Will going to law school part time, allow me to work full time and maintain a social life?
Asked by LadyButterfly
I'm interested in going to law schoo part time next semester.People are telling me that law school is harder than hard, and there's no social life period during your first year, so my answer is going to law school part time and working full time.Will it ease up the workload?

Best Answer:
You wish. Law school will be the only thing you'll be doing. Good luck.

No. If you want a social life, go full time. Don't work during your first year if you can avoid it, regardless of your status. Part time law students only take one or two fewer classes per term than full timers. A full time program is three years, and a part time program is four years. You do the math. Those part-timers who work full time generally work 9-5, and then have classes from 6-9 or 6-10 on Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, they work from 9-5. Accordingly, unles they work at a job where they can read for school during work hours (e.g., a security guard or a night shift word processor with lots of down time), they spend the entire weekend doing the reading for the upcoming week. Worst of all, all first year law students are graded on a curve. Most part-time programs have students in them who are not working. Therefore, the part-timer who works full time starts out behind the eightball, because s/he has to compete for grades with people who have nothing to do all day but read and study, and who can relax and rest up over the weekend. Only go to law school part time if you have no choice. If you want to go to law school, resign yourself to the fact that your first year will be incredibly stressful. There's no way to opt out of that. Life gets better after the first year.
Answered by nycityboy1234