Where's the best place for a lawyer to live?

Question

I'm in pre-law in Atlanta, but I want to move out as soon as I'm done with law school,and I want to know where is the best place to live and where will I get more jobs and money??

I want a big city, but with nice suburbs I can raise a family with.

I was thinking Washington D.C.?

Where do you think would be best for me?

Answer 1

Don't do D.C.

I live half an hour away from D.C. (in maryland)

It's going to be kind of hectic to try to raise a family up in D.C.

I suggest Baltimore (Ellicott City) - my aunt's a lawyer and she has three kids. She and her husband have been living up there since her kids were born. It's a really nice city and it's very clean. If you still want to work in D.C., you can drive to work everyday. It's only about fourty minutes or less. My aunt works in D.C. and drives from Ellicott City to there every day.

Hope I helped!

Answer 2

A good lawyer can live anywhere in the US and do well. Regardless, to where you go within any state they will need lawyers, doctors, morticians, teachers, police officers, and the list goes on.....etc.....

I would believe that the salary is dependent upon who or what company you work for / the number of cases they deal with / success ratio / fees they charge the clients.

Now DC maybe a good option in that the Supreme Court is there and it would present unique opportunities to experience this process and procedures required to bring a case forward to the supreme court. It is my understanding that lawyers are schooled on the process of bringing a case forward to the supreme court - due to it being structured differently since it is the terminal court - the court that makes a decisions that affects the law throughout the land.

Answer 3

Sands Point, NY