Practices in the area of Education, Real Estate and Labor and Employment Law

Name: Amy Moore

Major: International Relations

Law Shool: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Description of your job: I practice in the areas of Education, Real Estate and Labor and Employment law. I do a mix of transactional and litigation.

Do you have any advice for students who are considering going to the same law school you did? Go for it if you can, especially if you are in state - you can't beat that tuition. Just know that it's a full time venture and that if

you want a part time venture William Mitchell has a much better atmosphere for that.

Is there anything in particular that you did during your undergrad that benefited you more than anything else in getting through law school and/or transitioning into the legal profession? No - other than I worked alot during undergrad, paying for all my tuition and living expenses. I came out with no debt from undergrad - that's been a big plus for me. I don't have to worry about getting a job to pay my education loans - which increases the available options.

If you had a chance to go through law school all over again, is there anything you would do differently?

I would have worked during the first year. We were told it was prohibited, and I listened. It was discouraged, not prohibited. I would have liked to have had even less debt than I do. Had I worked that first year, my education loans would be paid off by now.

Is being a lawyer what you expected it would be? Why or why not? I didn't have a lot of expectations, so that isn't an issue. It's a lot more hours than I would like, but that's because I am in a firm.

What is it like transitioning from being a law student to being a lawyer? All that free time disappears and keeping your calendar consumes you.

Is there anything students should know about the legal profession before they decide to commit their life to it? Know that there is a wide range of compensation out there and the higher you go, the less of an outside life you will have. Even if a firm sells itself as family friendly, a firm, at least a bigger firm, can never truly be family friendly.

What does a typical day look like for you as a lawyer? I come in, answer calls and emails, put out fires, attend sales and hearings, do research, write memos, eat at my desk and try to make it home before 6:30 so I can spend some time with my daughter before she goes to bed.