In 140 characters or less, would you choose law school again?

This month, Texas Lawyer reporter Angela Morris (@AMorrisReports) tweeted the question, "If you had it to do over again, would you go to law school?"

Here are some of the reply Tweets from Texas lawyers and a Texas law student. To add to the conversation, use hashtag #Law SchoolAgain.

"I believe it's the most valuable advanced degree available, even if you never practice, so yes."
Alicia Wagner Calzada
associate
Sedgwick
Austin
@aliciaphoto

"In 2000? Yes. In 2012? Not so much."
Dylan O. Drummond
Austin managing attorney
Griffith Nixon Davison
@dodrummond

"[A]t least after my first year, I would definitely do it again."
Brad Estes
law student
University of Texas School of Law
Austin
@bradestes88

"Would I do #LawSchoolAgain? An enthusiastic yes! An amazing 3 years if you let yourself enjoy it."
Amber MacIver
associate
Baker Botts
Austin
@Amber_MacIver

"That depends on whether 90% of the curriculum still focused on near-worthless 'how to think like a lawyer.' "
Chad Ruback
appellate solo
Dallas
@appellatelaw

"Yes, in a heartbeat, but I'd be smarter about how to handle my student loans."
Cindy Veidt
partner
Lippincott Phelan Veidt
Austin
@cindy_veidt

Editor's note: Yesterday, Texas Lawyer published its special focus report on law schools and legal education. Check our website, www.texaslawyer.com, for stats on who's hiring and from which schools, plus features on a summer associate who served in Iraq, the amount of debt Lone Star law grads carry, a student's plea for change in legal education, hiring partners' do's and don'ts for summer associates, and a Q&A with the incoming dean of the University of Texas School of Law.

Comments

[Criminal Lawyer Sydney]

“In 2000? Yes. In 2012? Not so much,” –I wonder which law school he went to. Is there a significant difference between then and now? What would turn him off from studying law now? I can’t help but wonder, especially since most of the other responses were a straight yes.