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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I teach at a "T14" law school and each year we have a handful of students who are in their 40s, 50s and even 60s. They do fine, and have all gotten jobs. That said, the job market at less "elite" schools is tougher. I agree that going to law school at your age makes little sense if you see it as a way to make money, but if you can afford the tuition and can potentially afford to take a lower-paying public interest job, you will have decent options.

My spouse just went back to school (not law school) at age 50 -- we will see how he does![/quote]

This is OP. I'm still fantasizing about this, even though I've also given up on it!

I am heartened to hear that some older grads have gotten jobs. DH just got a new, high-paying job, so law school would be easily affordable. He says I should do it if I want to, just for fun, just to say I've done it. I'm pretty sure I'll do well on the LSAT, and I went to a top school and graduated near the top of my class (decades ago! does that even matter now?). So now that it's really possible, I'm balking....

Anyway, I appreciate all the comments here. I would be happy with a low-paying legal job.

FWIW, my aunt went back to school in her 70s, got a MSW, and became a social worker. She's 98 now, and just retired because she had balance issues, and worried she might fall on the job. She still drives and goes to the gym and lives in the house she built with her husband in the 1950s. [/quote]

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