Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is law still a good career path for young people now? Asking for someone from my in-laws' side. He's taking A Levels this year.

I'm a lawyer myself so my view is slightly jaundiced. Around 8 PQE. Most of my lawyer friends are doing OKish. Some far better than others obv, but even the lowest earning / far below average ones are getting around $140-150K per annum. Not great but their workload is significantly lower than those in international firms or inhouse FIs. But we had to grind through the nonsense in our junior years.

However, I think many other industries offer far better WLB and even comparable pay for lesser stress.

Thoughts? how would you advise a 16-17 year old kid?