<p>Paul Campos published a devastating response in Salon to the NY Times op-ed piece:</p>
<p>[Too</a> many lawyers? Says who? - Salon.com](<a href=“http://www.salon.com/2012/11/29/too_many_lawyers_says_who/]Too”>http://www.salon.com/2012/11/29/too_many_lawyers_says_who/)</p>
<p>While it’s true that law school is a long-term investment, and that it may pay off long-term for people who are in a bad position the year after they graduate. Having graduated from law school during a recession during Reagan’s first term that had a higher peak unemployment rate (it reached double digits) than the current one, I understand what it’s like to have a hard time getting started in the profession. (I received no call-backs from 20+ on-campus interviews as a second-year student, and didn’t bother interviewing my third year.) But my student loan debt was the equivalent of a car loan, not a mortgage on a house.</p>