It's an employer's market, and while you'll hear about computer companies coaxing students with expense accounts, casual dress codes, and signing bonuses, you will be relegated to taking just about anything you can get, unless you have some kind of connections in the legal community. Well, you will most likely spend the majority of your time doing the dirty work for your superiors for several years, which means research, research, and more research, followed by plenty of writing. Expect to spend a lot of time in a library,and sitting at a desk. Some people really eat that stuff up, but you need to do some serious soul-searching and ask yourself whether you honestly and truly want to do that for the rest of your life. There are plenty of lawyers who don't sit at a desk all day, but you must always remember that the market is so bad that you won't likely get to choose what kind of professional life you lead.
Hours are long, salaries are extremely depressed, and being a lawyer can be very stressful as well.
A lot of people's fates lie in your hands when you practice law, and practically every move you make can have serious ramifications for your clients. For that reason and others, lawyers experience a higher degree of stress than nearly any other kind of professional. Well, that's your decision, but at least now you know more about what you're getting yourself into. Just click here to drop us a message with any comments or questions, or if you would like to submit material for publication on this web site.