Chicago-Kent College of Law Viewbook - (Page 18) On Being an Evening Student Darrin Halcomb, fourth-year student Darrin Halcomb is about to join the banking group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, one of the largest law firms in the world. I was in a Ph.D. program in economics before I worked for the Fed, so academics were important to me. Chicago-Kent’s reputation convinced me it would be a good fit. As an evening student, there really wasn’t anything I couldn’t do. The professors who teach evening classes are the same ones who teach full-time students, and the school is considerate of people like me when they schedule meetings, talks, even classes. I’ve taken a pretty wide array of classes—health care law, products liability, whatever sounded interesting. I knew I’d learn a lot on the job wherever I ended up practicing, so it was important to me while in school to take advantage of opportunities I wouldn’t have later on. It was difficult to convince my wife to do this. The first year I’d leave at 7 in the morning and not get home until 9—on a good night. But once she saw my passion for the law, it was easier to make the sacrifice and focus on the rewards: a job that I will enjoy greatly, that’s well compensated, and that lets me work at the top of my profession.
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