To preface, this is sort of a joke. I say sort of, because I think there are some people who are just made to go to law school, and this probably won’t and shouldn’t deter them. It’s mostly a warning to those people considering law school for lack of anything better to do. With that said, I present to you 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School:
9. Expensive Books
Law textbooks may be one of the most overlooked but ridiculous aspects of law school. I spend an average of $500 on books per semester. This isn’t like physics where a compilation of relevant laws and equations will be useful in the future. These giant, verbose collections — second only to an Ayn Rand novel — are useful once, because almost everything in them is within the public domain. Only once in my entire life have I opened up a law book (patents) to assist me with a real case. It’s generally way easier to open up a digest or search with Lexis or Westlaw.
Oh, and did I mention that you’ll be carrying around 60 lb of books in your giant freaking backpack? That presents another problem: do you get a rolling backpack and look like a tool? No, you don’t. You wear a giant backpack and knock over anybody stupid enough to stand behind you on the bus.
8. You’re Not That Smart
Once upon a time, you probably thought you were pretty smart (otherwise, why are you considering law school). Well, friends, law school is a time for you to find out that you’re not as smart as you thought you were. This is a time for you to learn that even though you’ve eaten wine and cheese with some of the top particle physicists in the world, there will be a guy in your con law class that makes you look like a frigging idiot. I’m not kidding. You know those guys that walk into Dunkin’ Donuts drooling on themselves and scratching their crotches? That’s what you look like next to this guy (or girl).
You’re probably thinking to yourself, “Self, I’ll be the one looking at the other people like they’re drooling on themselves.” To that, I will bid you the following warnings: (1) no, you’re not that guy or girl. He or she may be reading this right now, but you’re not him. He’s probably writing his next book, or at least reading The Law of Corporations: In a Nutshell (In a Nutshell); and (2) not only are you not that guy, but the odds are that at least one-fourth of your classmates will be looking at you like that. Why? Because people get accepted to law schools that are appropriate for them (grade-wise and LSAT-wise). Right off the bat, this should tell you that you’re probably not much smarter than your classmates. There are, of course, some exceptions.
7. Law-cest
It’s ridiculously tempting. You’re cooped up all the time with the same people, studying the same thing. Who else could understand the insane amount of time you’re going to spend studying other than a law student? Look at her. She’s hot. She’s smart. Why not, right? Wrong! Remember in undergrad when you dated that girl in calculus and it got real awkward when you broke up? Good thing you didn’t run in the same group of friends, right? You only had to deal with it when she took the batteries out of your TI-89 and threw them on the floor. Right, Lindsay? Anyway, imagine that scenario if you were in every single class together for a year, and then continued to take a bunch of classes together for two more after that. In addition, you roll in the same clique (collectively, “the law school”), and you bump into each other everywhere you go.
Oh, and did I mention that everyone in the law school knows more about your personal life with her than you do? It’s baffling, really, but we’ll discuss that in more detail later.
6. Energy Drink Addiction
This past semester, my girlfriend and I cleaned out the stock of all Bawls at not one, but two nearby convenient stores in preparation for finals. Energy drinks cost too much money, and take a toll on your health. On the bright side, no one’s heart has exploded yet (to my knowledge). People at law school are not shy about asking you for a sip of the energy drink that you brought to class either, which probably contributes to the incredible speed at which viruses spread through law school. If you see a law student near the end of the semester, pay careful attention: she’s probably twitching.
Everyone at law school has some kind of mental or physical problem. Most drink too much, some are depressed, some have ADHD, and 99% of them are stressed out most or all of the time. In addition, there are always concerns of carpal tunnel, eyestrain, stress headaches, and ulcers. We also eat out too much because there’s no time to cook. It’s not a glamorous lifestyle, but I proffer that it’s a right of passage.
5. It’s Grammar School All Over Again
See if you can pick out any similarities:
- first year, you don’t get to pick any of your classes or professors, it’s all assigned to you before you get there, and you have no way to transfer out
- You have a gi-normous backpack and carry around your books all the time
- The same people are in all of your classes, all day, every day
- Everyone calls you by your last name again
- There’s plenty of drama to be had
- Rumors (and worse, the truth) spread through the entire school at the speed of light
I can hear you thinking: law school must be different somehow, right? Well, right. Close your eyes and spend a moment thinking back to your elementary school days. Okay good, you’ve got it. Now imagine that, only add alcohol and sex. Yeah, it’s not a pretty picture.
