Still working on that bar thing

No, not finding bars. If there is one thing you can say about Missouri, it is that there is no shortage of bars.

It is THE bar that I am waiting on. I've all but decided that I am simply not taking the bar exam again, at least not here. I qualify for admission on motion, which means Missouri might say since I've been a lawyer for long enough in a real state (like Texas) they won't make me take a test. What they will make me do is pay lots of money and have a long background check, something I’ve commented on before.

But what happens after that?

One thing I can tell you, being a lawyer kind of sucks. I don’t really want to do it anymore. Yes, I know, after that comment everyone will then say “find what you really want to do and then do it.” I’ve heard it before; that is not the problem.

The problem is that there is nothing else I really want to do (unless it is me and my dream of doing nothing). So I am faced with the prospect of a 50k education and very well-paying profession versus some other job I don’t want to do…which would you choose? Yes, unless Missouri tells me that I can't practice law here without taking the bar, I'm pretty much settled to give it a go.

So the dilemma now is assuming I do make it into the Missouri bar (or Illinois, whichever), what kind of law do I practice? More thoughts on this later, assuming I get around to posting.