<p>I also find the low income a year or two out of school to be troubling. Something appears to be wrong, since my kids have made more money in retail in our mid-Atlantic state as students working part-time. </p>
<p>Sometimes all it takes is being open-minded about a first job, even if it isn’t the dream job. My roommate in college majored in “family relations.” I have no idea what that is, but that room-mate is now a high-level executive for a Fortune 50 traveling the world. My room-mate’s first job was as a secretary in a warehouse…which led to a a career in “supply chain management.” </p>
<p>Whatever problems may be holding you back from finding a starter-job with more hours (whether in retail, health-care, manufacturing, the military, or something else), could be carried forward to your interviewing after graduation from law school…except then you’d also be carrying a lot more debt. </p>
<p>If your current student loans are not in good status, this might affect your ability to pile on additional debt too. I’ wouldn’t count anyone who tells you to go to law school who is a current or prospective law student. Most law students are delusional about their own chances of employment (they’ll all be the exception, duh). Likewise, I wouldn’t count any law professors on the theory that they have a conflict of interest in keeping those students enrolling. If you take law students and law professors out of your survey, is it still 50-50? I’m a 35+ year lawyer, BTW, and my kid graduated from law school last May. My kid asked to be counted on the side of “don’t go.” </p>
<p>I just shook my head at that article that you posted. I don’t know any corporate lawyer who can roll into the office after 9:00 am, and “doc review” with an hourly rate is usually a temp position. You could get a lot more interesting work as a paralegal. </p>
<p>My sympathies on your situation, and I hope that your future becomes brighter. Your first step will be to take the LSAT and see if law school is even feasible. While you’re looking into law school, another opportunity may present itself too. Good luck, and hope the pieces fall into place for you soon.</p>