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This article is from the King Hall Law School FAQ, by David F. Prenatt, Jr. NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us with numerous contributions by others.

4.1.2.10) What if I decide that I don't want to go to law school anymore? (King Hall Law School)

After you've started law school, it's too late to decide that you
don't want to go. Law school requires you to completely reorganize
your life, and once you have begun law school, you should complete it.
If you withdraw from law school, you will simply be throwing away good
opportunities for which you have already paid dearly. A law degree is
a good credential to have, even if you learn nothing from law school
other than that you don't want to be a lawyer.
Some people encounter a personal hardship that prevents them from
continuing with law school. If this happens to you, you might be able
to take some time off to set your life in order. Most people whom I
know who quit law school, however, do so because they are unhappy with
the heavy workload and/or the grades that they receive.
Law school is tedious and competitive for most people, but it
doesn't have to be that way at King Hall. Most students are able to
pass their classes at King Hall with a modicum of effort (i.e.,
attending class, reviewing course outlines, and practicing final
exams). The disappointment and tedium I witnessed in some of my more
ambitious and competitive colleagues was the result of their using
scholastic achievement as a measure of their self-worth (which is
always a mistake). As important as it may be to do well in law
school, it is much more important to finish law school.
During my first year of law school, I remember meeting a number
of accomplished and successful alumni/alumnae who had very mediocre
grades during law school. For example, Clint Bolick (King Hall Class
of 1982) told me and a number of other students that he had finished
in the top 10% "of the bottom half of the bottom half" of his class
before he went on to become the Vice President in Charge of Litigation
for the Institute For Justice in Washington, D.C. In other words, not
everyone can excel in law school, and a mediocre performance in law
school does not compromise your ability to make a name for yourself as
a lawyer. Many outstanding lawyers never even attended law school.

 

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