In these turbulent times, when firms and layoffs go together like law school and student loans, Texas Lawyer talked to two recent graduates and one soon-to-be grad — one from the University of Houston Law Center, one from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and another from Baylor University Law School — who do not have full-time, permanent law jobs yet. Their stories show that no matter which school you go to and what grades you get, the search for a law job in 2009 takes patience, persistence and some luck.

Linda Nguyen

Linda Nguyen graduated in May from the University of Houston Law Center ranked in the middle of her class.