<p>With regard to the recent NYT article, note that both young attorneys mentioned attended T14 law schools. The guy who went to Northwestern, taking on who knows how much debt, is starting off at only $60,000 a year as a permanent associate which is about what an experienced legal secretary would make in many markets. The young woman went to UVA and may very well have been on a partnership track, but she voluntarily stepped off at about the 7 year mark for personal reasons. Again, seven years as an associate may not be enough to pay off the astronomical loans so many kids are taking out these days. The moral of the story is that no one should be taking on six figure debt to attend law school unless they are toward the top of their class at a highly ranked school at the end of their first year. Of course, there is a bit of a sliding scale in terms of position in the class depending on the school, but these two were both from T14 schools. Applause to Senator Boxer for demanding that the ABA step up and do their job in terms of law school employment transparency.</p>