It's my first time asking for advice and expressing myself out here in open.

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1. AnonymousAugust 20,2025 at 9:37PM UTC

   If you are pursuing law, then I am assuming you are still finishing your education?

   Anyway, network with you fellow classmates and alumni as well as professors and attend conferences and talks in your field to broaden your network. Internships are only one way to start your career. Entry level jobs are another. Talk to everyone you know and stay active in professional organizations and associations. Try getting certifications used in your field. Even getting a notary license helps.

2. Elizabeth Stiles WestAugust 21,2025 at 12:40AM UTC

   Do I understand you correctly that you have a college degree in pre-law and are now in law school, or are you pursuing a career as a paralegal? If you have all the required education, ask your college's career services department to assist you with finding work. If you're still in law school, focus on that as much as possible, then once you graduate and pass your bar, you can start looking in earnest. For now, just do whatever job pays you adequately and allows you to go to school.

3. maria roseAugust 23,2025 at 6:08PM UTC

   After searching out what you , the OP, meant by utilizing UG , your undergrad education, college years and ROI, your expected return of investment in your college education, it sounds like you expected to be earning more or working already in your chosen career as a guaranteed result of your time spent getting that education while still pursuing the final stage of getting your law education completed. I get the impression you are still working on getting that law degree and also have to pass the bar exam depending on your geographic location. There’s no degree, from any college that guarantees you a job /career path but just provides you with choices to pursue that path. If you are so eager to get out there and start earning money and start working to get to that desired career path, you need to explore options that get you into your chosen field if you can do that while still finishing your law degree and studying for the bar exam. Your best option is to go to your university guidance office and have an honest conversation discussion about this if you haven’t done so already. Don’t assume that you don’t have to make any effort to achieve your goal when it comes to finding a career path, because in the real world outside of classroom settings, it’s your ability to do the job that earns your promotion s and an upward mobility earning not the title of your degree and how much you spent getting that degree. So ask yourself how are you applying your learned skills to the practicality of the real job world. Good luck, it takes a little bit of time but you will get there.

4. Tami CannizzaroAugust 25,2025 at 3:26PM UTC

   Like others, I'm a bit unsure of where you currently stand. Sounds like you completed your undergrad; does "pursuing law" mean you are actually in law school or applying to law school? Or something else? First, if law is what you are pursuing and you need work experience, I agree with others to either find an internship with a law firm or find an entry-level job at a law firm or in corporate law. Real-world experience will help you no matter what. If you are already in law school, an internship may be better than a job, as school should be your focus. Overall, try to keep in mind that everyone is on their own path. It may seem like you are behind your peers right now; even if you are that's okay. This is not a race to a finish line or a competition of any kind. This is your life, your career, and each of us figure it out at a pace that works best for us.

5. Judy KlineAugust 25,2025 at 4:17PM UTC

   Was interning a requirement?

6. Celena BartonAugust 28,2025 at 12:15PM UTC

   It’s a VERYtough job market out there, especially for new grads. Trust me; way more of your peers are in the same boat than you realize.

7. AnonymousAugust 28,2025 at 1:55PM UTC

   My best advice, stop worrying about where everyone else is. Each life-journey is different from everyone else's, and you will waste a lot of time, energy and mental health beating yourself up. Please, learn this lesson now so that you do not spend decades making yourself miserable and missing opportunities right in front of you.

   The other piece of advice is you are the captain of your career ship. Only you can chart its course but to do that, you need to know for sure where you want to go. Decide that, then work on the path to get to that end goal. Don't rely on others to do it for you or expect opportunities to just fall in your lap. This is not to say that things outside your control will not come along and knock you off course but if you don't know what you want, no one else will tell you.

   Please believe me, I spent most of my younger professional career wasting so much time and energy, waiting for someone to notice all my work, hoping for help and guidance. It's too late for me now but you have the whole world in front of you but only You can seize it.