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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Many law students want/need biglaw in order to pay off their massive student loan debt.[/quote]

And some enjoy it! Luckily, there are many ways a person can use the their law degree.

But OP, if she’s only 16, she’s probably just been watching Suits.  Just like Grey’s Anatomy made a lot of teenagers think they wanted to be doctors, Suits is making kids think they want Big Law.  [/quote]
Most kids choose careers based off their inner circle. More likely she's looking at the adults in the room and seeing whose wealthiest. Not everyone is an idiot who can't separate shows from reality.[/quote]

That's also really sad: that at 16, her life aspiration is to be as rich as possible, without thinking about passion and quality of life. Maybe when she's older, that's the trade off she'll make, but that's a sad place to begin.[/quote]
Are we acting like most young people aren't looking for a career to make as much money as possible? "Neurosurgeon" is every pre-meds answer for what career they are interested in because of money (well now, it's moved to Anesthesiology but for the same reason). This isn't new and law is a very well-represented career in American media and general life. No different than a kid who wants to be a software engineer for Google.

It's not OP's daughter's fault that the people in BigLaw tend to lead miserable lives.[/quote]

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