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By no
means must students begin law school with a clear idea of what type
of legal career they desire, but it never hurts to start thinking
about such things early, and such considerations may help students
make up their minds about whether they wish to attend law school.
Most,
though not all, law school graduates become practicing attorneys.
According to the National Association for Law Placement's Class
of 2003 Employment Report and Salary Survey, about 58% of all
employed law graduates find themselves in private practice within
a law firm. Roughly 16% of employed graduates opt for public service--government,
military, or public interest law--while fully 11% of students perform
judicial clerkships before going on to more permanent positions.
Law
school graduates also have opportunities in a wide variety of
fields: media, public relations, public administration, management,
law enforcement, and foreign service, just to name a few.
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