Law School? Are you sure?

I have been asked a lot of law school-related questions:
- did you always know you wanted to go to law school?
- what majors help prepare you for law school?
- where did you apply?
- how did you do on the LSAT?
- why did you choose the University of Georgia?
... and a ton of others.

Well, sit back and relax, as I answer these are more.

[michaelferebee]

Great video! This applies to most professional schools: apply everywhere, do well in college, pick a place you want to work. If you're motivated by the craft, money will come!

[davidh]

2008-2009 was definitely rough for the legal profession. I was a software developer back then and studying for the LSAT. All the attorneys I talked to were telling me to put off on going to law school since I had a stable job in tech. So, I ended up waiting until 2013, and when I became a summer associate in 2016, it was the first full class they had hired since 2009.

Also, going from a big law firm to doing personal injury law is not a common path people take. I have huge respect for attorneys like Mike because it means they're doing PI work because they have a passion for it, not just for the money.

[Blake]

Both of my parents are lawyers. A bit of advice for young lawyers out there… Never marry another lawyer. I know three other lawyer couples that end up in messy divorces. I always swore up and down I would never become a lawyer but for the past 7 ish years I’ve developed an appreciation for the law. Thinking of doing some law school now and finishing out by reading the law. (In NY you only need one year of law school to read the law and take the bar.

[KComedyCritiques]

I spent my career in clinical psychology. I always wanted to go to law school, but I was afraid. Here I am, believing in myself and making a career change in my 40s, I'm going to law school! Life is too short to do something you hate. Arguing and researching are gifts of mine, not skills but a gift from God. I enjoy the hell out of debate (I have to be right, very competitive, and I hate losing). I do the research to back it up, whatever I'm talking about. If I have to lie, it's damn sure convincing to the point where I believe it. (That rarely happens. If I do, it's a small lie).
Thank you Mike, you may never read the comment, but you just showed me that my dream was delayed and not denied. I no longer have the pressure of dealing with other people's mental health. I can actually have joy and peace. It's not that I won't work just as hard or even harder, but I'd be satisfied/ happy with my work life. ❤🎉🎉❤!
Two things I learned, the One Time a creator actually reads my comment would be when I dictate a comment while half sleep /half fighting sleeping pills! Second, after he is a whole new style of writing as layers don't use APA scholarships for midlife crisis, career changes. Thanks, Mike. I'm both encouraged and depressed.

[sch-corp]

Found you through YouTube Shorts, you are a huge breath of fresh air compared to most of the arrogant American attorneys who put their content on YouTube!

Loved this video, a lot of it resonated with me (been a solicitor since 2012, and a barrister since 2020). I don't share the passion for personal injury law (although I do take the odd PI brief from time to time), but definitely can relate to the importance of having autonomy in this caper.

[teamcoltra]

I love your description of what got you into personal injury. I've always been confused by people who hate personal injury attorneys or criminal defense attorneys.. like these are the people who actually protect people. If the state does it's job, guilty people will go to jail no need to hate defense. If companies/people operate properly there won't be an injury.

[TeganBurns]

Objection your honor, Dodging the question. What's your LSAT score Mike? Show proof.

[egreene]

Wow...this might be one of the most underrated videos of this table-talk-personal-story type that exists on YouTube since its inception. Great story, great build, great conflict & resolution, great introspection, great pacing. Specifically, the sense of honesty is well-worn. Great vid!

[texasoutlook]

I wasn't interested in lawyer stuff until I started watching your YT shorts then I subscribed to your channel and I'm hooked! Great video!

[tanizaki]

UGA’s a great school! I went to undergrad in Atlanta and I have a lot of affection for that city - I still go back often. (law school was in a state that prefers to remain anonymous)

[scottmadison]

You actually make being a personal injury lawyer sound like a public defender, but for civil cases not criminal.

[henrycollins]

0:31 that may or may not have been why I joined the sailing club this year. Haven’t gone to a meeting yet, but we’ll see

[AegonTheUnlikely]

As someone who just settled a personal injury case with what I consider a decent result (I didn’t get everything I wanted, but the other side certainly gave me a lot more than they wanted 😂) Thank You for all you do for the little guy. It really does seem like rewarding work and I find myself considering law school at the age of 33 even though I’ve been steadily working in IT for 9 years now, and my BA is in Economics, with a mediocre GPA. I’ll have to put in work on the LSAT to have a chance I suppose. But I am passionate about this, even more so now seeing it first hand.

[MaybeAnnatar]

Okay, so I had been operating under the impression that Mike was just a couple years older than me and now I'm discovering he was already a practicing attorney when I was in middle school. Huh.

[McGriffman]

Great video. Not only good lawyer advice, but some good life advice - finding what you don't like is easier then finding out what you do like... so cross out the things you don't like to make it easier to find what you do like. That's awesome...

[jasonli]

I’m currently studying for the LSAT and have known about you for a while through your content. I graduated from Furman University this May so hey I’ll take this as a sign of more to come 🙏 Thanks for dropping your experience!

[EvenNightK]

loving the longer videos, keep it up.

[ResidentWikipediholic]

Love the video. I'm thinking of trying to be a lawyer one day and UGA is my top pick so to see someone who went through that is really inspiring.

[jordanvangundy]

As an Alabama alum, I don’t understand why Alabama doesn’t have more OCIs with Atlanta firms. They try to get everyone jobs in Birmingham when Atlanta is only another 2 hours away.

[haysdixon]

I go to Mercer (not for law) and am always hyped when it gets mentioned since it’s pretty small. Awesome video, appreciate the “realness” and your storytelling sort of style.