Getting some cool responses from real attorneys. That's good.

I also considered becoming a lawyer. It wasn't my heart's passion or anything, so I decided to work in a law firm for a year after college to see if that's what I really wanted to do. Well, I don't know if you can do the same. I ultimately decided not to become a lawyer after having one tell me that Sure, you make money being a lawyer, but then you don't have time to spend any of it. Rather pointless, don't you think?

So, I would try to speak to some attorneys working in the area that you want to go into before making your decision. Maybe you could try contacting some of them and inviting them out for lunch or something, your treat? If you can get some insight into their work, then great! And if you can't get anyone to take some time out of a busy workday and talk to you, then that would be very telling as well.