Any tips for juggling multiple jobs and school?

Asked by Harlequin (76) November 16th, 2017 from iPhone

I’m probably insane, but I am in law school after all.

Next semester is my final semester, and I plan on taking the bar exam in July. I have been fortunate to have secured one internship with a DA’s office and I have an interview with a large family law firm next week.

I accepted the first internship before I got the call from the firm, and I have committed to going to the DA’s three days a week and I have two classes, one that I theoretically could do late at night.

I have spent most of my time working at various prosecutors’ offices during law school and the firm I have an interview with is the first opportunity I’ve had to investigate law firm life and they pay hourly which is extremely helpful. Best of all, the family firm is around the corner from my house so I would not have to do the long highway commute that I have to do to get to the DA’s office.

Long story short, the DA’s office extends employment offers prior to the bar, and they hire from their intern pool. So, while not guaranteed there is an excellent chance of having a job lined up even before the bar exam. I am not sure how the firm operates in that regard, but I am interested to see what they are about and what they have to say.

In theory I could work two – one and a half days a week and be available on weekends at the firm.

I feel tired thinking about my schedule because I’ll be spending at least 30 hours a week at the DA’s office and will likely have to go to class after work to make this work. I really want to do both internships to have the experience, but I’m nervous that I’ll put myself in a coma.

Am I insane for considering this? Has anyone done something like this and managed to avoid failing classes due to exhaustion? Some insight would be appreciated!