a lawyer for every 450 people in MS
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a couple of weeks ago. This kind of info could threaten his job safety in the career services office
Until I read the book about Scruggs, I guess I'd never really thought about what the number of attorneys in Miss. does to the economy and how it forms a self-perpetuating cycle, to some degree. The book mentions how so many of the smartest kids go to law school because they see that's where money is made, they then have to create work for themselves with cases - to make money and that results in a less entrepreneurial environment where smart graduates start business or invent things, etc. I think there's some truth to that.
have "jobs" within 9 months of graduating. What they dont say is that those jobs include sacking groceries, waiting tables and if they are lucky maybe they are actually hired to work as a paralegal or law clerk. The law schools dont downsize their classes based on the availability of jobs - why would they when there are plenty of kids out there that are willing to incur 100k in debt to go to law school. Thepost tort reform environment in MS sucks for litigation and there is simply not enough industry / business activity / employment and population in MS tosupport the number of lawyers here.
because the amount THAT exist create the necessity for Cory B Trotz and Richard Schwartz. Decent attorneys should be complaining that Ole Miss isnt a smaller private school churning out fewer AND BETTER attorneys.
I have yet to hear a human being ***** about there being too many people to grow food, or develop communities.
I have yet to hear a human being ***** about there being too many people to grow food, or develop communities.
it's not an ole miss or MS problem, it's a national problem. really in a perfect world, the ABA should strengthen the regulations that would eliminate the 4th tier schools and maybe some of the 3rd tier schools and/or schools should limit the class numbers. i mean, ole miss doesn't even have that big of a law school, there are dozens of schools out there with 450-500 students PER CLASS. that's like the total number of students in all 3 classes at ole miss.gravedigger said:
not everyone deserves to go to law school. if you can't make at least a 150 on your lsat, maybe you should think about doing something different. it's not good for anyone to have students racking up $100K in debt at a 4th tier law school and all they could make on their lsat was a 145. yes a handful of attorneys that make the 145 and go to the 4th tier school go on to be great attorneys. it's just my opinion that if you can be a great attorney, it's not too much to ask for you to make a 150 on the lsat. not everyone gets to go to med school either.
Sounds to me like the jackass who bludgeoned the guy with a cowbell and Cohen are "creating work" for lawyers. Somebody beats me with a cowbell, I'm suing.
These generalizations in this thread are ********. "Sleazy" lawyers are a small minority. Foster certainly is NOT one of them. Lawyers solve problems, and believe it or not, a lot of people have problems.
These generalizations in this thread are ********. "Sleazy" lawyers are a small minority. Foster certainly is NOT one of them. Lawyers solve problems, and believe it or not, a lot of people have problems.
But the fact is, more people want to go to law school, and law school is one of the few, perhaps only, graduate/professional routes you can go with ANY undergrad background. If you want to go to med school, you have to do pre-med/science. ANY major can pursue a law degree later.
I Start Law School in August. So I guess I'm doomed to being an unemployed sleezeball.***<div>
</div><div>Really though, most of these points are valid. And for many of those reasons, I chose to attend law school out of state. The market is indeed saturated, but coming out of a quality school (lets be generous and say top 100, tiers 1&2) with a strong resume makes you an ideal choice for a good job (and you don't have to be crooked). Is it hard to find a job with a JD? Yes, but it is hard to find a job with any type of degree right now. The economy sucks.</div><div>
</div><div>I will add I agree with the poster about lower tier law schools. I read an article recently (can't find it right now, will continue to look and link later) that calls these schools degree factories and basically destroys them and the ABA for allowing students to rack up debt, knowing that they won't be able to find a job and be able to pay it back. </div>
</div><div>Really though, most of these points are valid. And for many of those reasons, I chose to attend law school out of state. The market is indeed saturated, but coming out of a quality school (lets be generous and say top 100, tiers 1&2) with a strong resume makes you an ideal choice for a good job (and you don't have to be crooked). Is it hard to find a job with a JD? Yes, but it is hard to find a job with any type of degree right now. The economy sucks.</div><div>
</div><div>I will add I agree with the poster about lower tier law schools. I read an article recently (can't find it right now, will continue to look and link later) that calls these schools degree factories and basically destroys them and the ABA for allowing students to rack up debt, knowing that they won't be able to find a job and be able to pay it back. </div>
They do have a bad rap and it's by their own hand but there are good lawyers out there who do not chase ambulances. They help people will legal and financial problems. I do want to point out that I am not a lawyer and think of them with the same disgust butI do realize that I will need the service of one sooner or later.