Should You Go to Law School?: Knowing How to Know

Every year, thousands of young people go to law school for the wrong reasons--and many of them will become lawyers who will be miserable in their work. At the same time, there are thousands of others who decide against law school when lawyering might be one of their most important vocations in life.

In this pithy yet eloquent volume, lawyer and teacher Mark Grannis offers a searching and balanced exploration of this important and consequential fork in the road of so many lives. Drawing on over thirty years as a lawyer as well as his more recent experience as a teacher, Grannis explains what the vocation of lawyering actually demands. Then, drawing on a lifetime of experience with vocational discernment, Grannis offers practical guidance on how to know whether the vocation of lawyering is for you.

Neither a cheerleader nor a skeptic, Grannis helps prospective law students understand the only good reason to go to law school, and he knocks down most of the more popular bad reasons. Whichever path you decide to pursue, this book will improve your deliberation and increase your own confidence in your decision.