Lax,
I have to agree with the rest. I am the Third Generation airline pilot in my family. I am 40 years old, I have been at a Major Airline for 5 years now. My father made more money than I do now over 30 years ago sitting in the right seat of a B727. This industry has degraded to a miserable excuse for a career. Sure I love flying, but not for a living. If you have a Law Degree, I would stick with it and start your own practice. Fly on the side. If you must join an airline, pick one that has a domicile in your home town and practice law the other 15 days a month. Personally I would not recommend this profession to my kids, and that is after a long line of Airline Pilots in my own family.