Are you expecting to get a job as an attorney and stay in SD? Your grades will have to be tops, and you will need all kinds of extra credit stuff to really stand out. The SD market is very difficult on new attorneys, as EVERYONE from top law schools would like to live here too.
I suspect you might not even really get a jump in salary if you became an attorney here. If you would like to talk to my bro-in-law who just went through this process, drop me a line at lindismith at hotmail.com
He in now in private practice bankruptcy law, so no long hours, but no real prestige, and earnings are not corporate because he’s working with a partner.