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I dont know if you know, but there is something called a law school crisis in America. Funny how Far fewer applicants are applying to law schools and our beloved institutes of higher education are struggling to decide whether to lower class sizes to maintain competitiveness or lower their admissions standards and drop in the rankings. Boo hoo. Let me play the violin. Well, I have some pretty STRONG opinions on all of this, but let me first start by saying... What the world does NOT need are MORE lawyers. Funny how this statement is coming from a lawyer. But I dont blame the applicants for this massive imbalance. Law schools and the ABA are like runaway freight trains who sold out the profession for profit. In the boom years, the law schools would let in anyone who had a pulse. Now, some are on the verge of closing, as many of Americas worst law schools charge upwards of $180,000 for a three year law degree and have 20% employment rates 9 months after graduation. Many top law schools (say, George Washington, et al) have legal employment rates in the 60th percentile. Law school right now is just not a good investment, folks. Most, if not all, charge outrageous tuition, teach questionable marketable skills and, most importantly, cannot provide jobs for all of their graduates. So, with many young people finally coming to the conclusion that, despite the prestige and the Law and Order glamour, many 20 and 30 something lawyers who were expecting a middle class lifestyle are now....how shall I put it...not making a middle class lifestyle, these students are exploring other fields. When I went to law school, 52,000 people enrolled. Now, the number is down to 39,000, and the 2013-2014 cycle is expecting an additional 4,000 to 6,000 enrollment drop. I say keep lowering it. Around 40-75 law schools need to close. In order to actually correct this market imbalance (and if we believe the economy is going to stay the same long-term), around 18,000 applicants would need to enroll each year--for several years--to correct this glut problem of attorneys in the field.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:17:53 +0000

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