Grant Grigorian's Blog » law school http://grantgrigorian.com some say that writing is thinking. then these are my thoughts. Tue, 01 May 2012 06:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 Is Law School For Me? http://grantgrigorian.com/2007/07/21/is-law-school-for-me/ http://grantgrigorian.com/2007/07/21/is-law-school-for-me/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:21:38 +0000 Grant Grigorian http://grantgrigorian.com/?p=25 Recently I’ve been contemplating getting a law degree. For some reason I’ve never even considered the possibility until now, probably because growing up I didn’t know anyone with a law degree and the prospect of studying law seemed very remote.

I am not sure if I want to be a lawyer per se, but am very intrigued by the idea of understanding the subtleties and complexity of the practice. Other than being a lawyer what else could I do with a law degree?

Well, according to North Carolina Bar Association, “law school graduates can be found in all of the following posts:”

Educational & Non-Profit Organizations

  • Alumni Director for private liberal arts college
  • Fund raiser for private liberal arts college
  • Law school librarian
  • Vice-President of Donor Services for a large foundation

Corporations

  • Banker/trust officers
  • President of operations for large manufacturing corporations
  • Executive recruiter
  • Insurance Sales
  • Financial Planner
  • Community and Public Relations Director
  • Manager of regional office of title company
  • Risk management/consultant
  • Real estate developer

Political Field

  • Elected Official, e.g. Governor, Senator
  • Political Campaign worker
  • Political advisor to elected official

That’s a pretty interesting list and I am particularly intrigued by the last category.

In fact, even a casual search on Google reveals a wealth of information available about career opportunities for whose with JD’s who don’t want to be lawyers. There even a list of 300+ such occupations.

I am very intrigued indeed.

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