Well the results are in and they may be surprising to those watching the legal industry. Forget high legal unemployment rates and soaring law school costs – parents want their kids to become lawyers:
Mamas have long been advised to not let their babies grow up to be cowboys, but rather to let them be doctors and lawyers and such. And judging from a new survey by Lawyers.com, the mamas are taking that advice to heart — and the papas are, too.
According to the survey, 64 percent of parents hope their children will grow up to pursue legal careers.
[Read: Nearly Two-Thirds of Parents Want Their Kids to Become Lawyers | Legal News | Lawyers.com.]