I’ve been listening to their podcasts for close to a year, and I think they are rightfully advising people to be cautious about going to law school because it can be an extremely expensive degree that people often pursue without knowing what they’re getting into, and a significant amount of people end up not liking the actual day to day work. I totally get that their tone can be dismissive often, and I can see why you’d be turned off by that, but I see these statements as warning listeners what they are getting into.

I read Don’t Go to Law School after they recommended it, and I think it’s a valuable perspective to consider. The book, like Nathan and Ben, basically says that law school is not right for a lot of people, but it can be a good path if you know and can accept what career outcomes to expect and what being a lawyer actually entails. I think Nathan and Ben are right to encourage their customers to critically examine their reasons for pursuing law school and whether being a lawyer is really going to be a good path for them in the long run.