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32岁的单身女生,准备申请JD,贷款读,不知以35岁的高龄毕业后能在美国找到好的工作吗?

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发表于 2006-5-1 02:40:00 | 显示全部楼层
以下是引用rpan在2006-4-29 0:32:00的发言:
A question for Irena and other well informed insiders: people go to top law schools just to get into top law firms, which according to Irena, almost = sell one's soul for the money (at least to me it is so if you work 70-80 hours per week for 125k a year)? No other choices for law school graduates? I am preparing for LSAT now and of course want to go to a top law school. I am doing it for myself and for my family: I am married and have a one-year-old kid. You can say I am doing it very much for my kid(s)' future. But just because I am doing it for my kids I don't like the prospects that I'd work so many hours a week: I'd have no time for them then. I know how important it is that you don't just give them the money but spend some time with them.

I truly respect your concern for your family and child(ren). I think it is a tough question to answer, depends on your financial goals and frankly, whether your wife will be able to work. If you and your wife both work, you can get a lower paying legal job and have more time to spend your family. Alternatively, if you make enough $, your wife may be able to spend more time at home by taking a less demanding job, or don't work at all.

There are certainly other choices for law school graduates. However, as a Chinese JD students, our choices are more limited. American students can choose to work for the US government/courts, open their own practice, work for US military, work for a corporation as an in-houes counsel etc. These jobs may pay 40-80k a year, for 40-60 hours a week.

But Chinese students have a few special hardships:

1. Not eligible for most US goverment/courts jobs because of citizenship

2. Cannot have own law office unless it is an immigration/international business office. Very limited range of cases and clients.

3. Language and cultural hardships. Can we prove we are more valuable than native English speakers?

4. Visa problems.

5. High debt from student loans (may not apply if the Chinese student is from a wealthy family)

Big law (sell your soul) jobs don't care about citizenship. They will get you visas, pay enough to pay off your loans, and of course, may choose to hire Chinese for cases involving China. That's why most Chinese want (and need) to get big law jobs.

In any case, good luck in your decision. I think the decision to pursue a JD degree is a very important one. Only do it if you have interest in the subject matter, not just for the money. JD requires 3 years of hard work, little income (probably only 20-25k over 3 years, for a 2nd summer internship), and stress.  Otherwise, you may be able to be an engineer/financial analyst/accountant, make somewhat less money ($35-100k, depends on experience), but have much more family time and personal satisifaction.

发表于 2006-5-1 05:50:00 | 显示全部楼层
投行的financial analyst 会比律师赚得少?你没有算bonus吧。
发表于 2006-5-1 08:22:00 | 显示全部楼层

美国绝大部分financial analyst 不在投行.


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发表于 2006-5-1 10:11:00 | 显示全部楼层

Thank you so much, Irena. I really appreciate it. You are right: we need investigate and ponder more before plunging into law.


I studied law as an undergraduate minor and passed the lawyer's qualifying exam in China. At least I don't hate law though I know my domestic legal experience won't help much in US. And JD looks like my only choice now: I am an English literature major who's dead tired of his major and has a family to feed. And I am also a math idiot (no surprise,right?) so accounting,engineering and financial analyzing are impossibilities for me.


Fortunately my wife works and may secure a government job fairly soon. A government job would spare her some time for our children.  


OK, soul selling, that's it?

发表于 2006-5-1 11:58:00 | 显示全部楼层

You are very welcome.


Do you and your wife already have green cards? If so, more options will be open to you as a lawyer, since you will not need sponsorship once you graduate.


发表于 2006-5-6 09:15:00 | 显示全部楼层
it depends on your english skill, my friend.

Whether you are male or female, if your english is good, no worries on the job front if you get into a good school.
发表于 2006-5-27 21:43:00 | 显示全部楼层

单身女性的话工作会好找一些

结婚有小孩以后相对困难

美国律所是比较种族歧视性别歧视的

发表于 2006-5-27 21:45:00 | 显示全部楼层

另外不知道你原来本科是否法学

不然可以读一个税法LLM,对将来家庭生活的压力(主要是flexible schedule)也小一些

发表于 2006-5-28 13:33:00 | 显示全部楼层
以下是引用gentlesea在2006-5-27 21:43:00的发言:

单身女性的话工作会好找一些

结婚有小孩以后相对困难

美国律所是比较种族歧视性别歧视的

一点不错. 种族是一个问题, 性别年龄也是一个问题. 学校也是问题. 在BERKELEY拿奖学金,踌躇满志的年轻男生, 根本不了解年龄大的, 女生, 或者有小孩的人, 找工作的苦处.

发表于 2006-5-29 09:54:00 | 显示全部楼层

我今年也三十二岁,也在考虑上否考LSAT,去美国申请读书.因为先生是美籍华人(其实是中国人),孩子也是美籍,我正在申请绿卡,在国内的大学学的也是法律,挺想出去读书的.

希望有类似情况的多多一起交流..

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