Law School

[ilovetexas11111]

<p>Is it true that going to law school is waste of time, and after you graduate you will either not get a job or get a job with a very low salary?</p>

[Corbett]

<p>An [ABA</a> Commission](<a href=“http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/lsd/legaled/value.authcheckdam.pdf]ABA”>http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/lsd/legaled/value.authcheckdam.pdf) recently concluded that:</p>

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The combination of the rising cost of a legal education and the realities of the legal job market mean that going to law school may not pay off for a large number of law students. Dean David Van Zandt of Northwestern Law School estimates that to make a positive return on the investment of going to law school, given the current costs, the average law student must earn an average annual salary of at least $65,315.12 As the data above show, however, over 40% of law school graduates have starting salaries below this threshold. Thus, many students start out in a position from which it may be difficult to recoup their investment in legal education. Even students who do ultimately prosper over the course of a career face difficulties from high debt loads during the beginning of their career. High debt can limit career choices, prevent employment in the public service sector, or delay home ownership or marriage. In short, going to law school can bring more financial difficulty than many law students expect.

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<p>Read the whole report, it’s only 4 pages long.</p>