When should you go to law school? We may have not-so-subtly suggested a thousand times that perhaps you just shouldn’t, but of course we haven’t forgotten about those of you who are still dead-set on pursuing a legal career.

Perhaps you’re a fresh-faced, straight-out-of-undergrad future barrister, eager to get your Elle Woods on right away. Or perhaps you’re at a crossroads, and are waiting for the right moment to change course and go back to school.

However you’ve arrived at this point in your life, here are a few considerations to help you decide when to go to law school:

Remember, just because you know you want to go to law school doesn’t mean that the timing is right. Huge decisions often turn on when they are made, so make sure you’ve considered everything with this one.

Related Resources:

  • Do you encourage young people to go to law school? (ABA Journal)
  • So You Want to Go to Law School. Do You Want a Job, Too? (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)
  • How to Know if You Are Too Old for Law School (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)

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