Debt: The Silent Killer

[sakky]

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Frankly, I find the defeatism within this entire thread to be striking and sad. As a point of comparison, graduates at the 25th percentile from Southwestern Law School - an average law school at best - and who choose private practice make over $60k a year. Even the lowest paid SW graduate made $45k a year. And you, as a HLS/YLS grad, can’t even find a job that pays $40k? Come on.

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<p>To emphasize this point, consider the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, a 4th tier law school without question. Yet even the graduates of TJSL who join law firms earn an average starting salary of $62k and those joining businesses earn 90k. Yet you - as a HLS/YLS grad - aren’t able to find a law job paying $40k? </p>

<p>[Employment</a> Statistics | Thomas Jefferson School of Law](<a href=“http://www.tjsl.edu/employment_statistics]Employment”>Homepage - Thomas Jefferson School of Law)</p>