Law Students
Is Law Degree a Liability for Nonlaw Job Seekers?
Posted 5 hours, 50 minutes ago
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The conventional wisdom is that a law degree opens a world of job possibilities, from public relations to sales to human resources. But is it true?
Not according to Stephen Sickler, managing director in the Boston office of legal recruiting firm BCG Search. He claims the idea is a myth, the National Law Journal reports.
“Go to law school if you want to be a lawyer,” Seckler writes for the blog Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist. “But don't go if you believe it will ‘open doors’ for you. It won't. By the end of law school you may still have no idea what you ‘want’ from your career; only now you are likely limited… Continue reading...
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