How much time to take off between work and law school?

paralegaltolawyer3paralegaltolawyer3 Free Trial Member
edited March 2018 in General 80 karma

I work full time managing a law firm. Trying to decide how much time is a sufficient mental break before starting school. Is two weeks too short? I think the earliest I could stop working is early July. My office is great and fairly stress free, but I just want to be able to hit the ground running come August!

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  • LSATcantwinLSATcantwin Alum Member Sage
    13286 karma

    Oh how I wish I had an answer for this haha

    I also work full-time. Idk where I will be going yet. Many of the schools require me to move a long distance away. I want a break of time between work, and moving, to get my life in order. It's actually pretty stressful!

    I feel your pain, and wish I had a better answer for you.

    (In my opinion two weeks is way to little - give yourself a month if you can ;) )

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    3072 karma

    @paralegaltolawyer3 said:
    I work full time managing a law firm. Trying to decide how much time is a sufficient mental break before starting school. Is two weeks too short? I think the earliest I could stop working is early July. My office is great and fairly stress free, but I just want to be able to hit the ground running come August!

    Give yourself a month--live on the edge.

  • Leah M BLeah M B Alum Member
    8392 karma

    I think it'll be a while before I can actually make solid plans like these, but gosh I plan on maybe just 2 weeks. I'll have to move but need as much cash as I can get before hitting the road. Don't want to cut off my income any sooner than I have to!

  • Accounts PlayableAccounts Playable Live Sage
    3107 karma

    I'm giving my two weeks notice pretty about two weeks before the first day of class.

  • paralegaltolawyer3paralegaltolawyer3 Free Trial Member
    80 karma

    @"Leah M B" said:
    I think it'll be a while before I can actually make solid plans like these, but gosh I plan on maybe just 2 weeks. I'll have to move but need as much cash as I can get before hitting the road. Don't want to cut off my income any sooner than I have to!

    That's my same issue! I'm super torn. It's always nice to have a little extra time to save more.

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