Mar 30, 2006

Thursday, 30th March Life Outside the Law Firm: Non-Legal Jobs for Law School Grads By Amy E. Wong If you are encountering difficulties landing a position in a law firm or legal department, a non-legal job may provide a great alternative. Because a legal education prepares law school graduates to deal with issues using creative, critical, and analytical means, a J.D.'s qualifications are usually broad enough to be useful in many career fields outside a law firm. A legal education gives graduates many transferable and desirable skills. In addition to knowing how to interpret legal terminology, J.D.s develop great analytical and persuasive abilities that prove useful in many non-legal industries. more here >> Federal Student Loan Reconsolidation If you consolidated your student loans a few years ago and think you are stuck with the high interest rate you received, Law School Loans may be able to provide you with some relief. You may be eligible to receive a 1.25% interest rate reduction off your fixed consolidated interest rate. This interest rate reduction could potentially save you thousands and thousands of dollars over the life of your loan. more here >> Financial Advice from The Motley Fool Sonny, Can You Spare Some Change? The Motley Fool By Dayana Yochim College kids, stranded travelers, and Sex and the City stars aren't the only people who consider a credit card their lifeline. The silver-haired set is relying on plastic more than ever before. more here >> Federal Student Loans vs. Private Student Loans These days, there are very few students who can afford to pay for college without some form of education financing. Two-thirds of undergraduate students have some debt, and 88% of law students need to borrow to finance their education. Law school students may graduate with an average of $80,000 in student loans. Typically, law school students have acquired both federal and private debt, but what are the differences between these types of loans? And is one better than the other? Read on for an explanation of both categories of student loans. more here >> Federal Student Loan Consolidation Now is the perfect time to consolidate your federal student loans with Law School Loans. Whether you are still in-school, or have graduated, we know better than anyone else how to help law students and attorneys take advantage of a free government program that has no fees, no prepayment penalties, and requires no credit check. It will allow you to — Get a fixed interest rate as low as 3.5% for the life of your loans — Combine your loans into one easy payment — Reduce monthly payments by up to 60% You will also be able to save thousands of dollars more through our Platinum Counsel and Platinum Counsel Select benefits. These benefits will help you reduce your already low fixed interest rate by an additional 1.25%. The application process is easy and takes only a few short minutes. more here >> DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TAKING AWAY RECONSOLIDATION AND CONSOLIDATION RIGHTS!!! On Friday March 17, the Department of Education announced that it will be abolishing the reconsolidation program and prohibiting hundreds of thousands of other law students and attorneys from consolidating their law school loans, EFFECTIVE NEXT WEEK! You must act immediately to avoid spending thousands of dollars on unnecessary interest payments over the course of your loan repayment. This change takes effect next week and you cannot afford to delay! Consolidating Debt Become Debt Free in Five    Years The Benefits of Federal Loan    Consolidation Planning for Successful    Repayment LSL—Applications Without    Aggravation To ensure that the Law School Loans Newswire is delivered to your Inbox, please add registration@lawschoolloans.com to your address book. ©2006 Law School Loans. All rights reserved. Office: 175 S. Lake Ave., Suite 200, Pasadena, CA 91101.

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