Re: Career question
2 things. (a) You won't be able to market yourself as having significant quant skills. At the very least, you should have a quant undergrad degree (math, physics, engineering, cs at some schools). (b) Going into banking would likely lead to you having wasted 150k on law school... in the short term. You would likely have to enter as an analyst, as opposed to starting as an associate. 60k base, 10k signing, 20-50k bonus is what 1st year analysts were offered this year. With that said, law school will likely look good further down the road regardless of what you end up going into.
If you wanted to use your law degree in a financial environment you would likely be best off trying to get as an analyst job at a hedge fund, where your skills would make you a good candidate for riak-arb and other event-driven positions.
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