Hi All,
I am a junior foreign trained lawyer who left Australia in July this year. I have not obtained employment yet (due to restrictions on my visa) and plan on taking the Bar in July next year in New York. I figure with the amount I have to learn I will not be prepared in time for the Feb exam (esp considering I have a holiday planned in december as well)
Anyway I am thinking of not obtaining employment and just focusing on studying until then (luckily my husband is supporting me).
What I want to know is, do you think having a big gap on my resume is going to be a problem when looking for work? I will end up having over 1 year off work (because of both visa issues and studying for the bar). Do you think it will cause problems for me in finding future employment? Another problem is that I am in living in Hawaii atm and there is a great lack of legal jobs available.
2007-11-21 16:33:48 · 3 answers · asked by Click 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Or do you think I should volunteer at a local non-profit organization that provides legal advice to the community?
Or should I obtain part time work in a non-legal job? There are jobs going at my husbands army barracks in health and recreation?
Im just so confused what to do. Any advice would be much appreciated
2007-11-21 16:34:13 · update #1
With that much education one might ask why the heck are asking here in this forum.
Finish school, get legal, then get a job. Start with a crappy job if you have to.
From an old guy who has been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt.
oh, and do not fail to put $50 per week into a good rate savings plan...... again......From an old guy who has been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt.
2007-11-21 16:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to study for the bar for eight months. Take a bar study course. If I remember correctly, they last a couple of months. If you can, find a job for the rest of the time so you don't go insane. I don't think employers will have a problem with a gap in employment if you have a logical explanation.
2007-11-22 01:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by Matt W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gap in employment is only suspicious if it's unexplained.
"I haven't worked since I came to the US because I've been doing a NY Bar Review" is not just unsuspicious, it's perfectly expected.
Richard
2007-11-22 00:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