You’d think law schools were distributing candy from a fleet of windowless vans the way the blogosphere is screaming at aspiring attorneys to stay away. Lawyerist warns that a J.D. “is no longer a safe route to a successful career.” Above the Law scolds law schools for simply making students think a job would be waiting in the wings. PrawfsBlog is torn between blaming the anti-legal-education prophets and the economy for the decline in law school applicants.
So is a career in law a dead end? Maybe not—if you look in-house, and if you specialize.
