<p>How do you know if you are cut out for Law school/being a lawyer?</p>
<p>anyone?</p>
<p>You could sit in on a few classes at a local law school and see if you liked that kind of analysis/debate. Try to talk to as many lawyers as you can and find out what they do, day-to-day.</p>
<p>At the minimum, you should probably find reading easy (you'll do tons in law school) and be somewhat comfortable with writing. Also--do you find, generally, arguing/debating something kind of fun? That's another, general, indicator that you might enjoy it.</p>
<p>I practiced law for 16 years (big firm partner) before moving onto the business side 8 years ago. I would not encourage any of my children to go into law. It is nowhere near the profession it was when I first came out of law school, and I find that good salesmanship is rewarded as much as, if not more than, good lawyering. If one of my children was a budding marketing genius in addition to being very bright, I might send her that way, though. On the other hand, my husband is still a practicing lawyer (big firm partner) and he loves most aspects of his job. He hates the constant pressure to bring in more business, but he is truly happy with the practicing law part of it. On the other hand, his is not the life I want for my children, as he easily works 80 hours a week or more.</p>
<p>hawaiiboy15, you might be cut out for a lawyer if you are the type of person who talks of personal integrity and in the next sentence you are lying to take advantage of someone. Lawyers are the bottom feeders of the USA. If you are greedy, selfish and would screw your neighbor then it could be the profession for you. </p>
<p>There is a reason why 99% of lawyers give the other 1% a bad reputation.</p>
<p>^^ Bu11$h1t. It's more like 3% who give the rest a bad reputation. I've been a lawyer for 30 years and while I am not a big fan of some personal injury lawyers who represent plaintiffs, on the whole I have been impressed with the lawyers I have worked for, with and against.</p>
<p>If you go into a profession believing most people lack integrity and are greedy and selfish, that's probably what you will find. Additionally, when you receive advice of this nature, you might also want to consider that an individual who talks about selfishness,lack of integrity, etc. could be projecting his/her own personal issues on to others.</p>
<p>The vast majority of lawyers I've met have been intelligent and ethical.</p>