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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's for my son who is a freshman in college. He wants to major in history and go to law school. He says he likes the idea of studying criminal law and becoming a prosecutor but I suspect his idea of this career is based on tv so I don't know. We're pushing him to apply for internships at various law offices to learn if it really is for him. What I do know is that we can afford to pay for his schooling but I'd like him to get a job at the end of it, kwim? Lol

Tbh, i haven't been following the ups and downs in the legal market much, though I'm aware that it's a bit over saturated. Does this mean there aren't enough jobs in general or there aren't enough high paying jobs that enable people to easily pay back their loans?[/quote]

There aren't enough jobs, period. If your son isn't willing to open his own office as a new grad, then this isn't the field for him. There's no guarantee that he will have a job and he may have to make his own job and hustle to get his own clients. If he can't do that, and isn't willing to accept that he might only make $50,000 to $60,000 a year,  then this isn't the field for him.

Unless your son loves the law beyond all other things, tell him "No."[/quote]

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