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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I discourage both my kids (boy and girl) from going to law school. Because I’m a lawyer and don’t think anyone should go to law school! [/quote]

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My parents did this with me, and while I have a career I enjoy and am successful in and had good maternity benefits... I will never make as much as I would have as a lawyer, and I repeatedly find myself thinking what if... just fyi. I think there is a balance between sharing your benefit of experience versus pushing one decision as right or wrong. [/quote]

I’m the OP here. I’m clearly not going to forbid (not that I think I have the right or the ability to do so anyway) my kids from going to law school. It’s just that I personally hated law school, it’s expensive, you delay workforce entry by 3 years,  and the ROI is only very good for a very small percentage of graduates. If they still feel the burning desire to become lawyers, I will give my standard advice. Only do so if you can go to a top school and are positioned to be in the top half of your class or a lower ranked school if you get a lot of aid and bust your rear end to be at the top of your class. [/quote]

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