1) I don’t get a sense from the job seeker’s comments that he is actually interested in the law; if you’re not interested in the law itself, putting in the required hours in law school and as a young associate will be excruciating, even if you end up with a reasonably fat salary and a measure of job stability.
2) I studied 3 years of Mandarin Chinese at a very good school and have lived and worked in China, HK, and Taiwan for a combined 7-8 years. Speaking Chinese well got me in the door at a couple of jobs, but once I was in the door it ultimately had little to do with my job. As someone else here pointed out, there are millions upon millions of ethnic Chinese on either side of the Pacific who speak Chinese fluently and English quite well.
3) I ended up in finance and like it reasonably well. But as a group the people I see with the most $$ and the best attitudes towards work are entrepreneurs and small business owners. As someone else here mentioned, figure out what it is you are good at, and what you like to do, and at least give some thought to making a living that way. That might end up being a much more attractive option than spending 3 years and $100K+ on law school.
