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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many people will say law.

I'll start - law.[/quote]

+ 1 million! I'll never let my son go to law school if I can help it.[/quote]

I used to dissuade people from going into law in the early years but now I've changed my tune. I think it's a very flexible field particularly for women. This, however, only applies if you have your own practice or work in a small firm. Law is really one of the few fields where if all else fails, you can hang up your own shingle and work totally for yourself. It's very liberating. Being an attorney has allowed me to work at home rearing 3 kids. That said, I don't make BigLaw bucks so that's the trade off. But it is flexible. [/quote]

This.[/quote]

This is interesting. I wonder if people have this idea there are really just a few ways to be a lawyer, so people don’t think creatively about how to make the field work for them. Law doesn’t really attract risk-tolerant types, and I think it’s hard for everybody to be creative about how to make a living. [b]Maybe if we have people asking us about law, we should say the field is best when you find ways to make it work for you.[/b] [/quote]

+1. There are so many legal jobs out there that pay well and are flexible. [/quote]

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