@RachelT I had been in my position for two years so not too much longer in the grand scheme of things. They said work experience is important, but the LSAT is more important. They also said to consider my framing for why I left my job, my intentional path to law school, and showing commitment in other ways. For example, I have been volunteering for an organization for years, have continued to grow in my education, and had hit a roadblock in my career, in terms of what I wanted to do, that could only be broken by attending law school. I personally believe if you can find other examples of your commitment and drive towards law school, leaving your job can be spun into a positive.

I'll preface this by saying I am not an admissions expert, so I will only speak from my current experience as opposed to commenting on yours. I quit my job two weeks ago to take the LSAT in August. I have savings and will be fine financially. I decided to do this because I was unable to truly focus on the LSAT along with my job and current grad program. Going to law school and becoming a lawyer are dreams of mine and taking the time to study will not only open up what schools I can get into, but also increase scholarship odds. The ROI was there for me. I figured if recommendations changed because I was following my dream, they probably weren't going to be the best recommendations anyways. I was fortunate to work with people who understood I had this goal. I weighed my recommendations and tried to figure out who would still recommend me despite leaving. I also took a week off to see how full time studying affected studying/scores. It was a huge difference. I spoke to my school's undergraduate law advisor as well and that gave me clarity on how schools might see this.