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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Putting down law school has become very popular, and law school admissions are declining steadily. So the popular wisdom is "don't apply to law school."

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But what that really means is there will be fewer new lawyers three years from now. [b]If demand for legal services doesn't drop as suddenly as the supply of lawyers, it will be a great time to graduate law school.[/b]
I have no idea why people are dumping all over Duke. It deserves its top ten spot. I would go there over Emory every day of the week. If you plan on practicing in the south or midatlantic, even more so.[/quote]

That is a big "if."  The legal employment market sucks right now.  I work for the feds and when we advertise a lateral position, we get hundreds of applications for a spot.  There are far more JDs looking for jobs than there are jobs.  Going into six figures of debt is a big risk, and it's wise to ask yourself what you would do if you graduated with $150K in debt (or more) and no job.  Generally, I do think it's better to do to the higher-tier school (if both schools are top ten, the evaluation might be different) because your odds of employment are higher.  [/quote]

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