If you have a goal and dream in your life, don't let the others bring you down . They don't have any right to manipulate you and control you on what you need to do ... You have your own dreams so you should need to push it get it . Try to prove to them that you are Incredible

"if Only"

It comes down to you, your situation, and what you want out of life. Getting a job out of law school is essentially a crapshoot- I have several friends who went to GREAT law schools (Michigan, Fordham, etc) and are jobless still after a year of looking. The economy of the early 2010's forced many bright young people into grad school sooner than necessary and the job market really hasn't improved, despite an influx of qualified job seekers. This yields an oversupply of qualified individuals for any profession, legal or otherwise.

I don't really know your personal situation but honestly, if you have an analytic mind, you might be better served looking into applying for jobs in consulting, finance, and real estate. Having the "esq" next to your name won't hurt anything, and you might find a profession that is demanding of your intellect without the rigors of being a clerk or low rung law analyst.

You probably feel useless since you haven't found something right away, but just focus on what you can control. Has someone looked at your resume? Have you reached out to career services for your school? Do you know anyone who might be able to refer you to something you might want to do? Even the smallest of typos can trip you up on a resume drop website.

In all, try to focus on what you can do for yourself in the short term and keep in mind that law jobs are hard to get for any candidate. If you had the fortitude to complete law school and pass the bar, someone will see your potential. it's just a matter of time.

I appreciate your kind words, really I do. I understand the job market is tough. It's just that I feel like I'm just constantly being knocked down. I'll give you an example. I passed the bar on the first try and nearly two years later I have nothing but I know someone else who had to take the bar 4 times before they finally passed and barely within a week of finally passing they had a job. How is that fair? I understand that a law degree can be used for many different things but I went to law school to be a lawyer not to do something else. That's all I've ever wanted out of life. I don't care about anything else, not getting married or having a family, all I want out of life is to be a lawyer and if I can't have the one thing I want the most I don't see why I should have to live a life that I don't want to have.

DarinBel: I love your replies with all the smilies. :)
They gave me a chuckle.

If only: Do you know anyone who is a lawyer that could give you some hints on how to get a job? I wouldn't despair yet, you might be a step or two away from finding the job.

Don't read negative stuff.

Honestly I think I have problems beyond just anger and frustration over not finding a job as a lawyer. Even if I get one, that probably isn't going to solve everything. The real issue is that I don't know how to be happy. For the past ten years anything that I've been happy about has been tied to academic achievement and even in those cases it's been short lived. I remember when I graduated with honors from college my dad said I enjoyed it for about 9 hours before I started getting worried and frustrated about finding a job and studying for the LSATs. I guess I've forgotten how to be happy, if I ever knew in the first place. And more to the point I don't know that I even want to, or I'm just afraid to, as awful as that may sound.

Hello nobodyhelpsme this will be my way to express my feelings

Hello If Only ... Everybody bump into like that situation. There are people feels down in different problems they encounter. You are lucky because you have a dream for your life and you gave an intelligence. Just learn to wait for the right time. Always think positive all the time. Every day is a new day my friend no one can tell if when is the right time comes, all we know now is to explore and learn to get more knowledge . The day comes in our life is the stage where we need to practice more and to ready our self for our turn . Always keep in mind that there is God who always watching us and guide us every day.

If Only, have you read The Fountainhead? I was thinking this book might help you. The story starts with an interesting contrast between two guys.

One guy finishes architecture with all the honors. He is popular and gets the best job offer. Yet he is not happy. Why? Because he seeks the approval of others and in doing so he does a series of bad decisions that compromise his own integrity. He didn't really like architecture. He went for architecture because it gave him status. He wanted to be a painter.

Then there is the other guy who is expelled from school, has no friends and struggles to find a job, yet he is happy because he loves architecture, he knows he can do good work even if people don't like it, he values his own judgement of what makes good architecture.

This is just a suggestion, but maybe you are like the first guy in that you failed at finding what you REALLY love and just followed what teachers and parents wanted you to be.

Or maybe you are like the second guy but not as strong as him, you are discouraged that you can't find your dream job but you should not give up if being a lawyer is really your passion.

Being very honest with ourselves and what we want is very important.

hello nobodyhelpsme Nice story ... I want to have some of that book

Nobodyhelpsme, I have heard of the Fountainhead and I may take a look at it. However, I tend to disagree with you that I was pushed in to a career field that I didn't want to go into. I've always had an interest in law and being a successful lawyer. It's true that the prestige of the profession did draw me to it but it's always been work that I've admired and would want to take part in. Aside from an interest in politics government, and business it's been the only career I've ever been interested in. Looking back I may have made a mistake in college by majoring in political communication rather than finance or business administration. But at this point I cannot imagine any career other than being a lawyer. I just truly believe that I'd never be happy with anything else.