u/notevelvet

I have experience across government, professional services, advertising, and tech. In the past few years I’ve made around $60k. This year projected to be 90k but on a 1 year contract. I’ve been laid off twice since 2020, including a 5+ month gap last year. My current career is an operations based role but it is heavily outsourced now. I mostly interviewed with big tech last year to give you an idea of my work history and profile.

I’m not interested in Big Law at all — Im drawn to compliance, gov/policy, or in-house work.

My reasoning for wanting to go into law is bc it has been a long term goal. I also want a career that means more to me. I also understand that I may not make a bunch of money, but I’m OK with that and I can also see myself doing this type of work for the next 20 years. Also only through my work experience did I realize that I can handle more than I think?

Wondering if the ROI is worth it for what it’s worth I’m a single black woman with no kids.