5 Legal Ways to Earn Money While Studying Law

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If you are a law student and yet you would want to work, it helps if you know some ways to earn money without spending a lot of time within the confines of an office. If you hate going to a 7-4 or 8-5 office job (like me), there are still ways to earn that much needed moolah without leaving home and without getting stuck in traffic.

Honestly, I hate going out in the Metro these days and I'd rather be productive doing some work at home, if I have a choice. Here are some ways you can earn money either part time or full time:

1. Be an online freelancer.
If you have a background in web design (like me), graphics design (like me), photo editing (again, like moi) there are many ways to find that extra income by heading to those sites offering online work like Odesk.com and many many others. Just learn to build your stellar work reputation, make a killer portfolio and you are on your way to supporting you law studies without spending a day in the office. I know of one classmate in law school earning 6-figures per month simply by doing video-editing for an online company.

2. Be a web content writer
Not everybody has the skills to write, but believe me, you will benefit a lot from writing, not only for writing your exams or in taking the bar, but you can also make money by writing articles and web content for others. It is best to work directly with an online publishing rather than get paid with peanuts if you do work for some outsourcing outfits. Of course, you get paid and have bartering leverage depending on your writing skills. I am still learning to write but have some cool gigs that would help me finance my dream trip to Taj Mahal soon.

3. Be an offsite Legal Assistant or Legal Researcher
I used to work as one or do it on a per project basis. It is nice to brush up on what you learn while studying law. There are a lot on online projects if you know where to look. You can also ask your lawyer contacts or private lawyers if you can work as their private legal researcher. If your employer is nice you can even enjoy a lot of freebies like being lent office equipment, laptops, and even a car with free gas allowance!

4. Work as a Consultant
Studying law exposes you to many different fields and it's nice if you know which of them is your real passion where you can learn and enhance your knowledge even off law school. I love tinkling with websites so I took time to take classes and my own initiative to make websites. Some of my former bosses made use of my services at some point. This is one way to offer your expertise as a consultant and get paid for the expertise rather than on a per hour basis.

5. Go into retail of law student related things
Yes, with the eCommerce building an online is another possibility, if you know how to set up an online store  you may start retailing legal stuff like books,  reviewers, etc. you can earn that extra money on your free time. If you don't know how to set-up an online store, I can help you out as well.

See there are many ways to support your law studies even if you do not work for an office. Just be creative and open to learning new skills. You may even start something big which can be a great business opportunity even after you earn that law degree.

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