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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I echo the common sentiments in the responses. If you want to be a practicing lawyer, you will have an extremely low chance of employment as a 50+ year old woman with an online degree. It is called the practice of law for a reason, graduation is not the end of the education, it’s the beginning and you will need a decent job as a new lawyer where you can go and develop into a “real practicing lawyer”. That job will be very very very hard to find.

Law school is an expensive education and time consuming. I am a practicing lawyer, your age with 23+ years experience.  I enjoyed the education but hated the test taking. I went to a top 20 school and still had difficulty finding a job.  I was able to pay off my loans in less than 10 years but it took living a meager lifestyle and mercifully the scholarships were high and 20+ years ago the costs were lower. The big law big checks come with big sacrifices, but those will not be available to a grad from an online school.  If you have a burning passion to be a practicing lawyer go for it, but not the online, unaccredited law school.  If you have not done so already, try shadowing a lawyer who practices in the area you are interested in for a few days.

[b]Most lawyers are not making $200,000[/b] so if it’s riches you seek, don’t.  I try not to be a dream killer, but in your case I don’t get the sense that you have a burning desire to be a practicing lawyer so I am joining the choir encouraging you to spend much more time thinking this through.[/quote]

Is this really true?  How much do you make?  Why do so many lawyers on here make $500k-$1m if it's so rare (the few who do just happen to post here all the time)?[/quote]

Lol yes biglaw partners. They are a teeny percentage of lawyers.

And anyone can claim to have any salary they want on DCUM. Maybe I make $1m too![/quote]

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