[marissa81579]

Hi. I am a second year law student and RN. I have several years experience in critical care and med/surg. I would like to make money while I am in school. Is it possible for me to pick up some hours here and there consulting for law firms? Do I need to actually be certified as a LNC, because I already know more than what they teach in that course - I am halfway finished law school.

Do I need to do anything besides aggressively network and market myself in the city I live in? I spent 3 months last summer in a legal internship where I basically did a lot of what a LNC does - I did it for medmal cases, social security appeals and nursing home cases.

Please help me! Thanks!

[sirI]

Hello, Marissa,

No, it not necessary to be certified as LNC. There are RNs who work as consultants and have no formal education as an LNC.

Good luck in school.