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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can sort of do whatever you want with a law degree. If she wants to become a policy expert and work for the federal government, lawyers are taken a bit more seriously than non-lawyers.

Tell her to go into the federal government and get the feds to pay for her law degree. So many people do that here in DC via part-time programs at George Mason, AU, GW, etc.

If she gains some regulatory experience in the federal government, she can still end up transitioning to Big Law later in life and making really good $$$. It's just an alternative path. [/quote]

Noo. This is TERRIBLE advice. Ignore it please![/quote]

PP here: I've spent nearly 15 years in FIRREA agencies and a number of my colleagues have gone to law school part-time, with the agency footing a solid chunk of the bill. Sure they come out with some debt, but they were making good money while going to school part-time and could pay a decent chunk every year with their earnings. Just live cheaply and get a roommate, do it in your 20s.

Now, whether this option is good for OP's daughter is another matter. But personally I know about a dozen people (Millennials) who got their law degree this way and financially they are way ahead of the rest of their generation, including those lawyers in the General Counsel's office who racked up over $200K in debt to go to T10 programs. [/quote]

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