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hey everyone marc luber here from
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careers out there today we’re looking at
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who should go to law school and we’re
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talking to Hal krint he’s the Dean of
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the iit chicago-kent college of law
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which is where i went to law school he
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gave us some great insights into who
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should go to law school and how you
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should approach it as you do your
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research on this you’ll see that law
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school is really expensive and just
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because you get a law degree doesn’t
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mean you’re guaranteed a job in law let
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alone a high-paying law job so at the
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same time there’s so many different
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things you could do with a law degree
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and so many great ways to use the skills
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from law school so if you can work out
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the finances and if you’re ready to
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network and fight your way into a law
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degree career that fits you you’re going
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to want to keep watching before we get
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started I’m excited to tell you guys
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this is the first video interview for
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our new sister site JD careers out there
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which explores all the different career
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opportunities available for people with
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law degrees whether you choose to
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practice law in one of the many legal
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practice areas or apply the skills from
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law school to one of the many other
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careers that a law degree benefits
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whether it’s being a sports agent a
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lobbyist are working in the real estate
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banking or insurance industries our
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explore those pads by having our guest
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experts share what the path is like how
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to break into that path who makes the
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best fit for that path and then how to
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succeed in case you were wondering a JD
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alright let’s learn what Dean kren had
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to say about law school
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can you give us an overview of law
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school and tell us about the law school
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experience also is a mixture of a
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professional endeavor an effort to try
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to gain the skills to become a lawyer as
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well as understanding academic
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discipline which is the theoretical
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structure for law so a lawsuit full-time
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for three years our time four and a half
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to five years well trying to learn both
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how to thin and discipline to think like
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a lawyer at the same time to accumulate
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skills and the experiences so that one
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can function as a professional on
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graduation is there anyone that you
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would most recommend law school for if
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you were talking to someone who’s
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thinking about it who who is someone you
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would most recommended for I think it
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went someone should go law school want
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to use their ability to reason to study
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analyzed them to communicate to help
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other people solve their problems if you
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want to create a company and build
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something on your own law school may not
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be the clear choice for you should
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consider Business School other choices
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if you want to you don’t incur a debt
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colossal may not be right but if you
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can’t afford it or it can take out the
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loans and you want to use your own for
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intellectual firepower or skills you
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develop help corporations governments
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individuals soft problems take Mosul
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series alright I hope that was helpful
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for you guys if you want to learn more
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about law school you can scroll down to
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watch the full video with Dean current
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and if you’re seriously considering law
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school or you’re interested in law
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careers join us at JD careers out
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there.com in law school you learn how to
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think read and write like a lawyer but
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the practical stuff like choosing the
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right career path and handling those
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day-to-day practical career skills that
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you need for success that’s really up to
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you and that’s what we’re helping you
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with it the new site you can take a
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shortcut there by going to jdcot.com I
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look forward to seeing you guys over
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there thanks again for watching
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everybody I’m Marc Luber take care
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you
