Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?
Posted by Fred, dourfred@shu.edu, on 11/18/03

I am in the middle of my first semester of law school at 41!
It is not impossible. I'm married, 2 kids and a dog. You
ABSOLUTELY need the support of those at home, however.
Personally, after 17 years of engineering experience, it is
refreshing to go back to school for a non-technical course of
study, but still using the same analytical skills that got me
through engineering.
I am a Patent Agent and looking for work more closely related
to my intended field. The jobs are out there but not easy to
get. I've found that there are not many recruiting firms
that handle agents.
Don't worry about age. Most will be younger, but some will
be older, too! As Sachel Paige said, "Age is a mind over
matter. If you don't mind, age doesn't matter." In many
ways,I think I'm in a better position fro success in law
school now than 15 years ago - more focused, better stamina,
different outlook on many things.
Good Luck in your decision.


On 10/08/03, Tim wrote:
> I got my Ph.D. in chemistry and 15 years in chemical
> research including my own patents and publications. My
> industry is in decline, drifting towards sales support and
> selling commodities. I think, it may be time for me to
> start writing other peoples' patents. Is it not too late to
> start law school at 40?

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/08/03, by Tim.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/08/03, by Hardy Parkerson, Atty..
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/10/03, by patent agent.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/10/03, by cc.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 11/18/03, by Fred.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 3/06/07, by Sam Sneed.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 3/07/07, by Carol.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 11/20/07, by Brian K Hewitt.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 6/07/08, by Joe.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/21/08, by david tapia.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/30/08, by kelly.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 10/30/08, by Carol.
• Re: Is not too late to start law school at 40?, 11/03/08, by Kevin in Tampa.