Why did David Hume decide not to pursue a career in law?

Although David Hume was pressured by his family to pursue a career in law—a path consistent with the family tradition on both sides—he ultimately decided against it because he found the subject to be distasteful.1

Instead of studying law, Hume chose to read voraciously in the wider sphere of letters, a pursuit that eventually led him to his life's work in philosophy, history, and economics.21