Read the full article by Hillary Mantis Esq on the National Jurist website. Start reading below…
“I recently held a workshop for some potential law school applicants. One of the participants was a senior in college. Another has been working for 10 years. The rest of them were somewhere in between.
Does it matter when to apply to law school? Is it important to work before applying to law school?
In the 20 years I’ve been advising law school applicants, I’ve seen a big shift. As the years go by, I see more and more applicants working for a year or more before they apply.
You can see this trend for yourself.
Look at the law school admissions websites for law schools. Each law school will profile their incoming class. Harvard Law School, for example, said for the J.D. Class of 2028 that 84% were at least one year out of college; 69% were two or more years out of college; 22% were four or more years out of college.
So, yes, many applicants to law school now…”
