Nursing to Law

[dashingdevonair]

I am a student nurse and I am considering going to law school in the future. I often wonder about these things:
Is Nursing a good pre-Law course?
Is studying Law worth the price?
If one is already in his/her early 30's, is it still okay to go to law school?
What are the opportunities for a nurse-lawyer?

1. You'll start from scratch, well everyone does. Even political science and economics graduates say that their undergraduate degree isn't related to law school.

2. It's worth every single penny, if you're able to finish it and pass the bar exam. Law school will be so much harder than your current studies. Expect 120 pages of readings every night and these aren't readings that you just read casually. Expect professors to criticize how stupid you are. Expect to fail a few subjects even though you gave your 100%. It all boils down to how badly you want to become a lawyer.

3. and 4. Yes it's ok for someone in his/her mid 30's to enter law school. As to being a nurse-lawyer, lawyers mostly abandon their undergraduate degrees once they become a lawyer. My professor for example who graduated with a degree in agriculture is now in corporate litigation.

[jan18]

Really glad to find this thread! I always wanted to be a lawyer kaya nga lang dahil sa kagustuhan ng parents ko, nag-nursing ako. I've been a registered nurse for almost 20 years now but my longing to be a lawyer is still there. Just wondering if I'm not yet too old to study law (I'll be 40 next year)?

[trogdolyte]

I am a student nurse and I am considering going to law school in the future. I often wonder about these things:
Is Nursing a good pre-Law course?
Is studying Law worth the price?
If one is already in his/her early 30's, is it still okay to go to law school?
What are the opportunities for a nurse-lawyer?

1. Yes it is, in fact, any course is! As long as you have the love for reading, the love for poetry, and the love for country; that will suffice.

2. Yes it is! But, make sure you give your 200% effort and dedication everyday in law school. Because if you flunk, that would cost you a lot (talking about thousands).

3. Yes! No one shall be deprived of education.

4. Nurse-lawyer, I never heard of that kind. But, once you passed the Bar, you can practice law in any field or advocacy you wanted; be it in corporate, tax, crim, etc.

And make sure that one of your advocacy of becoming a lawyer is to help in changing our Justice system (that sucks!).

[blue_ice1103]

Ako po ngayon 3rd year BSN student pero somehow parang gusto kong maglaw. I am amazed lalo na kapag nakikita ko sila sa news, like how they talk. It seems na parang napakatalino nila. Gusto ko rin kasing matuto tungkol sa mga batas sa Pilipinas lalo na sa Human Rights.

[X_like_Malcolm]

^ Where and when do you plan to take up Law, right after you graduate?

Go for it! That is a good idea. Start practicing to read lots of stuff (preferably literary readings). Seek advice from the posters here in this thread. They are all good -- especially iceicekendi. Hehe

[blackkarma]

i do know some RN's who took Law and they are doing ok naman... Read Read Read and Analyze and you will fair well, expect to be humiliated sometimes by the professors.hehehehe...

[aimark]

Bakasyon na!

[nursenapogi]

Naku wildest dream ko mag take ng LAW kaso dream na lang siguro hehe... medyo bugbog pa ang utak ko sa Nursing hehe... kapapasa ko rin lang last july 2010 sa pinas. Lawyer na ate ko sinabihan ba naman ako ni mama nong inopen ko iyon na "redundant" ako haha... mag doctor na lang daw ako toinks... iyon natahimik na lang ako hihi...

Goodluck po sa inyo co-nurses ko na mag lo law. Maganda iyon kasi pwede ninyo kami ipagtanggol sa paratang na negligence at malpractice at pwede pa mag side line sa review center to teach nursing law/juris prudence


Goodluck sa inyo and Godbless future nurse lawyers =)

[nomerdzki]

Naku wildest dream ko mag take ng LAW kaso dream na lang siguro hehe... medyo bugbog pa ang utak ko sa Nursing hehe... kapapasa ko rin lang last july 2010 sa pinas. Lawyer na ate ko sinabihan ba naman ako ni mama nong inopen ko iyon na "redundant" ako haha... mag doctor na lang daw ako toinks... iyon natahimik na lang ako hihi...

