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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What Career Path Did You Choose That You Strongly Advise Against? [/quote]

Trailing spouse.

Kind of joking, but it's been a meandering career path.

I was a lawyer before and I won't say law wholesale, but I will say that you should really understand what you are getting yourself into with it. It's a great education and degree to have, but becoming a cog in the law firm wheel is really, really not for everyone.[/quote]

We could probably have a separate thread addressing legal careers and how to make a law degree work for you, but people need to be honest with themselves about what they will be doing, what they are comfortable doing in terms of their personal abilities and skill set, and whether what they want to do aligns with the cost of their education. [/quote]

+1 - unless you land a BigLaw or comparable job the student loan payments can be rough and make it hard to be financially successful/stable.

That said - this also rings true on some level. I may hang up my own shingle in a few years, but I won't need to be making 6 figures then.

"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]

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