tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post5115673270862346215..comments2024-01-06T00:49:44.046-08:00Comments on The Poor Paralegal: WARNING TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSThe Poor Paralegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920856923964614227noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-79200432393719480592014-09-17T00:45:50.031-07:002014-09-17T00:45:50.031-07:00Thanks!!
http://weddingvenuesinhoustons.blogspot.i...Thanks!!<br /><a href="http://weddingvenuesinhoustons.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">http://weddingvenuesinhoustons.blogspot.in</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821497762377234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-13575952970487255422011-02-16T08:56:38.003-08:002011-02-16T08:56:38.003-08:00I'm late in posting my remark, but this is one...I'm late in posting my remark, but this is one of your best posts to date.<br /><br />Problem here is that people are studying and entering into professions just for the money, and people do not realize that the average attorney does not earn over $100K, nor the average paralegal earns over $60K. And not everyone is cut out to be an attorney, or a paralegal. However as one commenter noted, it is egregious that the ABA is taking a real hands off approach in dealing with the oversaturation problem. The ABA has created this problem. There are way too many law schools in the US now and practically anyone can be admitted into a law school. <br /><br />I have a friend who was recently accepted to study veterinarian medicine in Cornell. Guess what? There are only 28 colleges/universities accredited for veterinarian medicine. It is more competitive to be accepted into a school in studying veterinarian medicine in the US in comparison to being admitted into law school.<br /><br />But aside from the incredible amount of debt law grads are strapped with, and problems with lack of jobs, the quality of legal services in the US has significantly deteriorated due to the ABA giving no thought in what schools are accredited. Right now, the average person has no idea if the lawyer he/she retained is some fourth rate, My Cousin Vinnie, type who graduated from a 4T school and passed the Bar on the third/fourth try, and that is outrageous. Some people have no business going to law school, or even studying to become a paralegal. However thanks to the ABA accrediting any school with running water and a fax machine, practically anyone can get accepted into law school now. Problem is what happens after these students graduate?Legal Professionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135450121551536149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-65521641849340756172011-02-07T08:34:56.680-08:002011-02-07T08:34:56.680-08:00Underemployed "contract" lawyer here han...Underemployed "contract" lawyer here hanging on by a shred. I'll just be happy to make a dent on my student loans, which after almost 10 years of repayment is now in the $120,000 range (that includes undergrad). It was nearly $200,000 previously. This is actually not a bad deal compared with today's rates when you take into account that my law school now charges DOUBLE the tuition of my final year, i.e., $20,000/yr to $40,000/yr, after not even a decade since graduation. At the same time, law school salaries have not kept pace with the rampant tuition inflation, that is if you can even get a decent job. The cost of law school today is insane and unless you get lucky and land a stable, high-paying job (or you have rich parents footing the tuition bill), you are gambling away your future. Even if you get a good job, you might only be able to keep it for only 2-5 years. Law firms are like revolving doors when it comes to associates. Once you get shown the door, you might not be able to find another job paying a similar amount. Law is an extremely unstable profession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-69685084930410078702011-02-05T09:58:12.614-08:002011-02-05T09:58:12.614-08:00This is a great post and I know many other unemplo...This is a great post and I know many other unemployed grads thinking about suicide. It's awful and the aba is doing nothing about it, btw you have an amazing blog and keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-32627366251334033512011-02-05T06:47:59.039-08:002011-02-05T06:47:59.039-08:00This is a high-quality post. Administrators and f...This is a high-quality post. Administrators and faculty members of these third tier commodes and fourth tier trash cans are reprehensible. They KNOW that they are teaching students who have about a 25%-35% chance of practicing law. (Many of these students will start their own firms.) The majority of the class will not practice law.<br /><br />It simply doesn't make sense to take out $120K-$195K in additional non-dischargeable debt, so that you can make $35K-$45K upon graduation. This is if you are lucky enough to find a job, by the way.<br /><br />The situation at top ten schools will get worse, as more large U.S. law firms continue to rely on foreign lawyers and non-lawyers to handle discovery. Also, big corporations are not keen on paying for the legal training of new associates. Of course, the academics have not changed to the marketplace. "Let's keep teaching 'em with the case method. That keeps our costs down!"Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423524039657355134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-50169757559651954642011-02-05T05:50:27.025-08:002011-02-05T05:50:27.025-08:00This is an excellent Post.
I made reference to it...This is an excellent Post.<br /><br />I made reference to it on TTR and SMS.<br /><br />Thanks for posting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com