I wanted to ask you all how many women u've heard of or know about who are enrolled in Law school, or have already completed their LLB? any experiences...Im asking spefically about women because being a lawyer is a demanding career and i'd like to know how they went about balancing everything (family, etc).
i havenโt heard of anything like that. You should go for law school. And we need some good liars i mean Lawyers in our community, just donโt go for Immigration, try Corporate Law ;)
I've completed an LLB and then went on to do my LPC which I completed earlier this year. The works tough and the hours are long and I can see it getting hard to juggle if I ever chose to have a family of my own.
Sabeila - Go for where your interest lies. Family will come later. Things change as you move on with life. When you marry (if you haven't) then the person you marry would have to know what's in store for him. You'd have to define to him your goals and this would be a mutual discussion. His interests and yours, his desires and yours, along with your financial situation, your outlook on the future... where do you both see yourselves at different stages in life. What you decide on today will change or will be heavily impacted by the influence of your future spouse. You will have a natural desire to seek someone who can appreciate who you are, where you are headed and the mutual sacrifices to be made to achieve a life worth living and struggling for today.
Do not fixate about "Im asking spefically about women because being a lawyer is a demanding career". You don't think you have what it takes to be a lawyer? Do you have the ability to prove yourself? Do you think you can be successful if given all the chance? Are you doubting yourself? Take the "women" out. You are putting a weak link when it doesn't need to be put in. Now, if your parents are a factor in this equation then, obviously, this becomes a very personal issue between you and your parents. If you are thinking about your role in the family in the future then let the future come then worry about it. You will be well-situated to tackle this issue when it arises. Work hard now... so you can give up, if it comes to that, when you are made to give up.
There's an old adage: Marriage is another name for sacrifice. ..... and sacrifice NOT BY ONE PERSON.