[Nightwish]

So you're what, 23 or so? Why are you so anxious to go get a job? You can take this any way you want to, but dropping out of law school right now and taking an engineering job may end up being the biggest mistake of your life. This is not about the money. It's about the fact that a JD (or just about any doctorate, for that matter) opens up many more doors than your BS ever will. This doesn't mean that you have to be a lawyer. You can go into business, management (strategy or operations) consulting, and other fields. A BS in engineering is becoming more and more worthless with every year. I know this sounds snooty, but this is the truth. You need at least an MS to get a good job, and even then you'll likely end up being an engineer all your life. Is that what you want to do? Are you sure? Cause engineering can get pretty boring pretty quickly. Wouldn't you rather open more doors than shut them?

As for putting poker on your resume, it has already been discussed many times. You can put it in your hobbies section, but don't put it under employment. The upside is tiny, but the potential downside of doing so is huge.

Anyway, the bottom line is you should stick with law school, get that degree and accomplishment under your belt, and then see what you want to do. There are many career paths for people with a JD besides "lawyer," but you'll never get to find out if you make the mistake of dropping out now.