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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even a Georgetown Law the bottom half of the class often struggles to find good jobs. I know many recent graduates who were out of work for 6 months or even more after passing the bar. Some of them do an LLM program or temp legal work. Why anyone would want to waste 3 years and 150k to do document review is just beyond me. I'd rather be a Barista at Starbucks.[/quote]

+100. I graduated from undergrad in 2009. Many of my peers who opted for law school to avoid the turbulent post-crash job market are still struggling to find decent work. I struggled to find a job a few months after graduation yet still glad I decided against law school (despite intense LSAT prep) and the zillions in debt I'd take on despite shaky job prospects, even for star students.

I don't mean to deride lawyers but as a PP said the bottom half of law schools need to close tomorrow. A recent New York Times article mentioned that many T3 and T4 schools like Vermont Law will be forced to significantly scale down and lay off faculty or shut down over the next 5-10 years. Enrollment and revenue is way down compared to the late 2000s and they're turning out too many grads that no one wants to hire. The ABA accreditation process is way too lose unlike say, the AMA.

Shame that so many low income and high risk people in the US still can't get the help they need despite a glut of newly minted 20something JDs. New York State recently made 50 hours of community service mandatory for new grads to help with this problem. More states should follow suit.[/quote]

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