[Evbn]

Don't forget to factor in 3 years of lost wages, tuition, nd a lifetime of mind numbing, soul crushing, meaningless paperwork. Oh, and 90% of firm lawyers don't make partner. Look at how many rich lawyers there are, subtract off the ones that are actually rick salesmen, and compare to how many rich programmers their are at big cos and liquidified startups, some of whom actually make something cool.

You can do great work as lawyer, as a broke public defender. Or a supreme court justice -- one of nine.