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Re:Can too many brainy people be a dangerous thing? by pram on Thursday October 29, 2020 @11:58AM (#24931890)
They just don't go into lawyering period. If you don't get into a biglaw firm after you get your JD you're usually permanently fucked. It's better to get a salaried position in an unrelated field than 'hang out your shingle' in pretty much all cases.

Law schools are making lots of lawyers, but the 'failed' ones just drop out. That is why there is no downward pressure on the fees from increased supply.

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Re:Can too many brainy people be a dangerous thing? by ska on Thursday October 29, 2020 @01:41PM (#24933028)
Getting into a biglaw firm is only the first gate, as their model requires a pretty big funnel and up-or-out process. Lot's of promising young lawyers are grist for that mill, and many end up doing something else after.

Lots of young lawyers have no interest in biglaw either, and only some of them are naive about their future prospects.

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