<p>If you’re hunting prestige, don’t. Prestige will not make you happy. As for being well-off, law is like anything else. Some make good money, some do poorly, and most are in the middle. You can take a look at starting salaries [url=<a href=“http://www.nalp.org/salarycurve_classof2011]here[/url”>NALP - National Association for Law Placement | The NALP Salary Curve for the Class of 2011]here[/url</a>].</p>