Glad you're on our side.
I'm the first to admit that the legal profession is screwed up. I've seen surveys that something like 40% of lawyers wish they were doing something else.
There are golden handcuffs. Fresh out of lawschool at age 25, I made $165,000 my first year out. Some of my classmates made even more.
After a while, though, the money doesn't compensate for working in an environment where a disturbing number of your co-workers have some type of personality disorder. I've been in private practice for 5 years now and I plan to move into politics or government in the next couple of years.
A friend of mine was considering law school a couple of years ago. My advice was "don't."