Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since dot-com bubble

Re:Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since d... by voidfunc on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:08AM (#28057188)

My father was a lawyer and genuinely enjoyed his career. He did fit into that “elite lawyer” category. In retirement now, he has been approached several times to return (for obscene money) and its always a firm no from him. He doesn’t want the headache. He loved the networking and people-relationships of lawyering but the actual work was tedious and exhausting even with an army of supporting staff and associates around him.

I have a sibling that is a lawyer and they want nothing to do with being a firm slave on the partner-track grind. They are happy just being internal corporate 9-5 counsel in there little area of specialization. I know many of there friends from law school tho are not in great positions several years after graduation…

I have a bunch of other friends that went to law school with various levels of success. It does seem to mint a respectable amount of middle-class jobs but none of them are getting rich doing it.

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Re:Law school applicants surge 13%, biggest increase since d... by dimitrios1 on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @09:59AM (#28061085)

> They are happy just being internal corporate 9-5 counsel in there little area of specialization.

This has been my personal experience with most lawyers, and they all seem pretty regular, not working crazy 16 hour days for weeks leading up to a trial, etc.

We say software is eating the world, but the law only ever gets more complex, not simpler, with more regulations being introduced on a seemingly monthly basis. The law and GRC is eating the world, so I only see the demand for these roles increasing.

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