People in law school/litigation, how much of the “law is a trap” thing is actually true? Need genuine advice
Recently heard from a litigation junior and he/she genuinely sounded dead inside like talked about unpaid work, toxic seniors, no work life balance, connections mattering a lot, low initial income etc.. and honestly being someone from a lawyer family, some of it didn’t even sound exaggerated to me
At the same time I also feel people online romanticize NLUs way too much with placement edits and corporate packages while hiding the fact that even corporate can have brutal hours and burnout despite the money
So I wanted genuine opinions from people actually in the field(ik about litigation it's really an mess):
Is corporate actually worth the lifestyle tradeoff?
Is corporate/judiciary the only stable route?
Does law eventually become worth it mentally nd financially?
And if you could restart, would you still choose law?
Would appreciate realistic answers instead of motivation/copium :)