I went to law school at night, and after spending some time with the government, am now in a completely different (corporate strategy) role. The market for new attorneys is pretty bad.
What I will suggest is that you do rethink your undergraduate degree options. You don't need any specific major to go to law school, so I'd suggest getting something more practical to fall back on if law school doesn't happen or you just end up with a JD that for whatever reason is not useful to you.
My undergraduate degree is in business/economics, and especially with the economics side, very helpful in getting through law school. I'd suggest business, econ, finance, or especially a hard science instead of the typical pre-law majors like english, history, poli-sci, philosophy, etc. Plus, if you get a hard science degree, you are at least patent bar eligible. That gives you a leg up.
I'd still try to talk you out of law school unless you can go for free or very cheap, though. I loved the education, I even liked being a lawyer, but paying back the loans is a bitch. I'm doing it now, but I can't pursue my ideal career path until that's all paid back. While your student loans are outstanding, you will have to work for the highest bidder.
This is my first post back from two weeks in Italy, so it could be a lot more jaded but I spent too much time in Florence to give a shit right now
Nice post, very useful.
And, because I do not want to pick favorites, I also like Alkemyst's comments.
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