Take a leaf out of my (famous) book!

For most laymen, the answer is probably a resounding no. But for those (un)fortunate enough to be at law school, the reply might be a little different. With the legal labour market on both sides of the Atlantic at derisory levels, some students might need a bit of inspiration in contemplating other careers.

The following studied law to various levels - the worst perhaps being the legendary filmmaker, Federico Fellini, who apparently enrolled into law school to please his parents but never actually went to any classes.

• Sergei Diaghilev
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Honore de Balzac
• Leo Tolstoy
• E.T.A. Hoffman
• Henri Matisse
• Wassily Kandinsky
• Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• Federico Fellini

It is probably a good thing these figures did not become lawyers. The world would be a less interesting place without their contributions!