<p>If your son takes the job it is not written in stone that he can’t work, study and retake the LSAT with the plan of positioning himself to go to law school full time in a year or two. If he loves the work he could stay with the initial company, no harm no foul. </p>
<p>My daughter has mentioned a number of friends who have worked as paralegals post-grad as they prepared for a retake or a first try at the LSAT. It is not the most high paying of jobs but it puts a little money in the bank, has benefits and would give your son exposure to the profession for an extended period of time. It might help your son know for certain if a JD is something that he really wants. I felt better knowing that, though my daughter has said that she wanted to go to medical school forever, she spent a ton of time in a number of medical environments before applying. Just a thought.</p>
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<p>I can guarantee that there is no parent here who hasn’t seen their child thrown a curve ball or two…even parents of the Golden Ones. My D - the apple of my eye but certainly not golden - is currently applying to medical school. The saga begins as a first year in college. It just goes on and on and on. As a worry-wort parent you think, what if it doesn’t work out after so much time invested? Do they have a Plan B? I think you put it best when you wrote, “I watch, worry and try to encourage.” </p>
<p>Your son has choices and that is a good thing. While I know that there is stress associated with watching your child make these decisions I am slowly finding my way to the belief that it is kind of exciting to watch the next generation figure their lives out.</p>
<p>All the best to your son. Come to Philly, the drinks are on me.</p>