Re:The Student Loan Debt Crisis Is About to Get Worse
by bunderbunder on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @06:04PM
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> There is no market for inexperienced but cheap lawyers, at least for business litigation.
Caveat there - there's room in the boiler room, at least on the bigger cases.
Not exactly the kind of work kids dream of when they apply to law school, though.
There is no such regulation. A fresh graduate could theoretically argue a case in the Supreme Court--it just requires a pro forma application and payment of a $200 fee to be admitted to the Supreme Court bar. A JD you hire for $20/hour on Craigslist can, legally, represent you in almost any proceeding, as long as she is upfront with you about the fact of her inexperience (and is willing to shoulder the malpractice risk).
There is no market for inexperienced but cheap lawyers, at least for business litigation. If you're a plaintiff, you can get experienced lawyers to work on contingency. If you're a defendant, you have huge potential exposure if you lose the case. If you really have no money, the plaintiff will realize it can't get blood from a stone and will settle cheaply. It would be incredibly risky to roll the dice and try to fight with a lawyer who lacks experience.