Law Career Alternatives

alwaysamom
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:19:36 +0000

I think that kids are wise to inform themselves about a career in the law if it interests them, and that includes being aware of the potential debt, the job situation, and what they hope to pursue in their career. To look realistically at the schools where they are likely to be accepted, to explore the possibility of scholarships, to get to know the varied types of law and of practices, is a good idea. Law school isn’t for everyone, even in a good economy. However, to state that no kid should pursue law school is, frankly, just silly.

There are options for kids to go to law school without ending up in $150,000 in debt. If a student can get into a good law school, and they’re a good student, they will have options upon graduation. I agree that incurring a large debt isn’t wise, for law school or for undergrad, but that doesn’t mean that no one should be considering law school.

Ilovedcollege, I hope that that lawyer didn’t do your D a disservice with his advice. I hope that he actually knows what her grades are like, her LSAT score if she has taken the test, what type of law she’s interested in, what schools she was looking at, etc. If that wasn’t the case, then he was being irresponsible, in my opinion. There’s nothing wrong with getting the opinion of practicing lawyers but to allow one individual to change your mind completely is probably not a good thing.