<p>Your question isn’t specific to philosophy. An econ major, or even more “practical” majors, can’t afford law school. Many people, regardless of majors or careers, can’t afford to pay for law school out of pocket. I believe most end up taking up a large amount of loans.
I don’t know what school you attend or plan on attending, but there are a lot of jobs/internships accessible through your career center(assuming the school has connections and major companies that recruit there, or are located in a major city where various employers seek interns/pt workers from) where you can gain experiences in industries not related to your major. Believe it or not, those types of experiences lead to jobs/careers, that don’t necessarily involve you having to major in X to work in X, or major in Y to work in Y. </p>
<p>I used to date someone who was a Philosophy major, who landed a job straight out of undergrad as a paralegal. </p>
<p>Some of the lower end jobs that I’ve seen employers hire for that don’t require any type of education in the legal field are for file clerks. Depending on the firm, some might pay decently. </p>
<p>There are a lot of resources and discussions throughout this forum,(i’d look into the parents forums), to get an idea of what is possible through non practical majors. I’ve read in some threads, how some employers specifically look for philosophy majors for their ability to think analytically and critically, and for their ability to communicate and write well.</p>