Is being an environmental lawyer a good job, or any other type for that matter? -

Ive heard all this crap about how being a lawyer sucks and i just wanted to know if it was true for all types of lawyers.

Lawyers are just another profession; it is not more honorable than being a trashcan collector, so get those social stereotypes out of your head. Your profession or what you do for a living and just that, part of you, not what makes YOU, as long as you live with respect and dignity it’s OK. The experts in law have many opportunities to work in very different areas. You may go to politics, to teaching, to hospitals, to helping communities, to work with the environment, work in public offices, or in private ones, work in corporate law, bank law, immigration law, health law, contract law, real estate law, taxes, criminal law, international law, etc. You may just be a legal advisor or you could be in court litigating all kinds of cases. The true thing about being a lawyer is that any bachelor degree will be fine and any practice area you choose will contribute to society in some way or another. The more diverse the field the better. Any branch of law can be practice in many ways. Environmental law can be practice in public office such as EPA, in pharmaceutics, in factories, can be international agreements, marine laws. It can be practice in state law and federal law. While studying for your Juris Doctor or masters in law you will have the chance to see how many opportunities you have. And by the way, since there are so many opportunities, you will never be out of job and be paid very well.