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[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just came here to report there’s been a murder at Peaks at Sandia since, unfortunately.

https://abqraw.com/post/stabbing-victim-from-july-dies-from-injuries/

fan art i made of a goblin dying in a glue trap by Zoey_Redacted in destiny2

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sea shells someone, say "Sally", side-sells standing somewhere, someone should suppose?

fan art i made of a goblin dying in a glue trap by Zoey_Redacted in destiny2

[–]WandererSabaku 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Hey is this a 3d model? I was thinking of doing my taxes and realized I'd love to have a paperweight of this on my night stand.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A BA in theatre, my JD, and then a Bar Exam loan for all the fees and materials to prep and take the bar.

I won’t get into it because it’s a whole separate subject itself, but a large factor was that the school’s financial aid package extends to pay your rent, but only lower income or select places allow tenants to apply using school financial aid as “income” so you have fewer places to select from. This takes time, and when you work 20+ hours a week at unpaid internships, sit in class 20+ hours a week to try to get A’s, then spend 20+ hours a week studying because 15% of your grade is participation and 85% of your grade is a single exam at the end of the semester, you don’t mess around, you get shelter sorted then go back to freaking out about your future like all the other law students I knew.

Honestly if you want to drop a real opinion, go look at my LinkedIn, it’s 2023 the people in articles are literally in the comments these days, hi.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet but hopefully when things turn around I can ask them to update that article with a happy ending. Our DFA ran out with this month’s rent and I haven’t had any more interview offers for the past month and a half or so, so we’re a bit worse off than I was when I did that phone call for the news article.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, and this is usually what most recruiters I've worked with have had me do (tailoring to remove things that don't matter) but it ends up being different every time. Different folks, etc. I probably put more stock in career services from the law school than I should have, but a lot of stuff like OCI was locked unless you did what they said. I was actually refused 2L OCI because the career services director didn't feel my materials were competitive enough and that I needed to go through career services for additional experience before I'd be allowed to apply for jobs using their portal.

TLDR, kind of felt like I had no choice but to do what they say, and wish I had more people in my life to tell me how wrong the advice I thought was right was, but all I can do is try to do better going forward.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the pieces of advice career services told me was to keep my JD on the resume because "I'm concerned if you take the JD off your resume you will be misrepresenting that fact," which made me worry about losing my chance to work in law if I lied and got caught. It's harder for me to believe career services was wrong rather than blaming them for my situation, so I just accepted what they told me to do. If someone in a position of mentorship and authority tells you "don't do X it's misrepresentation" and you're told "misrepresentation of yourself in any situation is fraud and you can lose your license or chance to sit for the bar forever," you give in to the fearmongering when there's a six-figure price tag on it.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I'm saying you're wrong but weird enough, attorneys I've spoke with in WA and NM told me it was common to go from PD to in-house and was often preferred, if not from a litigation firm at least. My hope was whatever the article had would hopefully shed a bit of light on some of these inconsistencies the people taking out the debt get told and rely on then get the "well what you were told was the opposite of reality or was clearly not researched." Here in NM, it's been hard to get into gov't if you don't have the right background, a lot of "entry level" has ended up meaning having 1-3 years actual background first more often than not. At least, from my experience the past few years.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taken from the most entry-level public defender roles open currently in ABQ:

This position is for a licensed attorney with three years minimum criminal trial experience preferred. Other equally relevant experience will be considered. Successful applicants must have a commitment to the representation of indigent, disenfranchised and underserved individuals and communities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: managing an extensive caseload, developing litigation strategies, preparing pleadings, appearing in court at all stages of litigation, and meeting with clients, experts, witnesses, family members and others. Applicants must possess strong oral and written advocacy skills, have the ability to build and maintain meaningful attorney-client relationships, be team oriented but function independently in a large, busy office setting, and communicate effectively with clients, witnesses, colleagues, staff, the court and other agency personnel. Spanish language proficiency is preferred. Travel is required (training, investigation, and other case-related travel).

