Originally posted by: jbourne77
As you may or may not know, I'm sick and tired of IT/IS. I've been in the field for about 8 years, and have been doing software development for almost 7 years. I'm tired of working for stupid people who are hellbent on making their lives - and the lives of everyone around them - as difficult as possible.
The bitch of it is that law school is 4 hours per night, 4 nights per week for 3 years (though it could take me as long as 5 years, depending on course load). I'm leaning toward Family Law for a number of reasons. One, it's rather lucrative. Two, I've always found it interesting. My father in law has a practice in Family Law, and he specializes in writing/breaking prenups as well as divorce in general. He's one of the premiere divorce attorneys in town and he only hires associates from the top law schools, so I sincerely doubt he'd hire me down the road (the school I'll be attending has a very respectable law program, but it's not what he's after). BUT, he's naturally a great connection to have and I'm sure he could help me find a job when it's all said and done. He'll also be a good resource to lean on throughout the process.
So any advice? Anyone here tried something similar? I'm 29 years old and I shutter to think of changing careers at 35 (though could be as early 33, but doubtful), but then again, I'm not getting any younger and I'm MISERABLE in my current field.
