I'm 27 years old and thinking about changing career and becoming a lawyer/solicitor. Am I too old?

Mr S London (XLIII)

No ! You are never too old ! Go for it ! Positive Mental Attitude (PMA+) ! Good Luck & Best Wishes !

Dave

Not even close. One of my friends father went to law school at 52 and he now has a great practice.

Paul W

Never too old..I had a lady in my class at University who was in her seventies to complete a law degree. As a matter of fact they encourage mature age students to do these degrees and certainly 27 is not old. Good luck.

Mike C

Definitely not.

My brother retrained at the age of 29yrs. We all told him that he was mad !
He worked very hard, passed all his exams, and is now a partner at a large firm with 40+ staff.

Life is short and you have a years to go. As long as you can cope with the study then it will be worth it.

Good luck!

D D

no because my friends sister in law is training to become a lawyer and she is 43.

ronimg

you are still a baby!!! follow your dreams!!

mailaccount63

You are not too old to change your career, but PLEASE do not go into the field of Law

Warning: Jobs in the field of Law are drying up FAST!!! This is NOT a good field to invest in!!! Reasons? very bad economy, we simply have WAY TOO MANY attorneys for the demand and/or economy, today too many people (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work thanks to the Internet, law schools are churning out WAY TOO MANY graduates for today's economy and demand - but the law schools won't tell you this - law students are easy money for them.

So even IF you do make it through law school, you probably won't be able to find a job. Also, you will have approximately $150,000 in school bills.

Suggestion: Go into the field of Healthcare!!! There are LOTS of jobs there!!! and scholarships!

Good luck.

*Sarah*

No i dont think so! I work for a lawyer and he is like 38 and only been practicing for 2 years now. Do you already have a 4 year degree? If so then you will only have to get accepted into law school and will only have 3 years of school. I say go for it. Plus, an older lawyer is always taken more seriously.

Atalanta

You will need to get a trainee post with a solicitor's firm after the degree. These are in short supply. I once knew a woman in exactly this position who had no difficulty getting the degree, but had waited six years and still never got a trainee post. The firms do seem to prefer the younger people.

Piltdown Man

I'm not sure we need ANOTHER lawyer in the world, but if it is your dream, then do it now, before it's too late - you'll regret it if you don't. And 27 is nowhere near too old. Good luck!

deadloud

No, go for it, the world really needs another solicitor.

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