4. No Leisure Activities
It’s not like you lose the drive to do things for fun — you just lose the time to do them. 1L year, we were always able to sneak in plans to play some soccer or football, but it required careful planning and there were always the people that didn’t show up because they had too much work. Pickup games of ultimate are generally no longer viable.
Do you read for fun? You might not anymore after having to read 200 pages of dense law material per night. I literally have not read a novel for fun since I began law school.
I don’t mean to say that law school is entirely all work and no play, but it is a certainty that you will have less time than ever to enjoy life. You’ll find yourself making the best out of endless nights in the law library or in the student lounge by doing terrible things like having intellectual discussions about jurisprudence.
3. Huge Loans
Law school is insanely expensive, even if you get decent scholarships. I elected to forego some full boats to attend a school that I had a good gut feeling about. Every time I look at my loan records, I want to punch myself in the face. I’m embarrassed to say the total amount, but my loan payments will be the majority of an average US job salary.
No problem, right? Because you’re going to get a biglaw job and start off at $160,000 a year! Well, sure, that might happen. If you’re at a T12 school, your chances are certainly up there. Otherwise, you’re going to have to get awesome grades, make law review and/or moot court, have good prior work experience, and interview really, really well. If you still think that you’re a shoe in, there’s no sense in talking to you.
Statistically speaking, most of you will not work in biglaw. That’s where the next problem begins. Salaries for lawyers are very polar. Generally speaking, they’re huge for biglaw people, reasonable for medium-size private firm people, and crap for everyone else. There are exceptions, particularly for boutiques, but you get the idea. Are you looking forward to being a district attorney like the guy you saw on Law & Order? Hopefully you can pay off your $100k+ loans on a salary of ~35-50k. Interested in representing indigents with a state-sponsored employer? How about way less money? Thankfully, some states and law schools offer loan forgiveness for attorneys that decide to pursue public interest, and if you’re interested in going that route, you definitely need to look into that.
2. Your Friends Are Your Enemies
If you’re fortunate enough to go to a law school (like me) where people are generally pretty friendly, you’ll probably only notice this aspect of law school around finals. Even at the nicest school, where people send you class notes without your having to ask, law students turn into rabid animals interested only in self-preservation about two weeks before finals. People may start avoiding you altogether so that you can’t ask them for help. Remember that girl in property that was so quick to offer you her input before spring break? All of a sudden, she can’t tell you the difference between a life estate and a fee tail.
It’s not their fault though: the school is essentially forcing them to compete. So long as they don’t start sabotaging your computer or hiding library books, consider the doctrine of No Harm, No Foul governing.
1. The Curve is Evil
The curve is the beast of all beasts. It’s what keeps your friends your enemies, and it’s why we feel the driving force to compete with our peers 24 hours a day. During undergrad, I loved the curve. I scored something around a 60 in one of my quantum mechanics exams, which turned into a B+ or an A- after the curve was applied. Life was good.
Fast forward to my very first grade of law school: my professor handed me back my closed memo with a raw score written at the top. 97. Ninety-freaking-seven. I was elated. I almost couldn’t have done any better. Imagine my surprise then, when my professor wrote the conversion down on the board and my awesome grade turned into a B+.
The biggest problem is that while undergrad has some natural error correction whereby one fluke during an exam or a problem set can be fixed, you usually only get one grade per class in law school. That’s right: almost all classes in law school assign no homework, and your grade is 100% determined by your final exam. Having an off-day? No problem. It’s only the rest of your life. Some people obviously manage to consistently score well, though, so maybe there is some merit to the system.
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@L.L., I just happened to read that post. I figure it’s helpful, too, to let someone know how to spell a word. In any case, I didn’t hunt for a female name and then look for something to criticize.
Girls who are hung up on pegging non-misogynists as misogynists are so transparent.
@penny,
Thank you. I loved your post and your humour. I know many mathematicians :)
Hi guys, I have been reading your comments with pleasure. I was wondering if you would advise a married, 40-year old guy, father of a 3-year old, to attend law school with the intention of doing something in international law. I am fluent in Chinese and I think I could make a lot of money if I could work for an international law firm in Hong Kong or Beijing. Any thoughts on the matter? Does it sound like a plan? How does one do international law anyway? Should I perhaps just forget about my dreams of making 200,000 plus per year? Not that I’m serious (yet): I haven’t even taken the LSAT.
