Your numbers are good, so you should have a decent variety of options. One thing to consider is that while lower ranked schools may give you scholarships, higher ranked schools tend to have much more generous LRAPS (Loan repayment assistance programs). LRAPs will usually forgive your loans if you do public interest law for a certain number of years.
I wouldn't expect to make 60k right out of the gate, but you could eventually end up in that range if you make it your career.
DD -
What you've described is quite achievable, and I agree with Neal's comments. To add to his advice, a question: Have you worked in an adoption agency, or for a family lawyer specializing in adoptions?
Neal is quite right that your numbers are likely to give you many options. If, however, you have experience in the area, your application will be MUCH better received. This is because one's preferences are likely to change in law school. Admissions officers and deans assume so. And, in most cases, a preference is actually superfluous and even discounted, because most law graduates take positions with the expectation of being trained in an area they would never have contemplated prior to law school. But an indication of past experience and substantiated reasons for a specific preference will add weight to that, and can make the difference in a toss-up application.
Moreover, experience (even part-time or volunteer) might lead to specific advice, recommendations, or contacts that will be VERY helpful in law school. (With a summer clerkship, for example.) These can indeed make the difference between the so-so first law job (and so-so salary) and dream job (and salary) with just the right firm or office.
Your interests are very much in need . . . I hope you do follow your dreams.
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