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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: I'll give you the other point of view. If this is something you've wanted to do your whole life, AND you have clear and realistic goals for what you want to do with a law degree, AND you won't be going into debt - then go for it.

What's the alternative - you spend the next 20 years still wishing you'd done this when you were young?

But I would only do this if it won't hurt you financially, and you know what you are going to do with the degree. Otherwise you will be just like the miserable 25 year old law grads except also facing age discrimination.

Don't become a paralegal unless it's what you actually want to do, or unless you really do need the $$.[/quote]

Interesting point of view. I am going to look into paralegal work.  Law school at my local in-state school would be affordable, and no, I would not go into debt, but I'd likely never make the money back either. I have at least 15-20 more years of working though, so I'd like to do something interesting to me.

I have no experience as a paralegal, so not sure I'd get a job! But perhaps I can take classes at my local CC? My fear is that it might not be challenging enough? I have a master's degree in another field and about 15 years of experience working in that field.

I'd always thought I'd be a litigator, but maybe I've watched too much TV! Just gave up my dreams young. My best friend went to law school and hated it, so I thought I would too, even though we're not at all alike intellectually. Another friend loved (and still loves) practicing law, but I didn't meet him until I was well into my career, and it was too late by then to change fields. Wish I had.  [/quote]

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