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The New Lawyer Supplement

Nov. 25, 2009

Cliff Jumper

University of San Diego School of law grad Tracy Logan learned that taking a scary leap doesn't have to end badly.


By Tracy Logan


In 2005, I felt stuck in my career and decided to go to law school. I was working in San Diego, as a staff accountant for a regulated electric and natural gas utility company and imagined that having a law degree on my resume would make me more marketable within the company. I had worked hard to establish my career in accounting, but it was not where I felt my future was. My goal was to work in the regulatory affairs department on utility matters ...

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