I do not know. The whole world is a critic. I the justification of a law school education is not different. Most often in this regard people are cynical and discouraging. You take things with some truth and exaggerate. Do not get me wrong. I have probably done the same thing. But, you need to go to law school because you believe you will enjoy the law, the reasoning, and helping people. You cannot let sites like H. Luiz Presents discourage you with things like the his 8 Reasons to NOT go to LAW SCHOOL. They are:
1. FINANCIAL SUICIDE
2. IF YOU’RE A CREATIVE PERSON, FORGET IT
3. THE “BREAKUP” RATE IS NEARLY 80%
4. THE BAR EXAM IS BRUTAL
5. TOP JOBS ARE HARD TO COME BY
6. INSANE HOURS
7. LAW PROFESSORS ARE A-HOLES
8. HARASSMENT BY FRIENDS SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE
Eh, all this is true, but it doesn't say anything about the *practice* of law. I hated law school, but I love being a lawyer. The only one of the things on that list that could be seen as remotely relating to the practice of law is #5, and if you're looking for a "top job" you probably are looking at law school for the wrong reasons anyway.
Posted by: Dan Canon | July 28, 2009 at 09:30 PM
This was made to open some eyes to some realities the masses of law students go through. It was meant to be humorous (read the entire post) and to show that Law School and Lawyers do not all (if any) lead the glamorous life potrayed in TV & Film. The intent was not to discourage others from becoming lawyers. Chill out! :)
Posted by: H. Luiz | August 10, 2009 at 11:54 AM