The moral of the article is don't go to law school unless you want to be a lawyer, and don't go to a crappy law school if you want to work for a non-crappy firm, although they say it nicer. "Michael Young, dean of George Washington University's law school, puts it more bluntly: 'Law is possibly a route into politics, business, etc., but it's not a sure route by any stretch. The vast majority of people who start in the law die in the law.'" [my emphasis]Read the comments on the Jeremy link for more encouraging words.
Damn this crappy law school, but at least I've got my sectionmates to share my misery with.
UPDATE: From the aforementioned NY Times article:
To law experts, questions about job options do not start at graduation but at admissions, and they advise serious soul-searching about career and life goals. If you want the option of joining the fast track, a prestige school is essential. ''Going to Loyola Law School can lead you to a pretty lucrative, satisfying life in Los Angeles,'' says Adam Avitable, a manager of Legal Authority, a Web site that helps law students find jobs. ''But if you want to have any chance of going national, you really have to be at U.C.L.A. or U.S.C.''Heh, no mention of what going to Southwestern gets you. Perhaps a less than lucrative and not quite so satisfying a life in Los Angeles?
Motivation to study at an all-time low.
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