Hi legends,
I'm mid way through a master's in education and with all this covid crap happening, it is now going to take me twice as long to finish due to subject restrictions.....I'm considering changing to a law degree which will take even longer to finish, but will give me more opportunities and greater financial freedom in the long run. I'm future thinking as hubby won't be able to work his physical job as long as I could work as a lawyer. I'd love to teach, but am worried I have lost the passion in all this and firmly believe that to be the amazing teacher I want to be I would need to have it by the bucket load.
Am I crazy???
I'm in my early 40's and would finish late 40's. Our oldest is in high school and our youngest in early primary.
Anyone done a law degree and regretted it? What field is good to get into? How is the study load? Will I find work at the end of it? What else do I need to consider?
Thank you!!!
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My advice is to follow the path in which you are the most passionate about. It’s very easy to say choose one over the other however that’s not reality. When you need to work in that job day after day you need to have a career that you enjoy.
That would be the number 1 thing to consider. My other thoughts are that it’s all good to say lawyers get paid great (which they do) but they also do a shitload of hours. How will this impact your family? All my lawyer friends work a ridiculous amount of hours and they get paid well for it but even working part-time means you’ll be doing a lot of overtime.
I started a law degree and changed in my third year as it requires a type of analytical skill set to interpret the legislation which wasn’t my strength. I’m an accountant and do need to interpret case law and legislation for my role but it is different. I’d imagine what education would be different to law in terms of the skill set used. So although you may want to do law you may also not have the appropriate skill set to do it (or you may). It’s something you learn but also depending on the type of person you are, those who naturally lean towards being good at reading and interpreting legislation and enjoy it, will flourish in that profession.
So take what you want from this. Best of luck with whatever you decide.
Half way through your masters, don’t give up and start all over!!
So do you think you are subconsciously wanting to start over because of fear of finishing your studies and stepping up into a professional role is terrifying you?
Push on, you’ve come so far, half a masters and you’ll be starting an amazing working life.
Also, to land a great graduate law position, you’ll need a degree from a good university, where are you studying now? The big law firms aren’t going to look at people that did it part time over six years from some correspondence uni.
I’d say finish your masters. Then you could teach the teachers. It might inspire a different passion....
I’d say finish your masters. Then you could teach the teachers. It might inspire a different passion....