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Posted By: boxingcardman

Until they need one.

Don't kid yourself about the law. Practicing law is a competitive, cutthroat business and many lawyers have the education and intelligence to do something else [many of them could, for example, have gone to work on Wall Street ]; many do. Not all lawyers make mega-bucks but money isn't the sole measure of skill in a lawyer. It also has a lot to do with what field you go into and how you choose to structure your life. Not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur; some people just want to go to work, get paid and go home and not worry about how to keep the lights on. There are very few lawyers who could do what Jeff does; he is highly paid because he is highly skilled, but as I am sure he will tell you, he runs into highly skilled lawyers who work for the state, for nonprofits, etc. And money only measures what someone can convince a client to pay for your services. I have a cousin in her third year out of law school with a top firm who makes more money than most sole practitioners and has yet to see the inside of a courtroom.

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