Are the barriers to entry (of the profession) worth overcoming?

I don’t want to make yet another ‘is a career in law worth it’ post but I’m in sore need of advice.

I’m approaching the end of my LLB, looking to come out of it with a decent mid 2:1. I enjoy law, and have enjoyed working in law firms via internships and the like. However, the “barriers to entry” to becoming a solicitor seem so high and, as someone who enjoys law but isn’t passionate about it, I am wondering if it is worth continuing down this path.

Those barriers, principally, are completing the SQE, which costs thousands, a lot of time and stress and hard work (willing to put that in but the cost is the concern) as well as finding a training contract (no small feat) then completing qualification. All in all, I’ll be thousands of pounds deep (my degree costs notwithstanding) and at the end of it I’ll have a qualification that isn’t really useful in any other non-law job. So, if I find I hate being a solicitor, all of that will be for nothing. I’m worried this would lead to a sunk cost mentality where I never leave the job, despite hating it, because of everything I put in to get there. Then I may end up miserable and full of regret. Contrast this with going into another sector which simply requires me to get a job and whatever training necessary, meaning I can dip out at any time guilt free.

So, are overcoming these barriers worth it for someone who isn’t necessarily passionate, though interested, about becoming a solicitor? My other rationale is that, at the end of the day, it’s just a job, and a well paying one at that. Any advice would be appreciated.