Is law school worth the time, stress, money, etc.?

FaZizzle

It's something you can put on your resume, even if you don't become a lawyer. I know a LOT of people who went to law school and have become successful in business.

laughter_every_day

from a purely financial sense, no. Take up outside industrial sales and you can make a lot more money and you can start younger. It only makes sense if you thirst for knowledge about the law and want that knowledge even if you can never work in the field.

tx1942txx

Absolutely not

CatLaw

Went to law school nights while doing full time Director of IT job in the day. The stress was horrid. Lost sleep, gained weight, went on blood pressure meds. Totally the worst time of my life. Professors were a**h***** and treated the entire class like idiots. School job placement program was a joke. Jobs listed had been filled and no one from the school attempted to help the evening students get jobs. School lied about availability of jobs in order to get tuition money. It was like 4 years of hazing.

BUT I wanted to be a lawyer so bad I was willing to put up with the s*** from law school. I passed the bar first time and now have my own firm. Would not trade my job for anything.

The best thing is that now that I have made it in the legal profession, the law school calls me for donations and I get tremendous satisfaction at treating them the same way they treated me when I was a student. Pay back ain't it great!

ogcoolm

it depends on the goals and aspirations of the individual..What may be "worth" it to some is a bunch of crock to those who don't have what it takes. or simply a true desire to become a lawyer.

D and G Gifts Etc

It is if law is your passion. If you are having these negative thoughts about law school before you even enroll I would suggest exploring other fields. Law school or any school takes passion, commitment and sacrifice. If you don't have all 3 you will not succeed.

Chrys

depends on how much you REALLY wanna be a lawyer....if it's YES...then it's worth it, if no, then it's not worth it. Only you can decide...
paralegals in some cases make just as much money, in 1/2 the time with 1/2 the work and none of the worries...

thatgirl

yea but only if you work hard after wards to make partner in a firm

Dano N

Well I guess that depends on how bad do you want to be a lawyer????? Do you have something better to do with your time than get a good education and good job????

Heather H

Only if you can get into a Tier 1 (top 50) law school. You'll need a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and a 80%tile LSAT or higher, or some combination of near the two, to get in. For the rest of you, it's a very cruel job market for those of you who graduate at the middle of the class from third tier schools under a mountain of debt. Check out jdjinx.com and jdunderground.com for a look at reality of small toilet firms where many of these grads go if they're lucky to pass the bar and find a permanent job rather than temp work.
So basically, it depends. This isn't like undergrad where you can go to no name state U and still get a great job coming out of school. Good luck.

cyanne2ak

Yes, it is indeed. I am a law student and it has been worth every single second of it. As for the money, it isn't that expensive at all. But, I caution you that if you do not commit 110% to the program immediately upon enrolling, you WILL flunk out. THEN, it's a pain in the butt to pay back the money. You will have no less than $50K in student loans when you finish. That's a guarantee.

josefrag

UM yes!!!! it make take a while but i work for a big time law firm out in seattle and baby do i roll in 275,000 dollars a year BOO YA!!! by the way it helps if u go to ivey league school ex: harvard law, yale law, "cough" cough" graduted from yale 10yrs ago, started 90,000 now im 275 you can do it.

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