<p>Wish I had become a teacher instead of a lawyer…money isn’t everything. Unfortunately, teaching jobs were very hard to find 30+ years ago too.</p>
<p>My DS isn’t as brilliant as Crazed’s son, but he is doing ok at his law school. He attends a good state law school, and will have debt <$100K. DS has a great work ethic (not too proud to do scut work into the evening or weekends), is tall & good looking (heads turn wherever he goes - not just parental pride), and has excellent people and networking skills. When DS graduates he won’t be looking for biglaw - just a midsize firm or a corporate legal department where he can do a good job for a client. As a 2L, he’s been offered a summer job in a law firm for $10/hr. </p>
<p>Just saying that the reality can be very different from the expectations.</p>