And about the grades, I just so agree with The Korean! honestly, I've been in law university for 2 years now, and I will may have the opportunity to follow some classes thanks to my grades.<br />WORK HARD, not because you want to show off, but because thanks to your grade, doors will may open easierRanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931720837099923026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-62968561236512498992011-04-12T10:26:59.761-04:002011-04-12T10:26:59.761-04:00You could change the words Law School to Accountan...You could change the words Law School to Accountancy (CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and it would probably ring just as true as well.The Chinese guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042709338416365751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-82318317174713781842011-04-12T08:59:28.364-04:002011-04-12T08:59:28.364-04:00East coast rocks!
hey, I've had friends abl...East coast rocks! <br /><br />hey, I've had friends able to move from NYC law jobs to Cali or Vancouver.... it is possible my friend. one of them went to Brooklyn Law school to be w/ his honey who was in a different school in NYC, then after graduation, they moved back together to southern Cali, got married, had a baby and live happily every after. But I won't tell your wife that. ha ha.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462364369925504765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-86089462981498714282011-04-12T08:45:27.496-04:002011-04-12T08:45:27.496-04:00Won Tae, since when have politicians known anythin...Won Tae, since when have politicians known anything about law? Just look at some of these bills in congress. XDUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750766726099337439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31487143070105330822011-04-12T05:55:38.574-04:002011-04-12T05:55:38.574-04:00Won Tae// There's Political Science for thatWon Tae// There's Political Science for thatl46kokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132516545713408780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-80459348170082591122011-04-12T02:48:21.481-04:002011-04-12T02:48:21.481-04:00I've always thought being a politician was mos...I've always thought being a politician was mostly about law. After all, aren't politicians the ones who make the laws? It would make sense for a law-maker to have a background in law and not something else, no?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296710012804410445noreply@blogger.com