There's an interesting story from someone famous and successful I once read about lawyers. When this person was a child they asked their father who was a lawyer, "why do you continue to do work for such a controversial person?" To which the father responded, "because there is always work to do with them!"

And whether you want to be a lawyer to help in criminal justice, non-profit, Entertainment, or some other form of law, here is an interesting Niche Market for lawyers that you might consider in technology.