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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you looking at a top tier law school? How much will it cost and how much do you make now? From a financial perspective this does not seem to make sense. Also, while you may be able to obtain that type of job eventually, new associates need to put in a lot of work to prove themselves in the beginning. And you will be a 43 year old competing with 25 year olds?[/quote]

Yes, have done the math. Of course I will be competing with the 25 year olds but he thinks that will be an advantage in a way. So many of the babies they interview just lack basic work skills. So many of the K to JDs need training in work culture and how to practice, whereas I’d only need the latter. Also, I’ve paid my “child bearing years” tax, which while unfortunate, would be an advantage for me over a 25yo female. ☹️[/quote]

Yes, but you will still have kids they will be in ES or MS. There is really not a hands off period of parenting with children. Some children are easy and do well and then have a major mental health issue at the end of HS or in college. Other kids are bullied or have mental health or learning struggles in MS or throughout. Being a 43 year old with an 8 and 10 year old (guessing at ages) doesn’t mean that you won’t struggle to find balance, especially early in your law career. The 25 year olds also might not want kids. Most late 20s women who I work with either tell me they don’t want kids or that they want to have one child when they are like 42…you’ll be 60 and ramping down yourself when those women are having their only.

I my concern would be the cost (opportunity cost from not working and the cost of a top tier law school). I would also try to get a sense of the area you want to practice in, the types of roles available, the salaries attached to those roles, and what you will need to do to get that type of role (law school grades and activities as well as summer associate roles and the types of early law career roles you would need). Given current constraints, will it be worth it to put yourself through the gauntlet you will need to go through over the next 6-8 years, to get to where you want to go?

Law school is a big investment of time and money, and MBAs generally have better returns. Would you consider a different degree that might provide more flexibility in a recession type environment? Also, AI is going to change law in the next decade. Could you practice area of interest be jeopardized by that? [/quote]

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