Working While In Law School

Podcast Highlight:
This week’s podcast discusses working while in law school. On the program we have Hulett H. “Bucky” Askew, Consultant on Legal Education to the American Bar Association; Brad Kaufman, attorney and shareholder at Greenburg Traurig LLP, a law firm in Miami, Florida; and Susanne Aronowitz, Associate Dean for Law Career Services and Alumni Relations at Golden Gate University School of Law.
The American Bar Association has set rules for full-time law school students and their ability to hold full-time or part-time jobs. According to the ABA, “a student may not be employed more than 20 hours per week in any week in which the student is enrolled in more than twelve class hours.” A student who needs or wishes to work more than the ABA’s allotted twenty hours may need to reconsider their options before attending law school on a full-time basis. Today’s guests offer advice and suggestions on how to earn some extra money and experience