jtrain609

Did it, wouldn't recommend it.

Spicy McHaggis

Apparently that movie has a reputation among lawyers as being a somewhat realistic representation of trial work.

Sounds like you’re ready to go!

NYC Pilot

Stick to one career and do well in it. Chances are that you will fail having multiple plans. As previously mentioned, if you don't attend a top law school then it's a waste of time. Ofcourse, there are exceptions.

sailingfun

I know several pilots who picked up law degrees on the side. I don’t know any who were able to incorporate that into a successful part time practice. People want to pick up the phone and talk to their attorney. They don’t want voicemail.

Bozo the pilot

Ya beat me to it but I was going with "The Firm"
Well played sir.
I chose to study Psychology to understand the evil of Airline management.

FL370esq

I did it....but it is a lot of work. There are many reputable (but not top 10/top tier) law schools that are ABA accredited programs which offer both full time and extended programs. Full time is a 3 year program and part is usually a 4 year with provisions to go longer if the situation dictates. The ABA, as part of its accredidation, requires mandatory attendance of at least 80% of each class which can be problematic unless you have some seniority.

If you want to make the big $$$, you need to go to a top tier school (Harvard, Yale, Penn, Michigan, Virginia, Duke, Stamford for example) and do well or a top of the second tier and be in the top 5%, be on law review and moot court and land a decent summer internship.

I make some decent beer money and boat gas money doing transactional work (real estate transfers, wills trusts, municipal practice) with a small firm and rarely enter a court room. It is a nice fall-back should a medical or furlough issue arise.

GogglesPisano

"The surest cure for a love of the law is spend time with lawyers."

FL370esq

No truer words can be spoken. 😊

tomgoodman

“Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.”

—Otto von Bismarck

calico

I’ve been a layer for almost 20 years and making the jump to 121 soon. I wouldn’t recommend a law degree for many reasons; the ROI isn’t there anymore. Many large firms actually outsource to India. Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions.