Public Interest Interest

allison.gill.sanford

Hey folks,
Lately I've been meeting many other 7Sagers who are interested in pursuing a public interest legal career. This is my own area of interest, and in the course of getting prepared for school this fall I've learned a lot about the realities of this type of work and how to position yourself to do it. If I get enough interest on this thread, I'll host a webinar in a couple of weeks for any and all public interest folks.
As we do here at 7Sage, I want to both encourage everyone, and also help people consider if this is a feasible and realistic career path. With few exceptions, public interest career paths are tough, unconventional, and require flexibility and tenacity to break into.
Here are some topics we would discuss:
- What types of legal careers fall within the designation "public interest"?
- How to mitigate debt
- The importance of where you go to school
- What to focus on during school
- How to stay in public interest work for the long term

Interested?

BruiserWoods

@allison.gill.sanford said:
Interested?

DEFinitely

The 180 Bro_OVO

Please do this!

Cant Get Right

Yeah, I’m in.

Nicole Hopkins

@allison.gill.sanford said:
If I get enough interest on this thread, I'll host a webinar in a couple of weeks for any and all public interest folks.

YES.

Nanchito-1-1

I would love to learn more about this.

draj0623

@allison.gill.sanford said:
Interested?

Yes, please!

mes08

Count me in! Def interested

Sheri123

You know I'm in

nantesorkestar

I'm in! I'd love to learn more about LRAP programs.

TheCochranFirm

Sounds very interesting, I'm in!

dreamlawschool

yes please!

hadikhan75

This would be amazingly helpful!!

rachel

Absolutely - I was planning on asking one of you Sages about this topic after I take the test! So glad you brought this up. I had a corporate attorney friend tell me that it would be a mistake to pursue public interest, as not only would I be unable to repay debt but I'd also be less employable once I came to my senses. :-( Thank you Allison for starting this thread. I'll be keeping an eye out.

johnz333

Yes, I'm interested!

inactive

Judging by the replies to this thread, I guess you could say that... The public is interested.

jimenezja.jj

yes

allison.gill.sanford

@"Dillon A. Wright" love it! Okay people, this is a go. Stay tuned for scheduling info.

Cant Get Right

Yes!

Chipster Study

This would be very helpful information. Hoping that if hold webinar at a time when work intervenes, it can be preserved for later viewing like the rest of the webinar library. Thanks for doing this.

allison.gill.sanford

@"Chipster Study" we will - all the webinars are posted after they happen and available to 7Sagers

Nicole Hopkins

This will be happening 5/26 at 8pm ET, folks!

lenelson2

Yes!!!

Not Ralph Nader

Yes I am interested!!

bjphillips5

I'll be a little late, but I'll be there!

danilphillips

Yes, thanks!

Saldamando150

I'm down. Does prosecution fall under public interest work?

mes08

Will this webinar be available to the general public or just 7sage students? I had 7sage premium for over a year, but since I took the LSAT for the last time in October, my subscription has expired. Is there any way I can listen anyway?

Nicole Hopkins

@mes08 as with all of our webinars, they are free and open to the public to attend!

There is a chance that we can make this video available for the public as well but at this point I would assume that you'll need to attend the live version.

mes08

@"Nicole Hopkins" I would, except I'm 7 hours ahead EST time

allison.gill.sanford

@Saldamando150 yeah usually people group any type of gov't work under public interest