The workload in law school is tremendous. I would argue that an undergraduate degree does not fully prepare a student to enter law school. However, I believe a student with a master’s degree is more prepared for success in law school.
@Jane Doe,
I’m also a single mom of two young kids and just got accepted to law school. I’m also in California and hoping to talk to you about how law school has impacted you as a mother. I have never been a traditional student and would love to hear more from another like myself about the “law school” experience. I used to think that I was such an idealist, but then I read your response to this original post/article. Thank you for the invaluable information and best wishes on your continued success.
@Jane Doe,
Can you tell us what you are doing now and what about your child?
Thanks
What do you guys think about a low cost program like FIU? It’s not a very prestigious program obviously but for those who want to keep their costs down and probably make $40k or so starting off as a public defender or maybe more doing something else, it doesn’t seem too bad of an option.
Tuition is at about $10k a year, $16k a year if you factor in room & board as well.
$30k after 3 years, or $48k with room & board included
What do you guys think?
I’m glad I found this blog! There’s no way I’m sending my son to law school. As a 49 year old woman who’s had 4 careers, a BA/MA and a certified teacher, I offer the following: RUN, RUN, RUN, away from public school teaching. In my opinion, about 80% of teachers keep on teaching because they think their only option upon quitting is to become a greeter at Wall Mart. Dentists have high suicide rates, and ginormous student loans to repay – more so than lawyers.
Engineeering is the way to go. I retired from teaching after 15 years, and am now a paralegal. I go to court a couple of times a week as a victim’s advocate with the DA’s office. My husband is an electrical engineer and earns over $160k, full pension, great benefits, stock options etc. We have 16 engineers in our family – software, mechanical, civil, and chemical. All are doing extremely well. However, there is one catch, if you’re not good at math, forget engineering, and think about a medical career.
If you choose law school, live within your means and find someone who makes more money than you do!
@HumanRightsAtty, I know this article is older than a year, but I would like to ask you some questions! I’m an aspiring law student looking into your field. If you would oblige me, my email address is lollypop1815@yahoo.com
don’t go to law school, especially if you go and only get C grades… why? Because one thing goes wrong , you get sick, family gets sick, or heaven forbid — you lose someone close to death in your family. BOOM grade sink…
If you HAVE to go to law school, don’t go to VENTURA College of Law… in Ventura California. (this is MY free speech opinion byt)
I lost two family members in three years and they , the school admin and the Dean in particular, were just awful through the whole thing.
Basically C students pay the profs and keep the lights on until one class or life circumstances bump their GPA low — and then they are booted and replaced with — more C students…(they don’t get enough b/A students to pay the bills and if they did, because of curves they’d force some of those into lower grades…) … really, unless you can get A’s or B grades, think twice, three times before wasting two years of your life/ money. My lovely Dean, said I was lucky to retake classes/ tests following the deaths… to which I told her , funny losing a husband and my younger brothder certainly did not feel lucky.
Law school is also like highschool, those who have connections, or the ear of admin, get away with murder, while the rest are held to the wire…
If you decide to go to law school anyway… and only get c grades… I wish you the best, and hope you don’t suffer ANY life problems or sorrow all four years — or can do better coursework than I could through it all.
RS
Great article, there is a lot to consider before deciding to go to law school. You guys may want to check out “beat law school,” for yet more reasons not to go, and a look at what its really like to work for a firm (where you’ll be stuck b/c of your large amount of debt). I always recommend it now to people thinking about law.
You can get the gist of it from the searchinside/reviews/and free kindle sample, so here’s the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1452849315/
Good luck!
@Evan, in the “old days” (I’m in my 25th year of practice, the last 12 as a solo tax, trusts, and estates lawyer), lawyers held great prestige and were expected to give back to the community (I try to do that anyway as a practicing Christian). Now, with “Rambo Law”, obscene tuition, and such, it’s a little different. Billable hour requirements at firms force lawyers to work outrageous hours, devious opponents pull tricks instead of picking up the bloody phone and working things out, etc. It’s just not the same. I went to law school because my father was a lawyer; I’ve encouraged my son from doing so because of some of the things I’ve mentioned above. Also, you don’t make real money until you’re 40ish unless you’re in the top 10 schools. Why not go into real estate? I always wanted to be a history professor and I manage to work that into my client interviews, especially in the trusts and estates field. It’s pretty much the same with MDs: they are corporate body mechanics owned by hospitals and insurance companies for the most part. The times of Atticus Finch are pretty well gone, although I do my best to stay “Old Guard”. It’s not easy.
