The chart for legal salaries has two big lobes: a small sharp one at the very high end and a huge one at the low end. The last time I looked a brand new JD from an unexceptional law school was looking at a starting salary of somewhere in the mid $40k range. So as professionals go, lawyers aren't that expensive (assuming you're not hiring from Harvard).
But running a law office is expensive. You're going to have idle "legal capacity" which has has to be paid for by the clients you do get.
But running a law office is expensive. You're going to have idle "legal capacity" which has has to be paid for by the clients you do get.