<p>Hey folks,</p>
<p>Why did you choose to apply to law school? Did you want to be a lawyer? Are you practicing law today? Would you recommend someone who does not want to be a "lawyer" to apply to law school? Are there other degrees one can study the law?</p>
<p>Would you recommend someone who does not want to be a "lawyer" to apply to law school?</p>
<p>no, seems like a huge waste of time/money for someone who actually has a passion to practice law...a lawyer in my opinion is someone who genuinely wants to help others or make a differance, if this doesn't apply, then you shouldn't either...IMO</p>
<p>maybe there's something better suited for you</p>
<p>"a lawyer in my opinion is someone who genuinely wants to help others or make a differance"</p>
<p>No, that actually only describes the population of law students who want to work in the public interest. In many jobs that lawyers take (either because of choice or because of the need to pay off immense student loans), lawyers pretty much help very wealthy individuals either protect their interests/wealth or make them wealthier (i.e. commercial litigation, corporate law).</p>
<p>Somewhat agreed.</p>
<p>I don’t know many who chose law school to help people or to make a difference. I know even fewer who ended up doing that after law school, with the exception of pro bono work encouraged by many law firms. </p>
<p>I never recommend that someone go to law school unless you want to practice law. </p>
<p>I am working to fill a job now for a Director of Communications with a law firm. The firm will consider attorneys who no longer want to practice. We are getting more responses to our ad than to any other law job we have advertised in a very long time. There are lots of people looking to do other things with their law degrees, but the opportunities are few and far between.</p>