Considering law school?

Consider this:

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_school_grads_take_this_six-question_survey_on_finding_that_first_job/

The ABA Journal asks six questions of lawyers:
1) How long did it take you to get a job in the legal field?
2) Did you get the position you wanted, or did you compromise?
3) How many interviews did you go on?
4) What was your salary range for that first job?
5) Would you recommend attending law school to a recent graduate?
6) What year did you graduate from law school?

The comments on this article are so. incredibly. eye-opening. And I only read through five or six before I said a little thank you prayer for my job. For the record:

1) How long did it take you to get a job in the legal field?
- I had a job before graduating. In fact I sat on my offer for months (without worrying about its security) while I tried - unsuccessfully - to get a job at a firm in Portland, OR.

2) Did you get the position you wanted, or did you compromise?
- Aside from thinking we wanted to be in Portland, I got the job I wanted, in the group I wanted, at the firm I wanted.

3) How many interviews did you go on?
- I think I did about 18 or so on campus my 2L year, and then whittled it down to 5 or 6 callbacks. Then I did 5 or 6 on campus (I think) 3L year, plus 2 or 3 callbacks in Portland.

4) What was your salary range for that first job?
- Market. (You either know what "market" was in Boston in 2008 or not, but I'm not going to put it up here)

5) Would you recommend attending law school to a recent graduate?
- I think if you know you really want to be a lawyer, then yes. But go in with open eyes. Do everything you can to go to the best school you can afford, taking into account that student loans must.be.repaid. (We call our loan payments our "second mortgage" - actually, they total more than our mortgage. We live in Boston. Housing is not cheap. This should tell you something.) If you're looking to catapult yourself into wealth, or even moderate wealth, BWAHAHAHAHA. Do not go for this reason. I'd say even if you're just looking for a career that is intellectually challenging (and law is), look long and hard for something else; make sure that law is what you want. Talk to lawyers about what their lives are like, about what they do every day. Think about what you want from your life, long term. And if you're still interested, do it.

6) What year did you graduate from law school?
- 2008.