Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?

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I started law school(ABA 2nd tier) at age 40, graduated at
age 43. The most imporatant thing you must know is that law
is a super competitive field. There is a serious oversupply
of lawyers. That is why big law firms only want the top 10%
of the class from top schools. As an electrical engineer
from a top 10 engineering school, nobody cared about class
rank or school ranking. Over the past 20 years, I have
worked besides some engineers that did not even have a
degree. This is because the demand for engineers exceeds the
supply. Very big difference in law, they do not care about
your capabilities, only your papers. Be sure you graduate at
the top of your class. Also, in my opinion, there is lots of
age discrimination in hiring "old" new lawyers. Law firms
are very conservative and they do not like to break the
pattern of hiring 20-somethings for first year associate
positions. But the important thing is CLASS RANKING. Look
at some ads on the recruiting sites and you will see that
almost all firms are looking for "excellent academic
credentials". This is an oversimplificatiion and there are
exceptions, but this is true for most people. Just be sure
you look at both the good and the bad before you decide to
go to law school.

Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 5/25/11, by KC.

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