Kevin F. Danyi, JD, LLM
http://www.danyilaw.com
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
All that being said, it is a good education and teaches a different, piercing, to-the-point way of thinking. We are the samurai/knights who can do right and help others, or, if the Dark Side takes over, we can be evil and assist those who do so. Most of all, we know how to defend ourselves: as G. Gordon Liddy once said to a non-lawyer fascist prison warden, “In a battle of wits, you are unarmed”.
the reason i wanna be a lawyer: “family” protection from today’s PI attorneys! And there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a career and getting a law degree. who ever said you have to be ONE? money? yeah; it does cost alot but…you’re going to school anyway; and tell me…what masters or doctorate doesn’t cost way tooooo much? think how much money in a lifetime you could save by representating those you love!!!
@L.L., serious self-esteem problem my friend? be kind and think before you offer your personal opinions. remember, anything but the facts pisses the judge off!
Numbers 1 and 5 are awesome. I mean, really the point.
Actually expensives books as well as fees.
@HumanRightsAtty,
I am a future law student interested in international human rights law and I was hoping you could write me and further discuss your job. My email is lamortnoire21@gmail.com
Hello;
I think it is very important for those who are considering law school to talk to an attorney and understand what it means to be an attorney and most importantly to become an attorney because it’s your passion not your paycheck.
Many attorneys I have met regret going to law school despite their success and every one will tell you law will become your life; you will work 60-70 hours, have little time for family and no life.
That aside I have wanted to be an attorney my whole life; unlike others when I am in a court room contesting a ticket I am exhilarated and I spend time studying law in my free-time.
That said I have been planning for law school; for one I chose a more challenging major as opposed to english, polsci, history. 75 percent of people who apply for law school have majors in those subjects, which are considered light and it will not make you stand out at all. Also from the advice of several attorneys pre-law is a worthless major, those 2 years of legal studying will be re-learned in L1. Also what job can you obtain from a pre-legal degree if worst comes to worst?? I would be suprised if you would even be hired as a paralegal and at that you’ll make what 10-15 dollars an hour?
By the time I am admitted to law school I will have over 30,000 in a savings account, money entirely derived from working and living frugally and I recommend anyone who is considering law school to start saving NOW. Also most people should know that the average salary of an attorney is 75,000 dollars a year and for most new graduates it’s 55,000.
My point is if you’re going to law school to make the big bucks without the elite college backing you’re going to fail. It is not worth 36 months of opportunity cost and over 150,000 dollars. And oh yeah simply supply and demand; tens of thousands of law schools churn out gradutes every single year; the united states is oversaturated with attorneys. Your chances of getting hired are slimer than ever, if you want money become a pharmacist. There is an extremely high demand for 6 years of college you’ll start making 100k a year.
tens of thousands of graduates are churned out by law schools every year*
A response to John’s comment: I have a Legal Studies degree and have worked as a paralegal for 13 years. It is a dead-end job, at least for me, and I have decided to apply to law school for next fall. I know many lawyers who regret their decision to go to law school, and in my opinion, it is because their reasoning was all wrong. They go because they think it will pay tons of money, which John pointed out, is just not the case. The market is flooded with averagely intelligent lawyers. The decision to become a member of the bar must be one based on passion for the law, not passion for money.
hi sir,
Law schools always expect their students to act responsibly and stay matured. There are activities that will test you to expose your principles on these things. Now if you think you are up to the challenge, then go to a law school by all means!
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Pursuing some law degrees does not really mean becoming a lawyer yourself. People who attain law degrees usually become open to several wonderful opportunities. In the market of jobs, having law degrees is like a magnet that attracts the healthy opportunities to go towards your direction.
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If you’re not in t-14 and are accumulating debt, don’t go.
Maybe you could edit the page name title 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School to something more specific for your webpage you make. I liked the blog post nevertheless.
Is law school worthless?
