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Valkyrie is on the money in terms of evaluating why you want to go to law school. I applied to law school knowing I didn't want the big firm thing. Taking out loans and putting myself in that position was risky knowing that I was not going to wind up in a job where I would start at 100K.
On the job issue, if you go to a school that is a member of NALP: National Association of Law Placement, you have to sign something when you're admitted that says you won't work your first year. I think that it might have specified that you couldn't have a legal job, but am getting old. Some of my friends worked as aerobic instructors and taught really early before class, but other than that no one could really hold a job and meet the requirements of first year.
I also want to confirm that lawyers are HUGE grade and school snobs. It is definitely in your best interest to go to the best school you can get into. Keep in mind that law schools look at everything about you. I had ok grades from a prestigous undergrad and a very good LSAT score. I applied to 14 schools and was accepted at 9 of them, waitlisted at 3 and rejected from 2. I highly recommend working with an academic counselor on targeting "Sure Thing," "Likely," and "Reach" schools to apply to.
Good luck!
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