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No personal interest, just curious. I read an article about an explosion in law school attendance, saying it more then doubled in the last decade, and now with the economy bust and less attendees, many schools are troubled.
Googled and didnt find much info. Just curious because I know a few people in law school.
Law school is often the Plan B for those who major in liberal arts, don't want math/tech, and have no idea what to do after college. (See Under: Massive Debt)
I think that (like many things) it depends on who you are, what you're studying, WHERE you're studying, the connections you have, where you choose to work, the field you choose, etc, etc, etc.
My BIL's gf just interviewed in several different places in both Houston and Dallas and then took her pick of offers. She's only been practicing for a couple of years, so it's not like she's some legal hot shot.
My brother and some of his friends are patent attorneys with advanced technical backgrounds and they are still sought after.
So some people are sitting fat...others (like my brother's friend who wants to do environmental law) are kind of floundering.
Law school is often the Plan B for those who major in liberal arts, don't want math/tech, and have no idea what to do after college. (See Under: Massive Debt)
OP, it's no secret that most lawyers won't make a living as lawyers, and a majority of those who do just scrape by.
I have friends who are lawyers. Some are extremely successful and wealthy, most manage an upper middle class lifestyle, and others are barely making ends meet at a middle class lifestyle. I also know people who have law degrees but don't support themselves in a legal profession but transferred their education to corporate industries but not the legal departments. Then there are also your activists and politicians with law degrees.
Going into law is a gamble. As someone said, there are many variables to becoming a successful lawyer.
Just as there are starving artists, there are starving lawyers. I really don't think this is anything new.
Law school graduates are the ones taking the paralegal jobs right now. As far as success in law, I think it depends on the field - disability law seems to be the hot thing now. One practice opened in a neighboring town last year, and I applied (I'm a displaced legal assistant). We talked in depth about the field opening up, and how getting on SSI/disability is the brass ring right now. I had a lot of experience on that end - I had done psychological transcription and transcribed evaluations for folks just as this.
(Needless to say, I didn't get the job - it went to a twenty-something, but I was told they were "impressed with me" and they'd keep my resume on file and consider me if the practice expanded...oh, well).
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