Regret Attending Law School?

LaBarrister
Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:13:49 +0000

I’m starting to consider not going to law school unless I pay under 50,000 out-of-pocket. My potential dream job is not worth 100-200k in debt. What I think I may do, if I pass the patent bar, is work as a patent agent. Even if that is as far as I ever take my career, I will still be working in the subject matter that I will hopefully enjoy, and around other lawyers. But no dream job is worth the debt that schools are asking for now. It’s ridiculous.

I’ll either go to a lower-ranked law school with scholarship, assuming I know I want to enter patent/IP law. Otherwise, I won’t go to law school and will take my chances as an engineer or a patent examiner/patent agent for the first 1-10 years after graduating undergrad.