What do you think about this post
http://garbagescience.blogspot.com/2010/11/is-law-school-worth-it-for-majority-of.html
I tend to agree
@PI Lawyer,
I am opening a practice in a few weeks and feel very fortunate to fall upon this post. I printed it out and will read it again. Great advice!
man, i have to say that i have been reading these posts,and i am shocked at some of the replies. for one, you people are in law school, what did you expect? i know, many of you fantasized about being this big lawyer, or that you were going to cure the world you live in? right!!!
well, i have a master, and the only reason i have a master is due to my criminal record from when i was a kid. i had to wait around for years to be allowed to go to law school, due to some douche bag D.A. refusing to expunge my criminal record that i was never convicted for. i mean war!!! now, i have finally been accepted to a good law school, and i know exactly what to expect from people. i have had an attorney present in my life since i was twelve years old. they lie, cheat, and steal. its the nature of the profession. some of you are just sheltered children, and mommas spoiled little boys.
the whole judicial system is arrogant. you have judges who roll over people at their personal whims, disconnecting themselves from the law, acting illegally against the public, and writing state law like we were still a common law society. you have district attorney gaining indictments with out any evidence in an attempt to make individual acceptable to the plea. you have 1 out of 4 people walking away from trials free whether they are innocent or guilty. you have hundred on death row that are innocent due to some personal prestigious hold of the complainants statues at the local level. you have hundreds in prison convicted of rap, robbery, and various other crimes due to the plea process that are innocent. you have attorneys who greet you with yes,sure, and then take your money to set you up with a plea agreement even if innocent,and not protecting or working toward the best interest of their clients. you have police officer fabricating evidence to put people in prison.
bottom line, if i am having my day in court for some bogus charged that has been levied against me, i want someone who has been down the road with sneaks and cheats. i do not want some repeat player who is part of the court room group, who is more worried about his golf buddy’s, or being accepted to the next social function then s/he is about my personal liberties being violated. i want the devil in my corner. i know exactly what i am getting into by going to law school, and i am ready for the war. i look forward to it. i look forward to derailing as many of you scumbags as possible. i look forward to crucifying the everyone. when it comes down to it, you are all snakes, and i am king snake looking to eatyour souls.
@JWC, does revenge count as a good reason to go to law school? you bet it does!!!
@PI Lawyer, I want to thank you for the time you took to help people you don’t know. After reading the original article, I was — for the first time — starting to wonder whether I had wasted all that time prepping for and taking that miserable, fraudulent LSAT. You restored my faith! Who ever said that ALL lawyers are heartless, compassionless and think only about themselves definitely never met @PI Lawyer! Much success in everything you do.
@Jane Doe, Thanks for that detailed account. I really needed to read that after seeing the article above and reading some of the posts. Like @PI Lawyer, you’re showing that the profession does have people who haven’t lost their humanity. I’m close to 50 and will probably be going to law school next year. I’ve told myself that I can and must be active in the community and that I can balance school and life — at least a little. Nice to know that such thinking is inside the ballpark. Thanks, again, for your time and advice.
@Belisarius, Thank you for your insights and the amount of time that post took to create.
Wow, I cannot believe the time and effort someone would put into creating a website to discourage people from furthering their education. I read this article and was appalled. Maybe if you spent less time complaining and more time having a life you would realize law school isn’t all that bad.
I know many professionals who have their legal degrees. I know a lot who have regretted practicing the law, but none of them regret going to law school. The majority admit it that whether you go into practice or not, it is an incredibly useful degree to have.
Law school is supposed to be hard, but such negativity is the reason people kill themselves over this stuff. Honestly, the real world is much harder. You are privileged to be able to learn this stuff, and you can use your knowledge for good. Think of how much worse your situation could be. No one is forces you to become a miserable attorney. You choose how you want to apply your knowledge.
I suggest relaxing more and not stressing over petty things like getting a B+.
@rob, (alot) is two words. I guess they don’t teach that in law school, or maybe you’re not applying yourself enough.
You have to really want to be a lawyer to get through all of the schooling
Hi, Geek!
I just set up a link to your post about why not to attend law school.
You’ll find it on my site at:
http://dennistonsing.com/blogs/dennis/why-not-attend-law-school
I would be honored if you would include a link to my site on yours.
Here’s the main page: http://dennistonsing.com/
Let me know!
Thanks,
Dennis Tonsing
Law school is a great experience. I have learned so much and am excited to start my career in about a year. The things in this article definitely have some truth, but there are lots of good things about law school. I met my future wife, I discovered my work ethic, and I am winning!
That being said, if you have ANY doubts about being a lawyer, or your work ethic, DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL. First, the economy has hurt the legal field. Business is slow, and firms simply are not hiring at the same rate they were four or five years ago (one firm I tried interviewing at took 10 summer associates 4 years ago. This year, they fired 24 attorneys). Second, law school applications continue to rise. Schools are being created just to be able to get tuition from the students who aren’t able to go anywhere else.