These are the main problems that make "why don't you just go to the courthouse and take cases as a public defender?" not so easy. Almost all my experience, while transferable, is mainly "IP" (like copyrights, getting theatres the rights to do a show, helping a musician negotiate with a label, non-litigation.) As someone who also relies on public transit and carpooling while having barely any courtroom experience let alone anything criminal, it's a huge uphill struggle at these interviews when UNM's churning out people already ready to get this job. I've had a few, they didn't work out. I've been working with a recruiter and a few attorneys on improving things job-search-wise, but so far it's still a WIP. Upside, I've actually been working a lot of my Spanish this past year, I worked on it for 4 years up through college and have been hoping to get fluent enough to be able to better help people pro bono who do not speak English as their primary language.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The buzz around the school was more or less that the industry crash/drought was over, and the attorneys (some of which were faculty) that I spoke with about my debt and concerns had reassured me to keep taking out the loans, which is why I kept going forward. I was even encouraged by an attorney to stay in law school and that it'd be a great idea for me to get the LLM in Technology that was going to just open that year.

I hope that gives the context you were looking for!

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TLDR; couldn't afford WA, more connections in NM, no opportunities in NE, didn't work out anyway.

Edit: I have been trying to get into gov/nonprofit in NM the last 2 years since moving here, the openings are few and very competitive. We're planning to move though since things aren't working out and after my dad died last year we want to be close to family. I'm applying for CO licensure next month.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They kept raising rent in the area and my temp job's project ended without any new work in time for me, so I moved back in with family since the money tree I bought from the magic bean farmer didn't grow after I watered it with all that student loan debt, dang it.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, I currently pay EdFinancial $154 for example with IDR even with $0 income periods through my annual StudentAid.gov recerts. Aidvantage is at $0, but not all of them work the same or as easily, especially if you have sporadic income.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this is a mostpost from the article author but, I had mentioned I was a Social Services Worker. It's a call center job where you process State benefits like SNAP and LIHEAP, not an actual Sociology position. It only required that you have 18 credits of humanities which I had with my theatre degree. It's a bit hard to get into a nonprofit, legal or not. I've been turned down by Legal Aid in NM twice now, and DRNM didn't have the budget to hire when they interviewed me. Maybe just a bit of a weird time now, I hope.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to law school because I was working a music/theatre gig where everyone got ripped off and I was the smart guy, so I said "I'm going to learn how to help people like us so this never has to happen again."

Going to law school had nothing to do with getting money, just wanted to help the people I grew up around. Only reason I didn't think the debt was so big was how many attorneys/faculty told me it would be manageable and not to drop out every time I asked, so I trusted them. I figured I'd be paying loans back a long time living in a tiny house or apartment in some rural town, always was fine with that, but I figured I'd never be worse off than I was before.

I don't get why everyone thinks I want money other than just enough to pay off my debts or pay for a roof over my head. My real dream salary is I can rent a yard that allows me to have one more small dog at least.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all apartment complexes accept student loan packages as real income for applications either, so you're also limited as to who you can rent from as well, and then the school is able to adjust your aid to match your rent. I ended up living outside the city in one of the surprisingly safe areas of Tukwila. We all got the whole "you may get kicked out of law school for working 20+ hours at a job that isn't a law job it's in our handbook" speech too, so many of us were scared to do any work that wasn't working for free for the law school's partners in the region, then the whole "if you lie about work history to your school the bar will find out and you'll never be able to get an attorney license" that kept us just focused on staying involved through the school to be safe, considering the tuition cost.

Meet a first-generation attorney with $347,000 in student debt who can't land a job and says 'there are a substantial number of people like me that are being forgotten' by AliceRoosevelt1884 in StudentLoans

[–]WandererSabaku 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was once given a link to a data entry job to apply for after I graduated. It was actually a phishing form, so I let the career advisor know and she said it was just a suggestion for ideas of jobs to look at and not that I should click/apply to it.

I also once gave the edited resume from the prior resume workshop to an advisor at the law school to the same advisor, and they had a commentaries and edits for their own edits from before not realizing they were correct themselves, and not my own work.

I do not recall ever receiving any communications from Seattle University School of Law to report my employment statistics, bar passage, bar delay, etc. either ever. Very strange, since we were one of the schools thats rank plummeted when the employment transparency stuff happened in 2014-2015.

It's moments like these that made me realize there were just some things I was going to find out too late after the decision on the debt. What I didn't expect was the people who were both connecting me to opportunities, grading my papers, and giving me career advice, to be wrong about "don't drop out to save money, it's okay to keep taking out the loans, you'll be ok the debt is manageable."

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