Financing a Legal Education

Law school is expensive.

The total cost of a three-year legal education can exceed $200,000 at a private law school in city with high living costs.  If you or your family is wealthy and can fund your law school education from that wealth, then you don’t need to read this section any further. However, if you are like most people, you will need financial aid, whether in the form of scholarships or loans, and you will need to continue reading.