Tens of thousands of students enroll in law school each year intending to pursue public-interest goals such as justice for children, animals, the environment, community safety, and anti-discrimination. Many aspire to altruistic legal careers, but relatively few accept the lower salaries often associated with public-interest work. Rankings for public service weigh employment in public interest or government, curricula specific to those fields, and debt and loan repayment options. Curricula scoring considers concentrations, clinics, externships, centers, student groups, and journals, with faculty and course offerings eligible for bonus points; debt scoring uses expected monthly loan payments for average graduates in these roles.
Let's face it: tens of thousands of students enroll in law school every year, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Maybe they want to seek out justice for children, animals, or the environment. Maybe they want to serve their communities and make them safer for the public at large in the face of police brutality.
Maybe they want to advocate for those who have been unfairly discriminated against, be it in their housing choices, on the job, or based on their race or gender. Whatever their public-interest cause may be, while many law students say they want to save the world, only a select few are willing to accept the sometimes lower salaries that go hand-in-hand with their altruistic career goals.
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