Veltz Meshugener: If you want to be a lawyer, go for it. There are plenty of people in need of legal services. In New York one would say “in the outer boroughs” – but really it is a function of class more than geography. The bar exam isn’t that hard – most people pass it and those who go to “bad” law schools usually do better than the “good” (probably since “bad” law schools prepare you for practice in one jurisdiction, “good” law schools are bigger on theory). If you idea of a “living wage” involves six or seven figures (US dollars, no decimal point), most lawyers don’t earn a living wage – indeed the only fields in which you get that sort of incomes are professional athletes in major league sports, seucessful businesses, and many people who follow the Madoff career tract — but if you like the idea of being a lawyer, and are content to be middle class, go for it.
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