I was originally going to title this “75 ways to make money while delusionally hoping that your legal career will become something important.” Alas, I got really bored at around suggestion No. 33.

So “33 Ways to Make Money While Your Legal Career is in Limbo” it is. If you’re waiting on bar results, job applications, interviews, federal and state hiring freezes … whatever it is, these may help.

Read ’em and weep. Seriously, let it out. You probably aren’t the next Clarence Darrow (or Clarence Thomas for that matter).

Yes, we’re aware that many of these ideas are terrible. Some of them (LSAT teacher, clinical test subject, Craigslist labor), I’ve done personally. Some of them (selling eggs), not so much. But like most things, sometimes you have to throw a lot of crap on the wall (or page) and see if anything sticks.

If you’ve got any better ideas, tweet us @FindLawLP.

Editor’s Note, August 18, 2015: This post was first published in September 2014. It has since been updated.

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  • Quarter-Life Crisis: Tips for the ‘New Lost Generation’ (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)
  • 101 Things to Do With Your J.D., Besides Practice Law (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)

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