<p>Future, unfortunately that is just not the case. What you need to do is read through the threads on this site and others which offer the real story. You may not want to believe it but it is the reality of the legal industry. The VAST majority of legal jobs pay between 40-60k starting out. A few pay between 60-135, but not many. And then the next biggest subset is between 135-175. Unfortunately, to have a change at those high paying jobs it is almost a prerequisite that you go to one of the top 13 schools in the country. To get a job like that at Vermont you will have to be one of the top 10 students in the class. I know that this is surprising for a lot of people to first find out but it is the truth.</p>