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[quote=Anonymous]People may not like Nando's style, but he is speaking truth to power, or however you want to put it.

The law schools got greedy over the last couple of decades, and there is now a glut of un/underemployed attorneys burdened with significant, non-dischargeable debt at a higher relative percentage in 2017 dollars, compared to law grads from the 60s or 70s or even 80s.  Full stop.  Look to law professors like Paul Campos for more information.

LSAT scores and bar pass rates have been plummeting, websites like Law School Transparency have shown the disconnect between what law schools advertise and the actual results for grads.  There is downward pressure on salaries due to competition, outsourcing, and automation.  Some schools, like Valparaiso and Charlotte School of Law, have been sanctioned by the ABA for not maintaining accreditation standards.  All the low-hanging fruit has been picked currently but the law schools have lowered their standards to keep the gravy train going.  It may get "better" at some undetermined point in the future as economic cycles tend to wax and wane, but now is not that time.

If you have financial backing and good social capital, you can go to (almost) any law school you like, because the tools you need you already had before coming in the door - especially if you are aiming for BigLaw or starting your own practice.  For many, many, many students, that is just not the case, period.  Obviously, schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Michigan, U of Chicago, etc. etc. etc. provide good value, but your mileage can definitely vary.  Be extremely cautious, or as an earlier poster stated, go into something else entirely.[/quote]

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