求指导，法学院之前是不是应该先去工作？

日落归田园

我现在在美国一所top15上本科，学的是物理和哲学专业。
我以后想要读JD，但是我正在犹豫是不是毕业之后先工作两年，然后再上JD?
我看到哈佛法学院好像基本都是没有工作经验的，但是西北法学院有很多有工作经验的。

要工作的考虑主要有二：
1. 上了这么多年学，对于实际社会其实一点都不了解，基本就生活在校园里，工作两年可以了解社会，懂得社会是怎样运作的。
2. 虽然我父母愿意付钱让我上JD，我考虑到当时自己都已经23岁了，就应该自立了。不能再让父母付钱。虽然对我父母不是个负担，但是我觉得还是很不好。我自己工作也许可以赚一些钱，这样没准可以和父母对半分学费。

不工作的的考虑是：
因为没有专业知识，所以工作似乎也没有什么用处。不如先上了Law school，毕业以后争取进biglaw, 然后在律师行业里积累经验。

各位大牛指导，谢谢啊！！

sunnylbs

如果是读LLM工作过当然最好，如果是JD的话没必要。

日落归田园

我是读JD了。

平林新月

我发现很多学校的viewbook里对推荐信的要求都是认为最好让教授写，让老板写推荐信的只是其次，而且似乎还要求在推荐信中能够强调您的学术水平，所以我觉得对JD申请者来讲工作经验不是非常重要，除非你在工作中有突出成绩，从而能够证明你的领导才能啦，分析能力啦之类的。

日落归田园

其实每个学校都不太一样。西北法学院好像绝大多数都有工作经历的。

我主要是担心是不是在学校呆了七年会不太了解社会啊。有的时候是不是工作了一段时间，回来以后就更加了解应该学什么，什么是重要的呢？

sdcar2010

LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program.  Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.

日落归田园

LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program.  Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/3/6 2:48:23)

I am not exactly worried about job aspects. I probably won't be a physicist or philosopher anyways. If I do work, then I will probably do consulting or investment banking - or if I can enter a private equity firm, that would be ideal.
I am more worried about going to law school with no prior working experience will affect my understanding of the law.

sunnylbs

LZ, if your major is physics and philosophy, even after your graduation, there is no good job in US for you as either a physicist or philosopher. Going directly to law school would be a better choice. Having said that, if you can back up your application with some real life experience as a volunteer in US or China, or community activist in US, or minority group leader, you would have a good chance to be admitted to a good program.  Of course, GPA and LSAT scores count.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2011/3/6 2:48:23)

I am not exactly worried about job aspects. I probably won't be a physicist or philosopher anyways. If I do work, then I will probably do consulting or investment banking - or if I can enter a private equity firm, that would be ideal.
I am more worried about going to law school with no prior working experience will affect my understanding of the law.

-- by 会员 日落归田园 (2011/3/7 12:11:54)

这没什么关系的，很多JD也是直接读law school的。当然有工作经验好，但没有也不会有什么劣势，英语够好就行啦，professor们上课call on的时候听恐怖的。。。

日落归田园

是啊 我在想是不是出去先工作两年 回去再念law school

daskh2001

我认识/听说去哈佛的四个牛人（都不是华人），一个本科直接申，但是暑假实习是在投行的IBD，两个是master直接申（一个u of toronto哲学的，一个uc berkeley engineering)，还有一个做过咨询和四大。所以招生还是很diversify的，无论你有没有工作经验。不会说有工作经验反而不prefer你。

西北的确强调工作经验，但是我认识的两个去西北的中国人，都是没有工作经验的，但是读了master。所以也都不是绝对。

基本上来说，牛人工作不工作，学校都会收。