kedushaskohen- in the real world, people will only pay you if they think you are worth it. Being worth it means being perceived as better [for the money] than your competition.
The problem currently for law grads is that there are so many grads for so few entry-level positions. This makes [hyper-competitive] people feel desperate.
In order to get employed out of law school you need to persuade a potential employer that:
1. You will work harder than your competition
2. You will do better work than your competition
3. You will make the firm look good
4. You will bring more money in to the firm than you will take
If any one of those four are lacking you will have a hard time finding a job working for anyone else.
6 hours to make 70-80k? Why only 6? I think 2 is realistic. ‘Cuz everyone else is only offering 1…