lawnmoer -“Hanging your own shingle without at least a few solid years of experience learning the “practice” of law (which is not taught in law schools) is usually a bad idea. Thinking that you can just open up your own firm and that you will have clients and have any clue what you are doing is just one more misconception that people thinking about going to law school have.”
Maybe that’s your misconception! Here in Lakewood, many people do just that and they make a fine income.
“Unless your father-in-law has a large legal practice with lots of paying clients, in which case why wouldn’t you just stay in Kollel…”
I actually know s/o like that. Another misconception of yours.
The FIL doesn’t want to support him forever, but is willing to pay
for him to go to Law school.