Re: long-term document review?

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You seemed intent on becoming a teacher. Why give that up
for something temporary? Is document review something you
want to do long term? Sounds pretty crappy, and the pay
cant be that good. The recruiter is likely overstating the
pay.

On 7/11/06, L wrote:
> As you know, I closed my law office, and have decided to
> beomce a teacher. I'm almost done with the process and
> expect to receive job offers from schools.
>
> I had also decided to go inactive (law license), not pay
> any more bar dues, and turn in my bar card.
>
> Suddenly, I get a call about a long-term document review
> job paying $35/hr. The recruiter says it will be 1-2
> years long with some overtime, that I could make over $70k
> a year. When I asked her if I must keep my law license
> active, she says I must keep it active for this job.
> Teaching jobs pay about $40k/year.
>
> 1) Do you think a doc review job is reliable enough that
> I can count on 1-2 years of income at $70k/year+?
> 2) Do you think doc review jobs really require active law
> license? I thought even fresh grads without law licenses
> worked on those gigs ...
>
> Keeping my license active will require about $500 I need
> to pay very soon. I wonder if this doc gig is worth that
> money and foregoing teaching position. If I go inactive I
> just need to pay $50.
>