[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Schöneboom

This WSJ article goes into more depth about the law school/job market issue:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119040786780835602.html

To be fair to Brooklyn Law School, the one being sued, it cannot be considered a "diploma mill" by any means. Second-tier, yes, compared to the heavy hitters (Harvard, Yale, Stanford, et al.). But it isn't enough to be an average student, not from that school, not in today's market. And only a few can be at the top. Brutally Darwinian, eh? (Reminds me of my Hollywood years.)

Looking at what contract attorneys earn in their cubicles while digging out of debt, I suspect many would've better off as electricians, plumbers, or nurses. Unless of course they really "love" the legal profession. I've heard some people do.

I think is the entire problem many of these law school grads are expecting to get the $160,000.00 a year starting pay that a mere handful are getting when they simply wont and may never get to that pay scale.Times are tightener for any electrician or plumber but they also have the benefit being in a trade that is relatively inexpensive to train in so they wont be paying of debts for 10 years after they get a job at least not for schooling.