u/Successful-Still6522

Has anyone pivoted from international development to law or studying for law school?

I was also impacted by last year by the destruction of the international development space and have been studying/preparing LSAT since then. I’m interested to know if anyone applied last year for law school or are thinking about it this year or the next?

I was early/mid career and will definitely be an older/non-traditional student for law school. And talking to someone else that is going through the same thought process would be great.

Would love to hear about how you are positioning the transition through essays/letters of recommendations ect.

I honestly do not know what to do or how to pivot. It’s been more than a year and I’m struggling to find work outside or even within international development space. I have 5 years of program management experience with field positions and I have tailored the CVS, took the courses, interview prep and I am not landing anything. I’m at my last savings and I honestly am not sure what to do to move forward.

I don’t know why I’m sharing this but, I don’t see a way out of this situation and I really don’t want to take on debt for a masters without any kind of role and no more funds. I know I should have maybe used it to do that and the lack of decision is catching up to me.

I am literally just writing out logically why not just calling it quits. Idk what to do.