<p>“Even [if]nine out of ten lawyers fail in their endeavor, it still means someone who can make it. That someone could be you.”; this is terrible advice-especially for someone who doesn’t want to be a lawyer! And that totally ignores the 9 who are left with a degree they can’t use and $100-150k debt. How are they going to pay the bills?
There are countless posters-it is an anonymous forum after all-who give routinely terrible advice that ignores the facts. Bottom line: the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the country produces twice as many JDs as there are lawyer jobs. And pick five law schools at random and go to their websites. Take a look at the employment statistics listed. And for some of the schools, ask yourself-why did this law school hire its own graduates?(HINT: To artificially inflate the number of graduates employed at 9 months).
It’s a terrible idea to do something because someone else told you to do it-and you’ll be the one carrying the debt, studying for the bar, etc. If you want to go to law school, go-study hard, get a high LSAT, get into a good school. But anyone-stranger or relative alike-who tells you to go to law school, well, just because, is giving you terrible advice. When all is said and done, who is going to pay the debt? Not them…</p>