I am 28 but am I too old to start a law degree as I will be 34 before I am fully qualified?

Um...Miss Dance Teacher??

It's never too late! Go for it and follow your dreams!

Virgie R

No, you're not too old. It's best to do what you want... I graduated college at age 53....I found that I made better marks than most of the students that was just out of high school... Besides when you are older, you are usually more mature and know what you want.. I found that just listening to my instructor and doing a little research earned me 3.5 point score...
So I'm telling you to go for it.. life expectancy is up in the 80's now and most of us are living to be close to a hundred.... so 34 when you graduate is young yet..
Good luck

Maggs

You're never too old. Go for it.

Izayah Stevens

If you own a degree - or any other qualification - then you'll already be ahead of the bunch when it comes to looking for jobs. My friend has a degree and he wasn't certain what direction to go with it, but he discovered some excellent guidance on the website in the resource box below which helped him to settle that he wanted to be a lab assistant. There is plenty of help on the website regarding other jobs.

Sal*UK

Of course not!! Go do it girl and enjoy it!!

Libby

You aren't too old. It is a perfect time for a change and more people than you know successfully make those changes in their careers. It is tough but you know what you want which does put you ahead of the game. Just keep your eyes on the prize through the tough times.

mschatterbox21

so what go for it!!!!

as long as you have the will power and the time you can do anything.

i'm 21 and at uni and really struggling from being out of ed for 3 yrs but i wanna come out with a degree so i'm not giving up.

btw i have ladies who are in their 60's on my course. standing next to them you wouldnt think your aging at all :)

good luck with it.

when you graduate pass me your details i might be in need of a decent lawyer lol!!!

tooqerq

No, that's not too old. I know someone who decided that they wanted to be a doctor at age 30. This person didn't even have a bachelor's degree. By the time he was done with medical school, he was 38 years old. Today, he's is a practicing medical doctor.

sTaR!

My aunty was older then you when she decided she wanted to become a lawyer. She only qualified about 5 years ago. Before that she worked in a travel agents. First she done an access course, got her degree from warwick then went on to BPP law school. Now she's in her mid 50's a fully qualified lawyer and enjoying her life as a result.
From travel agent to lawyer. it sounds weird, she now says she doesn't regret a thing. Only thing is that she felt out of place being surrounded by the young students, but what kept her going was the fact that she had a 60 year old guy on her course trying to become a lawyer and she realised if he could do why couldn't she. Its never too late

Paulette H

You are not too old. I started year law school at age 36, graduated at 39 and had 17 years of practicing law before I retired. Going to law school was the best thing I ever did. I had no trouble getting a job when I got out. My advice is to Go for It. There will be many others in your age group or even older.

Jan409

You're never too old to learn and change career

I graduated for the second time, aged 50, so you are just a youngster compared to me....

Zarg222

what do you mean you will be too old?
how old will you be in 6 years if your don't do this? 34. same age
you have at least 30 yrs until retirement after you get done with school - how does that make you too old?
there are lawyers in their 70's and 80's that are still active

BARRY B

28!! You are a baby. You will probably have an advantage over the youngsters as you will have greater life experience to call upon. 28 is fine. 82 might have been different!

notyou311

You are going to be 34 anyway so why not be a 34 yo lawyer? Many people make career changes. It's no big deal.

mailaccount63

The problem isn't your age. The problem is the economy.

Choosing a career is one of life's most important decisions.

The legal profession is dramatically changing and is in CRISIS!!! Every year, more and more people graduate from law school, but there are fewer and fewer jobs. Even the largest and most reputable law firms are experiencing unprecedented cutbacks. I don't expect the situation to improve in the coming years.....

Be aware of what you are proposing on getting yourself into. Please do more research first.
Reminder: We are in a World-wide Recession. Consider career paths that have available JOBS.<<<<<

Warning> Jobs in the field of Law are drying up fast!! This is just not a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING, crumbling, and dying vocational field. Many reasons. We now have computers. So, many people today (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet. Also, there are a lot of companies out there making very efficient legal software for the field of Law. Today's graduating lawyers tend to be very computer savvy, so they just do the work themselves to save themselves the cost of overhead. Also, the "Public" buys this legal software in order to get legal work done without the cost of an Attorney. Also, we simply already have way too many Legal Professionals - we have an absolute glut!! ("Legal Professionals" includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc)

Sites like legalzoom.com have taken away work that many small-time attorneys/lawyers would do.

The field of Law has a mystique that actually exceeds reality. The field of Law is an overrated career - mostly by television. There are many myths regarding the field of Law: working as a Lawyer is mentally challenging (Actually, most work as an attorney involves routine paperwork: research, cite checking, drafting documents, and document review. Attorneys need to write down and track every activity they do, all day long [in 6 to 15 minutes increments, depending on the billing system] - a painstaking but necessary task), being an attorney is thrilling, high-powered, and glamorous (remember: television is fiction - the fictional lawyers on TV are ACTORS - the majority of work that an attorney does, does not happen in a courtroom), law students think that because they are good at arguing they will become great attorneys (actually being a great attorney is more in one's ability to mediate between differing sides and bringing them to agreement), as a lawyer I can correct injustices (actually legal decisions are more about reaching compromises than about right vs. wrong), guaranteed financial success (actually when salaries are compared, you also need to account for cost-of living expenses [most large law firms are in large cities - the bigger the city, the more cost-of-living expenses will be], payment of debts accrued while attending law school, and time needed to build a client base. Many large law firms require lawyers to work 60-80 hours per week.).

Cost of law school to be lawyer, approx $150,000+.
Be prepared to take on a LOT of debt, if becoming an attorney is your ultimate goal.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

There are no jobs in this vocational field. My family, coworkers, friends, acqaintances, etc. have been laid off left and right in this vocational field.

Employers (usually law firms) in the field of Law today want employees with degrees from traditional colleges/universities. Those "certificates" you see advertised aren't worth the paper they are printed on - they are generally scams. (I found this out the hard way.) Also, the law school's program needs to be accredited by the American Bar Association - if it isn't, you are just wasting your time/money.

Even if you finish law school, you won't be able to find a job when you are done. Since this vocational field is shrinking, many new attorneys/lawyers are, themselves, having to work "down" as Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc, to simply try to keep some of their bills paid <<this would be your competition. And the competition is fierce!!

Now... the law schools know this, but they won't tell you the truth >that the job market/economy is just SATURATED with way too many Legal Professionals. Instead the schools will feed you a fairytale and will LIE to you. The root of the problem is we have too many law schools. We are in a recession, and the schools are fighting for their own survival - they will tell students anything to get to the students' money. (Which is why they won't tell you the truth about the job market for the field of Law.) And these schools continue to recruit and churn out even more graduates.............Remember: law schools are BUSINESSES - their top concern is making money for themselves.

>>>>>You especially have to bewa

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