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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have the money, energy and patience for it, sure!  But I’d be very realistic about what you might be able to do after graduating and (hopefully) passing the bar exam.  Public defense is very demanding with high case loads and criminal litigation is stressful.

I work in legal aid and we had a volunteer that graduated from law school in her 70s. She had been an accountant for 30+ years and wanted to challenge herself.  She sat for the bar three times and never passed, then gave up.  She was still a great volunteer but never did become an attorney as she’d hoped.

If you’re interested in criminal justice issues, maybe you can complete some type of certificate program and get involved with advocacy work.  Would be much less stressful than trying to enter the legal profession at that stage of life.

Good luck, whatever you decide![/quote]

Did that woman regret law school? [/quote]

I think since she had the time and money, she didn’t regret going to law school but I sensed she was frustrated with being unable to pass the bar exam.[/quote]

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