A career in security policy - advice needed

[George L. Singleton]

Go for the law degree (JD) by all means. Over a lifetime top lawyers sail their own courses and many have ended up start to finish in careers in the US Dept. of State; US Treasury Dept.; US Dept. of Commerce; CIA; DIA; National Security Council...and of course in the busienss world with international law focused firms.

Go for the law degree; seek summer clerkships in firms our federal courts that appear as time passes to fit your directionl;you will then have a good paying rewarding job when you graduate with your JD and pass the bar.

A good law firm will put you on reduced payroll from graduation until you pass the Bar exam, then raise your pay accordingly.

Don't spend too much time worrying about who ever got to the top so to speak with a law degree. Instead, focus on what level you can start out at which will use your preferred legal direction as a beginning lawyer and let the waters life your boat over your lifetime.

In the US federal law school loans are readily available and repayable over very long periods of time, with deferred start of paybacks until you have an income stream startetd from which to make payments.

Smooth sailing and good luck.