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shit I had a great long post yesterday but it got deleted!!!
My sister is a commercial lawyer and shes only now starting to get decent pay (for a lawyer). She started to get decent pay when she was about 32ish. Before that she went to post secondary full time, working a PT job. She immediately went to SFU after HS and then finished law school when she was 28ish (I think). During the time she was getting her education she was piss poor and still living at home to reduce any expenses.
After graduation she had to article getting a shitty salary doing shitty work for a while. She also had a student loan to pay off.
I can't remember what else I posted before but it was much easier to read....
To sum it up, I'm not trying to crush your dreams but being a lawyer takes a TON of time and money, which is a precious commodity at your age (I think anyways).
Also, choosing to be a lawyer because you're good at arguing isn't a good way to decide your career... I'm no expert nor am I in the industry but I think being a commercial lawyer is more about negotiation than it is about "arguing".
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