<p>I am looking for any advice or second opinions out there from anyone, but particularly those who have gone through law school.</p>
<p>Now, I've read about a million comments, stories, blogs online about how horrible the job market and life as an associate is for recent law grads. But my question is, Is the job market and recent grad situation any better if you try to specialize ??</p>
<p>Currently, I am a double major in Accounting and Political Science with decent/average grades. I am interested in going toward tax, estate, bankruptcy law. If it weren't for all the negativity out there I would be absolutely confident and go for it, but with everything I've heard it is making me very hesitant to start preparing for the LSAT and go for it. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice whether or not law is worth it for someone who wants to specialize in a business or related field, such as tax or bankruptcy?</p>
<p>Here is bottom line. If you go to a top 10 or so law school and graduate in top quarter of your class, you should be able to get a job;.</p>
<p>If not, which is highly likely, you would either need to be in top 5% of class (and that may not work depending how far down in the rankings your law school is). However, if you do major in tax, you might have better luck working for a larger accounting firm. If you don’t want that then what I said above applies.</p>
<p>My experience is with placing attorneys into law firms - mostly mid/large firms. Most of tax positions I get require or strongly prefer an LL.M. With regard to bankruptcy, many of my clients seek out attorneys who have clerked with a bankruptcy judge. The clerkship can sometimes make up for the less than stellar ranking of the law school.</p>