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Old 10-04-2005, 01:54 AM
Howard Treesong Howard Treesong is offline
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Default Re: OT: Poker as a temporary/summer job, advice needed

You're very likely to have a chance to travel: one terrific spot is after you graduate and before you start working. I don't know where you're in law school or what your general career plans are, but I was able to take about six months between the last day of the bar exam and my first day of permanent work. But your idea is a good one. Almost nobody cares what you do after your 1L summer; it's your 2L summer that matters. By the way (as if you don't know this already), 1L grades matter a great deal.

A couple of other thoughts: a judicial clerkship after law school gives you another break point, and some people I know have used that as an excuse to travel. Also, very few people stay at one firm or one job for their entire legal career, and that can provide a good opportunity as well.

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