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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in policy and need a graduate degree.  I'm 36. Trying to decide between an MPP or law degree, and want to see if anyone who is financially savvy on this board did the same at my age, and did you find you were able to get a return on your investment?

Thank you in advance for any insight![/quote]

So you'd be 40 when you finished?  In my opinion, law school is not the place to go just to get a degree; it only makes sense at all if you want to practice law.  And if you do want to practice law, remember that as a new law graduate you will only be qualified for low level legal jobs, regardless of your prior non-legal (and policy is non-legal) experience.  Same goes for government lawyer positions (except those low level jobs in government are also poorly paid).  And those entry level private sector legal jobs aren't easy when you're 40+ - in biglaw you'd basically be a well-paid apprentice, working very long hours with very unforgiving expectations, in exchange for the years of training/experience you'd need to practice law on your own.  The few 40+ law grads I have encountered over the years really couldn't succeed in this environment very long, and I say this as someone who finished law school at 31 and was on the older end of normal age range starting in biglaw.

And if you aren't planning to practice law, 3 years of law school is a very expensive waste of your time.
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