Anonymous
11/18/2025 04:35
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OK, thank you. I wanted to be an attorney -- in particular, a public defender. I don't need to make money. But if the thinking here is no, I'd accept that. Thank you.
-- OP
Don’t let someone who knows nothing make decisions for you. Just take some classes to start and enjoy them. Then take more or don’t. Live in the moment and don’t think about the end results
OP's moment was two years ago, when the posted what you responded to.
But did we ever learn if she went to law school or not?
Anonymous
11/16/2025 17:58
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OK, thank you. I wanted to be an attorney -- in particular, a public defender. I don't need to make money. But if the thinking here is no, I'd accept that. Thank you.
-- OP
Don’t let someone who knows nothing make decisions for you. Just take some classes to start and enjoy them. Then take more or don’t. Live in the moment and don’t think about the end results
OP's moment was two years ago, when the posted what you responded to.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 17:38
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Patent attorney here. A guy in my department had had a long and successful career as a scientist. He retired in his early sixties and then went to law school. By time I met him, he was in his early seventies and had been practicing law for a few years. Definitely a respected member of our department.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 16:41
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:OK, thank you. I wanted to be an attorney -- in particular, a public defender. I don't need to make money. But if the thinking here is no, I'd accept that. Thank you.
-- OP
Don’t let someone who knows nothing make decisions for you. Just take some classes to start and enjoy them. Then take more or don’t. Live in the moment and don’t think about the end results
Anonymous
11/16/2025 15:20
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:You could do immigration work supporting lawyers as a paralegal without a law degree at various non profits. I forget the technical title. They need people!
You can get trained/certified to be an Accredited Rep in the immigration field.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 15:19
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
You could do immigration work supporting lawyers as a paralegal without a law degree at various non profits. I forget the technical title. They need people!
Anonymous
11/16/2025 13:25
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:I passed up 2 opportunities in my 30s to get a doctorate. Having turned down those opportunities always bugged me. For no particular reason I got an online doctorate from a mediocre university at age 68. Had a lot of fun in the process, learned a lot, & feel much better about myself.
This is not a real degree.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 13:20
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:This is what I hate about posters who bump TWO YEAR OLD threads like this one: both the OP and the PPs most of you are responding to are long gone.
But maybe the OP is now heading into her third year of law school ?
Anyone know?
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:35
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Who will pass the Bar first? OP or Kim Kardashian?
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:24
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
I passed up 2 opportunities in my 30s to get a doctorate. Having turned down those opportunities always bugged me. For no particular reason I got an online doctorate from a mediocre university at age 68. Had a lot of fun in the process, learned a lot, & feel much better about myself.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:20
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:I basically do law in another profession. Is there a way to get a law degree at night?
Yes.
But if you need to crowdsource this question, you probably aren't a good candidate for law school.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:19
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a lawyer but I got really good advice about hiring a matrimonial attorney with litigation focus from a friend's father who had been doing it for several decades.
Basically, he said to hire someone who can withstand the waiting around at court. There is a lot of downtime and schedules are not reliable. It can get physically demanding for an older person and this would not serve the client well to have an attorney come in tired, frazzled and their pencils not sharpened.
That pp is "Not a lawyer" is right.
I'm a litigator, earn several hundred k per year, and 99% of my work is at a desk. The work requires less stamina than driving.
“Litigator”
lol
What is funny about that? Another litigator here, and 99% of my work is at a desk as well.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:14
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:No, you are not too old, but the legal market in DC is extremely saturated right now, so if the cost of law school is an issue for you, I'd give this idea further consideration on that basis.
OP is now 70. The thread is two years old and they already made their decision.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:05
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Go for it. I know a lawyer practicing and he is in his late 90's. He works a 40 hour week.
He has a guy drive him to work.
He has a guy drive him to work.
Anonymous
11/16/2025 11:02
Subject: Is 68 too old for law school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a strong urge to study law and become a criminal law attorney. I'm in D.C. which has several law schools, with at least one (Catholic) having a night school. Yes? No?
It's not too late at all. When you're dead, it's too late.
If you can afford it, then go!
Do it!!
Law school is great. Some people hate it, but I loved it.
Do it OP!!
100%
Live your life, OP!
OP has been living their life for two years since making this post.