Law Students

Don?t Be a Lawyer?

By Casebook Sherpa

Dr. Bombay and I have had similar experiences lately. Lawyers have told us to avoid going into the law. My impression is that there is a group of people who continue to practice law but hate it and aren’t shy about telling you. The rest just keep their mouths shut about it, masking their real feelings. The underlying message is that if you can find something that pays well, is relatively stable, and that you enjoy then don’t bother going out of your way to become an attorney (notwithstanding that pesky law school debt).

Is this how most lawyers feel? If you can put aside the recession and layoff news, what do you think? Have you heard similar messages from lawyers you know?

Full post as published by Fight The Hypo on March 17, 2009 (boomark / email).