as an anon who is not a lawyer but works in a law firm and knows many lawyers, DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL unless a) you love and want desperately to practice law, b) are prepared to PAY OUT THE NOSE for that privilege, and c) can also get into one of the top TOP rated law schools and do well there.

recent law school grads are currently having an incredibly difficult time finding jobs-- not only are entry level law jobs really hard to find, having a jd (or a 3 year gap on your resume) is like the definition of "overqualified so we don't want to hire you", since they'll assume that you want to be a lawyer and will jump ship to practice law as soon as you can.

and i'm seeing the difference between the people i know who went to law school and came out of it as attorneys, and the prospects for the person who is like "I love the law, and I want to write and interpret and work within it enough to deal with all the bullshit and hardships that come with being a new attorney" and the person who went to law school because it seemed like the smart thing to do, and now has to deal with the same bullshit and hardships but with none of the love and wanting to make it work