I graduated law school in 1978. I had a husband and a two year old. My grades were okay but not spectacular. I wasn’t on law review but had some good experience in a legal clinic. So I didn’t get picked up by the big firms. boohoo. I did go to work for Legal Aid. It was interesting and I had to learn on my feet. I then had another kid and took off for a year. I then set up my own practice, working in an office with other lawyers. And I advertised at a time when it was looked down on. So for more than 30 years I’ve worked for myself. It’s paying the estimated taxes that made me a conservative. That and being on the front lines of the culture. A scary place to be. So I don’t have any sympathy for these new grads. Get out and learn how to practice law because they don’t teach that in law school and then find other lawyers to mentor you and then start helping people. Get paid if possible but if not, do it anyway.
>>. It’s paying the estimated taxes that made me a conservative.
There is very little that changes people’s attitudes more about taxation than having to write quarterly estimated tax payments and pay self-employment tax.
I would love to end payroll withholding and make everyone have to go through this process.
Agreed. I joined the Air Force 3 weeks after the bar results came out and got six years of invaluable experience while serving my country, got out to work for the big firms, hated it, have been in practice with my dad for 20 years. Nobody owes me nuthin’.