Apparently there is a book making the rounds among people considering going to law school titled Don't Go to Law School Unless, which gives some tough-love advice about what law school and practicing law are really like. For the too long: didn't read crowd, another lawyer boiled the whole book down to a flowchart.
Here's a little tough love of my own: if you are a TL:DR sort of person, law school is not for you.
No, I did not read the book. Before this morning, I didn't even know it existed. But I already have my degree, and it's paid for, so the book isn't talking to me, anyway.
The flowchart looks pretty accurate, albeit a little on the harsh side. I think the main takeaway is (or should be) that a lot of people have no earthly idea what lawyers do or what working in a law firm is like, and taking out scads of student loans based on the fact that you like lawyer TV shows is a really bad idea. At the very least, take some inexpensive law classes and spend some time actually working in a law firm.
Wait! That's exactly what our paralegal program is designed to have you do! Whoa!
If you'd like to look at the flowchart, here it is.
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