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What is needed is law school graduate employment numbers broken down by undergrad degree. I would think those who have undergrad in some STEM would be doing be

by bruceb 12y ago

What is needed is law school graduate employment numbers broken down by undergrad degree. I would think those who have undergrad in some STEM would be doing better than those with no technical background.

cbd1984 12y ago
> What is needed is law school graduate employment numbers broken down by undergrad degree. It's too easy to game these numbers if law schools give their grads little temporary (not necessarily temp) jobs right out of school and then lay them off soon after, once the statistics stop following those people.
- graeme 12y ago
  Check out law school transparency. They've got stats for every school, including what percent are school funded jobs like you describe. http://www.lstscorereports.com http://www.lstscorereports.com
grabeh 12y ago
Why would you think that those with a STEM undergraduate degree would do better than those with an arts background? I think you can extract potential benefits from any degree which could serve you well in practising the law. Take History for example, where you're taking different interpretations of the past, and concocting arguments in support of a particular interpretation, which is similar to what you will be doing as a general litigator.
- mauricemir 12y ago
  One high profile barrister in the UK commented that a good lawyer has some elements of being a good actor.
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mtbcoder 12y ago
STEM fields are not immune to globalization, crowded market places, etc either. According to The Atlantic: "Far from offering expanding attractive career opportunities, it seems that many, but not all, science and engineering careers are headed in the opposite direction: unstable careers, slow-growing wages, and high risk of jobs moving offshore or being filled by temporary workers from abroad." http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myth-of-the-science-and-engineering-shortage/284359/ http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myt...

by bruceb 12y ago

cbd1984 12y ago

> What is needed is law school graduate employment numbers broken down by undergrad degree. It's too easy to game these numbers if law schools give their grads little temporary (not necessarily temp) jobs right out of school and then lay them off soon after, once the statistics stop following those people.

graeme 12y ago
Check out law school transparency. They've got stats for every school, including what percent are school funded jobs like you describe. http://www.lstscorereports.com http://www.lstscorereports.com

grabeh 12y ago

Why would you think that those with a STEM undergraduate degree would do better than those with an arts background? I think you can extract potential benefits from any degree which could serve you well in practising the law. Take History for example, where you're taking different interpretations of the past, and concocting arguments in support of a particular interpretation, which is similar to what you will be doing as a general litigator.

mauricemir 12y ago
One high profile barrister in the UK commented that a good lawyer has some elements of being a good actor.
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mtbcoder 12y ago

STEM fields are not immune to globalization, crowded market places, etc either. According to The Atlantic: "Far from offering expanding attractive career opportunities, it seems that many, but not all, science and engineering careers are headed in the opposite direction: unstable careers, slow-growing wages, and high risk of jobs moving offshore or being filled by temporary workers from abroad." http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myth-of-the-science-and-engineering-shortage/284359/ http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-myt...