Goodluck po sa inyo co-nurses ko na mag lo law. Maganda iyon kasi pwede ninyo kami ipagtanggol sa paratang na negligence at malpractice at pwede pa mag side line sa review center to teach nursing law/juris prudence


Goodluck sa inyo and Godbless future nurse lawyers =)

wala ka bang balak i-pursue? dali sabay tayo wahaha.

Ako naman pinag iisipan ko ito. mag 25 na ako next year (tama ba... lagi kong nakakalimutan edad ko). At actually medyo kung career path lang, tamang daan to. Nasa corporate world na ako ngayon kasi. Kakaiba no haha. Basta ayun, tinitignan ko kung pano ko to magagawa. Ano ba magagandang Law school na malapit lang sa vicinity ng Maynila?

[KingofDex]

Glenn R. Luansing RN, LLB, LLM

Reviewer ng Pentagon Review Center

magandang example ng RN Lawyer (me masters degree pa nga sa law)

nabanggit ko lang ha.. pero di naman ako sa kanila nagreview.. (sa maliit na review center lang kasi ako hehe)

[jazzmine22]

One of my professors, RN na, tapos nag MAN pa, tapos nag midwifery exam pa so midwife na din siya, tapos nakapasa na siya ng NCLEX etc, now, nag la law sa Arellano University, ang tamad niyang mag aral

[nireus2]

Ako since bata ako gusto ko mag Law, hangang ngayun nasa isip ko pa ren to,, Napilitan lang ako mag nursing noon pag ka grduate k ng high school But now RN nq kakapasa k lang this 2012, d ko inaasan napapasa ako aheheh kahit hindi nag review,,, Anyways, Sa tingn nyo po? ngayun po ay BUM ako walang ginagawa, at nag iisip ng dapat kong gawin kung mag ttrainig ba like IVT's o Mag aral n lang ulit,, Sobrang naaamaze kasi ako sa mga usapan pag dating sa LAWs kaya sana gusto ko, Give me some advice or tips nmn po, para kasing baka d ko kayanin mga pinag aaralan hehehe

[ephraim2112]

Guys, I guess kayo na talaga ang makakatulong sakin. Actually I'm a bout to graduate from bs medtech sa ust. Okay naman grades ko actually. Pero eto talaga problm ko. Napilitan lang ako to take medtech kasi gusto talaga ng parents ko magmed ako. Actually nakausap ko na rin sila. Pumayag na sila maglaw ako since alam nila na eto talaga pangarap ko. Now here's the problem, I'm not really good in writing lalo na english. Dami ko pa gusto itanong. Ateneo or beda? Nakakatakot raw mortality rate sa beda e. Ganun din ba ateneo? Ano pwede gamitin review materials for entrance? Need your help. Katuparan ng mga pangarap talaga.

[middleman026]

Pagdating sa writing skill, magbasa ka lang ng puro literary writings - mas maganda yung to the point na di mo maintindihan. Ulit-ulitin mo lang hanggat sa maintindihan mo. Tapos try mo din gayahin kung pano mag construct ng sentence or magsulat yung mga author.

Sa school naman, saka mo na problemahin yun pa naipasa mo na lahat. ;-)

[middleman026]

Sa preparation naman, ganun din. Basa lang ng basa hanggang sa ma-improve yung comprehension mo at speed sa pagbabasa plus your vocabs. Kasi ang mga admission exam, time consuming. Kaya dapat mabilis at pasok lahat sa utak mo. Same goes pag sa law school na, madaming readings tapos limited time lang kelangan matapos mo.

Kung masipag ka, try mo din i-practice yung logic. Brush up on Syllogism. Pwede ka din mag-DL sa scribd ng LSAT practice exam. Goodluck.

[waldner]

Atty. Arvin Dexter Lopoz is a Registered Nurse and landed No. 2 in the 2000 Bar Exam.

[ee_ee]

Just wanna ask, fulfilling ba maging lawyer? My uncle and cuz is a lawyer. Mukhang ok naman sila. Thinking of being one in the near future kasi i was inspired of watching suits. =]]