According to this article in AmLaw Daily by renowned commentator Steven Harper, titled How—and Why—the Lawyer Bubble Keeps Growing, U.S. law schools are projected to graduate, each year through the remainder of this decade, somewhere from 13,500 to 22,500 more lawyers than the market can absorb. Anyone considering law school would do well to read Mr. Harper’s article.
As I’ve mentioned on prior occasions, I don’t think this means you shouldn’t go to law school if that’s your deep desire, you have the wherewithal to finance it and you choose your law school wisely (see prior posts). But it does mean that thousands of other students would do well to consider other options. Continue reading
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