What does this mean? If you go to law school, you have to be DRIVEN to be the best. I am in a third-tier law school, yet because I worked my ass off the last two years I have a job making $2k a week this summer, and good prospects for after my third year. You cannot approach law school like undergrad. If you go to a law school out of the first tier, you have to be willing to risk not having a job after law school. You have to be willing to look at that risk, and then use it to motivate you to dedicate yourself completely to law school for three years. You should also try to figure out a general game plan for during and after school. How can you cut down the overhead cost of school? What are you going to do during the summers? Who do you know in the legal community? Where do you want to work after law school? What area of law do you think you want to practice in? Be realistic – working at big law is like playing in the NBA – lots of people want t0, only a few of them can actually do it.
This was a good and funny article, and true in a lot of respects. I hope I didn’t scare anyone, but it is vital in this economy to know all the facts before assuming a large debt like law school tuition.
The money on the roof of the picture is from that restaurant near Yosemite. I forgot the name. it was pretty delicious though. oh, btw, this was a stupid article. Sounds like some law school weirdo wrote this.
#4 is a lie. Law school IS all work and NO PLAY! Don’t be FOOLED!
Everything else is 100% accurate!
This was an informal and hilarious article, I will still go to law school. One main reason I will still go is because it is in me, and I have a strong will, also its my destiny to go and succeed because i know i will put the hard work in, not that simple but you got bust it to prove ensure destiny.
To JWC. Realizing you wrote 6 months ago, I hope you check in. Your comment hits the nail on the head.
i wonder what is not hard to be successful? this article is bs.
I’ve been practicing law for 30 years, with a handful of satisfying days in that time. The only thing worse than law school is practicing law, and it’s worse by a factor of 100. I would not encourage ANYBODY to go to law school, and have threatened every family member with bodily harm if they’ve even suggested doing it. Our firm is starting new lawyers at ridiculously low salaries, and they have hundreds of thousands of dollars of loan debt…. All this while welders in our area are making a minimum of $80,000 after 2 years of vocational school. Wise up, folks. Higher Education has become a massive middle-class scam.
I’m so glad I read this. I’m have such a love-hate relationship with law school, it’s been getting me pretty down I guess because it turns out that after years of being top of the class throughout school I actually am that grunting, sniffing, ball-scratching idiot. This cheered me up no end knowing that I’m not the only one out there.
Wow Eliza, I feel exactly the same way you do. Majority of this article is true. I have a Design\Arts background and was pushed into law. I have always performed exceptionally well academically at school. When it comes to law though… I am consistently relegated to buffoon status, especially with certain lecturers. Law is tough, its boring, its prosaic – but its also highly useful and powerful. Just keep pushing, even if you hate it. Its a strong indication of intellect and perseverance to have a law degree behind you. Not easy – but hey, nothing in life comes without working!
Ive thought of nothing but being a lwyer since i was 8.. grnated that’s only been 7 years. Yes! I’m 15. Well i’ve heard some horrible things… but I have taken my Act Sat And im working on taking my Lsat. I was givin a full scholarship to law school but its not a really good one. Should i take it or try to get a better one?
Interesting…..I am an Engineer (9 years of experience) looking into getting into Patent Law. Any advice? Is it worth it?
btw..Barbara, I don’t know any electrical engineer that makes $160K an year. Most of them makes half of that…
After reading this, I think I’ll just take the Paralegal course.
OK, so I am 40 years old been married for almost 20 of them. I got busted for drugs in 1993 and court ordered testing gave something called a “180pt IQ”. I want to be a lawyer because I’m tired of getting butt fucked by major corporations every time I turn around. My grandfather was a judge, his brother, a sheriff who married the daughter of the neighboring counties sheriff.
I build websites for a living, I don’t even have the drive to get rich (not that it wouldn’t help) being a lawyer… I want to help people. For example, I recently switched to Dish Network… what a piece of shit product!!! There is no way a company that crappy should be allowed to do buisness in AZ.
Kaiser Permanente is banned from Texas. Same thing. If you are going to screw people over for a living, not in my state.
Am I wrong in wanting to become a lawyer? Would the answer yes deter me? Probably not. I love my country, I love my state, but I am so angry at companies using our laws against us… I want to fight.
I make a living already. Not a great one but good enough. Should I be a lawyer?
Or, am I letting my emotions get the best of me?
@Dave, it sounds to me like you would rather be a politician than a lawyer. A desire to become a lawyer is more or less untenable based on your stated goals.
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