First things first: Do not go to law school unless you want to be a lawyer.
This is incredibly important, so let me repeat this: do not go to law school unless you want to be a lawyer. Law school is set up to do one thing: make lawyers.
Some students think they should got to law school because it will open a lot of doors for them, and improve their resume as a whole for whatever they might like to do. This is not the case. In many cases, law school actually closes doors. With a law degree you are specialized in one area that is not necessarily applicable to many jobs. You might also end up taking out many student loans such that you are pushed into taking a law job just to be able to pay it off.
If you are going to go to law school it should be because you plan to practice law. Even if some people with JDs go on to do other jobs, there are often cheaper and more efficient ways to get to those jobs. Don’t spend 3 years and tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars to get somewhere you could get cheaper and faster.
However, that doesn’t mean that everyone who gets a JD ends up a practicing lawyer or stays one forever. Below I’ve provided some links to other resources that list or describe jobs that lawyers might pivot into after law school or after leaving practice.
If these jobs appeal to you: you should do extra research to make sure a law degree is both necessary and the best path for getting those jobs. You should also be aware that even if one of these jobs is your goal, there is still a very strong chance that you end up practicing law for part of your career with a JD. Most law graduates do. Don’t go to law school unless you’re okay with that being your path.
A keyword to use while searching: jobs that are not practicing law but which still want people with law degrees are often called “JD Advantage” jobs – this is a helpful term to use while researching them.
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