Work Experience + Law Degree
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18 Jun 2011, 11:37
Good Afternoon,
I am looking for opinions on my work experience. I am about to enter my third year of law school at a T2 school. I have decent grades, top 25%. I also have been working in Legal at Morgan Stanley for the past year. It began as an internship. After the summer, I was invited to stay part-time during the school year and full-time this summer. Prior to law school I worked in outside sales for a year.
My work at Morgan Stanley has been, and will continue to be, invaluable. I could not have asked for a better opportunity, because I have always known I was going to get an MBA after law school with the hopes of going into investment banking. Given that my career goal is to work on the Business side of investment banking instead of the legal side, would it be wise to shoot for a top school after law school, or should I try to pick up another year or two of experience, even if it is in an profession I have no interest in remaining in? I know that schools look to full-time work, but my recommendations will be glowing, and I do the same work as many of the attorneys in the office.
Thank you for your time. All opinions are welcome and appreciated.