Is there such thing as a...

Ch1746
Mon, 05 May 2014 00:23:51 +0000

Lawyer who went to a t14 school,
makes a comfortable living,
has reasonable hours (not working until 10 every night, gets home at a reasonable time to spend time with family),
is able to vacation,
does not have a stressed home/family/marital life,
is happy,
life does not revolve around work,
work does not control their life,
has a life,
does not work 6 days a week,
lives in a major city (i.e.- NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc),
is not surrounded by elitist douchebags 24/7/365,
has a somewhat enjoyable profession,
can maintain a social life,

Or does a lawyer of the sort simply not exist? Law intrigues me, but not to an extraordinary level. I like the idea of majoring in history or political science and attending a law school like Chicago or Columbia and living in their respective cities and building a life there. What I don’t like is the idea that to make big money in those cities you have to work until late in the night almost every day. Once in awhile wouldn’t be a big deal, but if it is a regular occurrence then it would really strain your home life, and I think those relationships are more important than work. Also, traveling is probably the most enjoyable thing to me, and from what I have read, it is virtually impossible to be able to vacation much as a lawyer. The obscene hours seem like they would just take over all aspects of your life. Is it possible to be a lawyer in a big city, from a reputable school, with a comfortable living, but also a life? Or am I too naive, and I should probably look elsewhere?