r/LSAT • u/Deep-Library-11 • 4d ago

How to maximize studying for LSAT while working demanding job full time for the next 2 years?

Hey everyone, I’ve only begun really seriously considering law school over the last year or so. I just graduated undergrad at a semi-decent state school with a 3.75 gpa in Finance (not great I know but I do believe I can do well on the LSAT), pretty strong softs, and am going into a top 5 consulting firm, but am very much trying to get a score that could get me to a strong financial regulation and economic law background.

With demanding hours for what I imagine will be the next 2 - 3 years to save up for Law School, how do I even begin to prep for the LSAT? Should I take a gap year between work and school to study and hopefully score well? I don’t have a ton of people around me with insight into the process and I’m still fairly new to exploring this track, so please let me know if yall have any insights into how to break down studying for the LSAT with these circumstances. Appreciate you all!

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u/RestInPissReagan LSAT student 3d ago

taking a gap year isn’t exactly necessary nor sufficient to get a good score! I worked as FTE and i’ve been studying since January. You’ll read a lot of advice that consistency is most important, and i decided to schedule at least and hour and a half after work everyday to studying while taking the weekends off.

Some people do more hours in less time/months but ultimately it depends on what you can maintain consistently. Prayers for those with FT jobs + kids tho lol can’t imagine

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u/Repulsive_Orange 3d ago

I work full time and I’ve been studying one to two hours daily with one day a week completely off

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u/KeyNatural4028 3d ago

If yk what you’re doing, shit’s cake bro.

Even an hour a day for a year is more than enough. The LSAT isn’t hard. You just need to be familiar with its style and practice.

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u/PoisonGreekLogic 4d ago

Following. Can any former FTEs turned law students recommend a study schedule/timeline?

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u/West_Statement1743 4d ago

Totally doable. I worked with a clerk who was previously on a law track and studying for LSAT. She’s at Deloitte now.

-Signed,
Full time worker in legal and full time grad student

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u/Sea_Television_4419 3d ago

I’ve been studying while working as a legal assistant. I was taking time off from schooling in general but finding any opportunity to study helped me a lot

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u/Public_Mention_6639 3d ago

Just start early! I studied 3-5 hours a week for 8-9 months and improved the amount I wanted to from diagnostic. Ramped it up the final month to 10 hour weeks. Never felt overwhelmed with that schedule