Law education is a lifelong commitment

Once a lawyer, always a lawyer.

Law students have their differing reasons as to why they entered law school in the first place. Regardless of the reasons behind pursuing the profession, budding lawyers must know the different challenges that they are required to face, and they must be prepared for the lifelong commitment.

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Before being able to attach “attorney” to their name, law students must make it through three years of law school on top of four years of undergraduate work. That would equal to seven years of paying for school tuition before being able to even think of landing a job as an attorney. Looking for employment would also come as a challenge, as they would have to stand out amidst a multitude of applications. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the US has one of the highest lawyer densities in the world.

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To add to the many disenchantments of actual practice, not all neophyte lawyers get to be involved in courtroom action for many years. Most of the time, they are made to face mundane office tasks like paperwork, interviews, research, filing motions, and even organizing case files. If that isn’t enough, continuing professional education is required to be able to rise through the ranks. Even established law professionals such as Evan Granowitz and Cheryl Chadwick need to continue refreshing and updating their legal knowledge base.

Bottom-line: becoming a lawyer is a marriage of sorts to a high-end profession. As most marriages would go, this relationship could gobble up time and even fiscal resources. The journey can also be a bumpy ride for most. It would then take a lot of determination and tenacity to stick through thick and thin to feed this high-maintenance liaison. The profession isn’t for everyone, but conquering it can be very rewarding.  

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