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The prospect of sinking $200,000 into law school and changing your mind about being a lawyer might be terrifying.
But you can still use your degree.
Law graduates go on to plenty of lucrative and interesting non-lawyer jobs.
Some of these positions—like Congress—might be a longshot, but you'll be surprised at what you can do with your law degree.
10. Foreign Service Officer
Salary: Up to the high 50s to start, according to USAID.
Pros: Use your analytical and writing skills to help broker world peace.
Cons: High 50s, even just to start, might not be enough money for somebody with $200,000 in debt.
9. Private Investigator
Salary: In 2010, the median salary for private investigators was just $42,870, according to the Department of Labor. However, careers site GlassDoor reported one private investigator's salary as $62,000.
And it could be assumed anybody engaging in "corporate intelligence" might make more than investigators working for individuals.
Pros: According to one investigator interviewed by legal blog Above the Law, the job consists of fascinating work "digging up interesting stories."
Cons: Like many other alternatives, the pay will probably be less than BigLaw. And private Investigators work inconvenient hours, such as late nights, according to this E-How article.
8. Law librarian
Salary: The salary for law librarian ranges from $47,000, according to Glass Door, to as much as $90,000, according to the website Pay Scale.
Pros: If you work at a law school library, you may get the same kind of generous vacation as law professors, according to an article by attorney Sally Kane in About.com.
Cons: The pay is obviously less than lawyers and the work can be fast-paced and rigorous at a law firm, Kane said.
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