tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post7567348046672347919..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Burning that Candle PowerDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-14705499450134934182008-03-18T15:37:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:37:00.000-07:00In my two decades of experience in business, I hav...In my two decades of experience in business, I have encountered many, many lawyers working to define the terms and conditions of business activities, working to negotiate agreements between companies, and working to prevent disagreements between companies reaching court-rooms. All of this activity is productive, most of it adds directly to the bottom line of the companies for which these lawyers work, and some of it even saves lives. None of this activity can be done by stupid or ignorant people, which is why you find clever lawyers from the best law schools doing this work. I don't think law students need apologize for studying law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-14497982348071559872008-03-16T17:35:00.000-07:002008-03-16T17:35:00.000-07:00"....inasmuch as you haven't been rejected by grad..."....inasmuch as you haven't been rejected by graduate schools."<BR/><BR/>Eh...love the optimism, but thus far Ph.D programs have not been kind (I've gotten into Virginia and Berkeley's JSP program, and I've gotten rejected from another 6 schools).<BR/><BR/>"....so I'm now going to take my law degree and work in litigation for a law firm until I can convince a certain government agency's NY office to hire me."<BR/><BR/>No, PG! Elliot isn't good enough for you! Don't throw a promising career away!David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-33455926038804217462008-03-16T11:33:00.000-07:002008-03-16T11:33:00.000-07:00Aren't you simultaneously entering a PhD program, ...Aren't you simultaneously entering a PhD program, though? So F doesn't quite apply, inasmuch as you haven't been rejected by graduate schools. Amber seems to be pretty clearly in A.<BR/><BR/>I went to law school the same way that other people might get their master's in comparative literature -- I found the subject really interesting and wanted to learn more. However, I've always leaned away from going into academia as a full-time job, despite some professors who tried to talk me into it, so I'm now going to take my law degree and work in litigation for a law firm until I can convince a certain government agency's NY office to hire me.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com