My kids came first. At 50, I finally went to law school.
Nancy Vinsel graduated from college at 29, passed the bar at 53, and landed her dream job at 64. She said her age never held her back.
Nancy Vinsel always wanted to be a lawyer, but raising her children took priority. She put off law school until after her kids grew up. Vinsel passed the bar on her first attempt at age 53 and found her dream legal job at a state agency at 64. She now advises others to consider law as a second career. This is an "as-told-to" essay about Vinsel's journey.
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