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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, PPs. I do not have a pile of money to burn. I don't need to make a lot of money, but I do need to have something to do for the next 15 years or so. I don't want to get a degree, then do nothing but volunteer work either.

Feeling stuck right now. Mid-50s SAHM is not a good place to be when trying to go back to work. I've always been interested in law. When I was young, people told me to "follow your bliss." I didn't listen then.

Bucket list? Not really. Just thought it would be interesting and [b]maybe I could work for a few years at a low-paying but somewhat interesting job. Pipe dream? [/b][/quote]

Yup.  The low-paying but interesting jobs are still very competitive, and [b]no one is going to hire a nearly 60-year-old baby lawyer[/b].  [/quote]

I assume they will hire a 20-something "baby lawyer" though. Why? Why is the 20-something lawyer with no experience more valuable than the 60ish lawyer with no experience?

The acceptance of age discrimination as a given is pretty astonishing on this 50+ forum! Why is a person so much less desirable simply because he or she is older? All other things being equal (grades, recommendations, etc.), why is an older law school grad dismissed when a younger one is embraced?

There are a lot of high-functioning people in their 70s and 80s. Is the expectation that people in their 50s no longer have the mental fortitude to handle a difficult job? How is that different from the expectation that because someone has black skin they are lazy, uneducated and stupid? Or the expectation that because someone is Latin they are living in this country illegally?

I know age discrimination is a reality, but does it have to be accepted so easily just because "that's the way it is"?

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