What does it take to be a constitutional lawyer?

[Stoner710]

I have a degree in history and a minor in political science,

I’ve been thinking of going to law school I didn’t get the best grades but I would love to be an originalist constitutional lawyer like Clarence Thomas or Anthony Scalia. Beyond the degree and the money is it worth going for it. Argue the constitution as it was written when it was written, which is what Antin, Scalia, and Clarence Thomas argues for.

[jennifer_bloom]

I know a guy who went to the University of Chicago law school which is equal to Harvard in terms of admission difficulty and he told me law schools prefer people with STEM backgrounds. I do know people who got into elite law schools with normal GPAs and humanity degrees but they must have gotten incredible scores on the LSAT and done amazing in the interviews. I believe the guy had a lot of volunteer experience too when he got into a top law school with a humanities undergrad GPA. It's more than just grade conversion. I know guys who got perfect 4.0s at U of T that got rejected by every law school they applied to.

[NathanDavis]

it takes a whole lot of determination...

which... if you're already thinking of how much is it going to cost you and hesitating about it... you might not have

to argue the actual constitution within the realm of the Supreme Court is extraordinary... now, if you just want to argue about the constitution, that requires no degrees lmao... and you can do it any day of the week here at G@G, lol

[Stoner710]

Fair but I’m tired of working on farms and I already have a degree

[NathanDavis]

arguing 24/7 won't be an easy ride either... nor a cheap one

[Stoner710]

True of course in my political science classes we argued all the time all I need is the funds. Hell if Biden is gonna be paying off the loans might as well take advantage of that if I can

[NathanDavis]

well you know... sounds like you're just two steps away from it, so why not? go for it...

[Stoner710]

Hell yea I will

[Anonymous]

You don't have to tell you don't like her I already and I don't like her either. But she has money, so you might want to consider it. And it might be better than spending more money on college.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pcenwl01lAA

[Sevenpointfive]

you could always pull a goodwill hunting and attend the classes without paying or getting credit. then you'd know exactly what you're in for.

[slatyb]

Law school is expensive. How are you planning to pay for it? Have you taken a practice LSAT?

[Stoner710]

I have not but it seems like I can’t get a job in my agree field without it so I was thinking of trying to go for it and get some greats loans and financial aid

[slatyb]

Those loans have to be repaid. I might borrow a house for med school but wouldn't for law school unless I were accepted to a top school.

[Stoner710]

True I was thinking of just going to a local law school in Washington. It would definitely be harder given I’m a conservative and this state is more blue than California. But farming weed isn’t getting me anywhere

[slatyb]

What do you want to do as a lawyer? Which school? Do their graduates get hired?

[OddBeMe]

Take on cases involving the cosntution.
Just how we label environmental lawyers, or labor lawyers. Duh.

[mT2359]

Lots of free time to study big fat books I guess... and lots of introspection coupled with research skills I guess...