Posted on Jun 1, 2016
The lawyer bubble pops — not a moment too soon - The Boston Globe
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/05/09/the-lawyer-bubble-pops-not-moment-too-soon/qAYzQ823qpfi4GQl2OiPZM/story.html
I think I discovered one of our problems. No wonder there are so many lawsuits. To be fair, I have a law degree but never worked as a lawyer. Sure, I served as defense counsel at a couple of courts martial while in the Army, but lost every case (the antithesis of Perry Mason). It's a very useful degree in business and a great door opener (it makes you stand out among the crowd of resumes filling a personnel manager's in basket). But the actual practice of law is nothing like what you see on TV. It's now a business and not everyone is suited to it.
I think I discovered one of our problems. No wonder there are so many lawsuits. To be fair, I have a law degree but never worked as a lawyer. Sure, I served as defense counsel at a couple of courts martial while in the Army, but lost every case (the antithesis of Perry Mason). It's a very useful degree in business and a great door opener (it makes you stand out among the crowd of resumes filling a personnel manager's in basket). But the actual practice of law is nothing like what you see on TV. It's now a business and not everyone is suited to it.
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Thanks for sharing an interesting post CPT Jack Durish
Since this nation has had the most attorneys, for who knows how many generations, in the world I am glad that the lawyer bubble seems to have popped. Pop goes the weasel came to mind :-)
I live in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. I believe this area still has the highest distribution of attorneys per capita in the world.
"In 2011, the number of students entering law school dropped by 7 percent, an unprecedented fall. In 2012, the drop accelerated: Enrollment of first-year law students sank another 8.6 percent. It plunged still further in 2013. According to the American Bar Association, 39,675 new law students matriculated last fall — an 11 percent decrease from 2012, to a low-water mark not seen since early in the Carter administration."
Since this nation has had the most attorneys, for who knows how many generations, in the world I am glad that the lawyer bubble seems to have popped. Pop goes the weasel came to mind :-)
I live in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. I believe this area still has the highest distribution of attorneys per capita in the world.
"In 2011, the number of students entering law school dropped by 7 percent, an unprecedented fall. In 2012, the drop accelerated: Enrollment of first-year law students sank another 8.6 percent. It plunged still further in 2013. According to the American Bar Association, 39,675 new law students matriculated last fall — an 11 percent decrease from 2012, to a low-water mark not seen since early in the Carter administration."
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I am also a non practiced JD, I tell people to not go to law school unless you really 'burn your ships' and sell out to the process.
I thought it would benefit my software engineering work and it has made me the contract and compliance expert but 90k in expense and four years of pain was not worth it.
I thought it would benefit my software engineering work and it has made me the contract and compliance expert but 90k in expense and four years of pain was not worth it.
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CPT Jack Durish
Nope, just saddled with defending the dumber class of criminals, the ones caught red-handed
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