<p>I went to law school with several people who didn’t intend to practice law. One was a doctor and he wanted to be an expert witness. Very strange, but that’s what he wanted. Another, who was an engineer, wanted to get a law degree and then an accounting degree because he want to own his own construction company and know how all the departments worked. And that’s what he did.</p>
<p>I know lawyers who edit legal literature, are librarians or researchers and you do not necessarily need a degree for that (but it helps). Many work on Capitol Hill, lobby, work in politics. JD not required. I know several people who had careers, wanted more education so went to law school, but never switched from the original career.</p>