ABA President: Law Students, You Should Have Known

[sakky]

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It’s inconceivable to me that someone with a college education, or a graduate-level education, would not know before deciding to go to law school that the economy has declined over the last several years and that the job market out there is not as opportune as it might have been five, six, seven, eight years ago - William Robinson, president of the American Bar Association</p>

<p>Now that’s the kind of bluntness that makes news. Right or wrong, Robinson didn’t mince words…

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<p>[ABA</a> President: Law Students, You Should Have Known - Law Blog - WSJ](<a href=“http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/01/05/aba-president-law-students-you-should-have-known/]ABA”>http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2012/01/05/aba-president-law-students-you-should-have-known/)</p>

[parentofpeople]

<p>Silly people relying on facts and figures provided by the law schools regarding employment prospects. I can’t decide if my comment is meant to be sarcastic or not.</p>

[crankyoldman]

<p>For amusement purposes only, visit the ABA website. It’s got a damage-control statement from the prez in which he “stresses support for law students and young lawyers”. Disingenous, a bit?</p>

[parentofpeople]

<p>To save you some time</p>

<p>[ABA</a> President Robinson Stresses Support for Law Students and Young Lawyers – ABANow – ABA Media Relations & Communication Services](<a href=“http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/aba-president-robinson-stresses-support-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers/]ABA”>http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/aba-president-robinson-stresses-support-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers/)</p>

<p>Wow, he sold his car and worked nights to pay for law school? It must have been a lot less expensive back then if that covered it. Also, I think some schools don’t allow 1Ls to work. So… yeah, I guess we need plan B.</p>