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Do I want to be a lawyer? What else can I do with a law degree?

• www.career.utk.edu/majors/information/law.pdf
  A pdf document that outlines career options for people with law degrees
  
  
• www.careerservices.class.umn.edu/students/prelaw/wcidwadilaw.html
  A wonderful website that includes stories from lawyers all over the country
  
  
• www.bls.gov/oco/ocos053.htm
  The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics explains career statistics regarding the law in this country.
  
  
• www.prelawhandbook.com
  This is a thorough web-based information site that covers every question you might have about going to law school, financing it, practicing law and so forth.

Two books that may be helpful:

One L by Scott Turow A story of the first year of law school. Turow is a little intense, and few people experience the first year of law school the way he describes it, but it is an interesting account. Turow has also written a number of wonderful, best-selling novels.

What Can You Do With a Law Degree?: A Lawyer's Guide to Career Alternatives Inside, Outside & Around the Law by Deborah Arron