ABA Journal Launches ‘Legal Rebels’ Project

unperson
Jul 21, 2009 10:28 AM CST

The REAL online rebel movement among lawyers online is the movement to expose the law school scam and how the legal establishment such as the bar associations are enabling the law school industry to lure hundreds of thousands of law students into 6 figure debt when there is a huge oversupply of lawyers already.

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B. McLeod
Jul 24, 2009 6:50 AM CST

Soldier on, Unperson, soldier on.

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dbf
Jul 24, 2009 8:51 AM CST

I agree with unperson.  This scam has been going on for years.  Twenty years ago I remember my state’s bar examiners saying it was the job of the law schools to control the number of lawyers.  The law school took the opposite position. The law school pushed down the grades because the big firms in town had problems with some top graduates.  The firms said if the school did not fix its “grade inflation” it would not recruit there.  No one takes responsibility.  What a deal.

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elklaw
Jul 24, 2009 10:09 AM CST

Ditto comment 6. I don’t think there are too many lawyers. There are too many lawyers who maybe went into law for the wrong reasons. I have plenty of clients who have real problems. I do not get paid top dollar and live a more normal middle class life, but I enjoy my work. I provide good service at an affordable price. I never wanted the house in the burbs or nice foreign car. I wanted to help people and earn a sustainable living doing that at a price that was reasonable. I do that. I am happy. I know most lawyers would not do what I do at the price that I do, and do things as well. I also chose state law school and not 6 figure law school, so I imagine that helps too. I also lived in the dorms during law school, not an expensive apartment. I drove a used car also. I think too many people are expecting to end up living the image. And I think that still could be out there for folks if they are creative and have the ability to think outside the box and innovate, versus waiting for a firm to want you.——It just calls on folks to have a different skillset that in the past to thrive and do well. It is not the law school’s responsibility to give you that skillset necessarily, but to teach the law. What you do after you get the knowledge is up to you, and you need to have the ability to innovate your market if you are not going to get an offer to go join a firm or employer you wish or seek out. And lots of folks go to law school and never plan to practice law too.——I think I am all for open access to law school to anyone who is qualified to be there.

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peoplelaw
Jul 24, 2009 11:32 AM CST

why is it that the tone of the whole profession is led by what the large, bloodsucking defense firms do? They have to restructure? Big deal. Welcome to the new century. In fact, it’s because there are so many lawyers that they can’t get away with their crap deal anymore. As a friend of mine put it, you make 120k a year, but you are working two full time jobs. Who wants that? I’ll settle for the “lowly” 70k a year as an attorney in my 5th year, which is way more than most people with degrees make after 20 yrs on a job.

I love you #6! I agree. Most people who get “duped” into going to law school should not be a lawyer in the first place. They failed to do their research and failed to prepare contingencies. No matter what profession you choose, if it’s for the money, you will always think it is not enough pay. If you are willing to work really hard for it, you’ll get well compensated. It’s a competitive world and so is the law.

I personally don’t have to deal with the competitiveness of it anymore, am a good attorney, make average wages but I know in the long run I will have a comfortable life and probably be able to retire by 60. That’s not a bad deal to be doing what I really enjoy day in and day out. Oh yeah, I also help people get back on their feet.

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