Scholarships for law school?

tomtownsend
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:26:03 +0000

The legal profession is not a “profession” in any meaningful sense of the word. It is a racket that enriches professors and a handful of equity partners (who are stressed out of their minds) while impoverishing most new JD graduates in the form of unemployment or six figure non dischargeable debt. Almost none of them will receive a pension, join a stable union, enjoy that sweet sweet carried interest loophole, or take part in managing a large, multi-faceted private sector organization like the bschool kids. And sure maybe some pro Bono case is considered meaningful, it is not heart surgery. The ABA has done a number on our “profession”, to be sure.

It is all opportunity cost. I am sure you and your acquaintances are compensated well and find some of your work interesting. That isn’t what is at issue, what is at issue is whether there are far more interesting and lucrative options for a college grad today and the answer is a resounding yes.