Law Schools, Student Loans

Want To Be Deeply In Debt? Go To Law School!

Take it from a child prodigy -- don't go to law school if you're not prepared to be drowning in debt.

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student-loan-debtHere’s why law school is a terrible idea for most people: You won’t make as much money as you think. Many law schools have now been sued for fudging employment numbers, including top-tier law schools. The market for lawyers is just that much worse than what you’re made to think. Even if you land one of the highest-paying corporate law jobs at $180,000 a year in starting salary, at the hours you’d be working, that’s about $50 an hour. There are tons of other careers that will pay you $50 an hour and not require three years of education, never seeing your friends, and $100,000 in debt.

— Child prodigy Isvari Mohan, a third-year student at Georgetown University Law Center (who claims to be “among the 1 percent of students who love law school”), explaining all of the reasons why prospective law students should run, not walk, away from law school — before it’s too late.

Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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