A good portion of the people in the world carrying around the initals “J.D.” behind their names had intended to go to law school before they had even finished their bachelor’s degrees. However, the decision to attend law school sometimes comes up unannounced.

Societies are governed by laws. Lots of laws. So many in fact that there are professionals who spend their entire working life learning the ins and outs of these laws: lawyers. There will always be a need for lawyers (hopefully) because people will have laws they need to abide by, and so they will need people who understand them.

That’s what lawyers do: they learn what other people do not have time to. There are lawyers who specialize in criminal law, entertainment law, zoning laws, all the different facets in which the everyday man interacts with society’s rules and doing legal battle for their legal interests.

The word “attorney” actually comes from “at Tourney”, referencing the tournaments of the Middle Ages, where champions would represent nobles and kings. Lawyers do much the same, representing their clients and waging war, sans battle-axe, on their behalf.

Is that right for you? Even if you have never seen yourself as a lawyer, understanding the laws of the society around you can be extremely beneficial. One who understands laws understands how to benefit from them.

Law school is the door to be opened on a legal-savvy career and personal prosperity, because if someone is willing to pay a mechanic to swap out a flat tire, they will certainly pay someone to represent them in court.