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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Started at age 30. Ended up clerking for a Supreme Court Justice.  Now enjoying non Big Law practice and being a parent who is active and present in DCs' lives. [b]You can do anything with a law degree[/b]. [/quote]

Please don't tell people this.  You are breathing rarefied air that does not apply to anyone else.  It's like the law version of "If they don't have bread, then let them eat cake!"  (Even for SC clerks, it's not really true.  I'm married to one and I probably know you since it's such a frickin' small world.)

For most people, taking out that much money to go to law school is not a good investment.

For OP, it may be, given that there's a clear career path and the employer will pay half.  If it's half at a state school like George Mason, that's probably even better.  (Half at Georgetown is still a lot of coin).  But part-time evening law school is  looooong slog, and with little kids at home, I think it would be really, really tough.  Will employer make you pay them back if you can't finish?  Will employer give you time off so you can take some day classes?  Can you study during the day at work?  If the answers are yes, no, and no, then I think I would NOT do it.[/quote]

OP -- please listen to this poster. The "you can do anything" poster is deluded.[/quote]

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