I agree that with great grades and a hlgh LSAT score scholarships are readily available. My son has recently applied and it was surprising to us because selective colleges generally give little merit aid (as opposed to financial need aid). Full scholarships are not unusual for high credentials but probably not at top top schools. I have been a tax attorney for many years. I would generally advise against becoming one. If you really want to do taxes, then being an accountant is better for you. Most tax attorneys provide business advice with a tax focus and it is very far removed from filing tax returns (which is generally a good thing). Tax is actually a very intellectually challenging area for a lawyer (I can hear the laughter). It is very academic and interesting and exposes you to a large breadth of transactions. The reason I would advise against it is that a tax lawyer often is a small part of the deals and it is difficult to bring in business. You don’t hire a merger and acquisition firm because of its tax adviser. It is always someone else’s deal. Most companies and individuals go to their accountants for tax advice, not lawyers because they are used to dealing with the accountants who do their returns. Personally I have solved this issue by working on large tax credit transactions where the tax actually is the motivating part of the deal. I think becoming a lawyer is a great idea (subject to job availability discussed in many threads), but I think there are much better areas than tax. Of course, you don’t have to decide before you start law school. An accounting background can be very useful for a business lawyer.