Being a recent law school graduate right now is tough. Not only are graduates struggling to find jobs, those that become
employed are making less than those who graduated in 2009.
The National Association for Law Placement reported
last week that the median starting salary for 2010 graduates is 13 percent less than the median starting salary for 2009 grads.
The mean salary fell 10 percent as compared to 2009.
Not only is the class of 2010 being paid less, but graduates are having more trouble than their 2009 counterparts in finding
work at law firms. NALP says nearly 51 percent of recent grads have gotten a job in a law firm; nearly 56 percent of 2009
graduates landed at law firms. Just below 70 percent of employed grads found a job that required passing the bar.
The organization goes on to break down the class of 2010’s employment numbers, looking at part-time and temporary jobs.
NALP notes that of the employed graduates, 22 percent were looking for a different job, about the same as the class of 1994,
which also faced a tough job market.
If you graduated in 2010 from law school, do you agree with this report? Does this information worry you if you just graduated
from law school in 2011?
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the irony of situations like this is that the clients whom conour cheated are the ones who should be pulling hardest for him to remain free and keep his law license, so they have some hopes of him paying back. really bury the guy deep and then there will be little hope of restitution
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Qualified immunity, means that if you wear a badge, you are exempt from law and free to do anything you please! The courts will back badge toting individuals, because they think they are above the law as well. They think, they have judicial immunity, they do not.
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Deeply, deeply concerned? I'll bet if it was the judge's money that had been swindled we'd see deep concern with actual consequences. First a Ponzi scheme, then a shell game with the assets…c'mon, hasn't Conour abused the judicial system and his clients long enough? I say enough already.
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Wow, just wow.
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Forcing a defendant to wear a stun belt, in court or otherwise, is a violation of american principles! It is also unconstitutional!
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Fortunately here in Indiana we can be proud of Indiana Tech's role in working to fix the lawyer-shortage. I hope that socially-aware schools nationwide will follow Indiana Tech's lead. With any luck, in 3-5 years the universities in this country can make real progress towards catching up with demand for qualified candidates to fill high-paying legal jobs.
(http://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/indiana-tech-moves-forward-with-new-law-school-plans-can-nobody-stop-them/ ; http://www.indianatech.edu/Academics/Pages/law.aspx).
Hey Brain Drain-- dont let the door hit ya in the backside on your way out.
Anynow-- for many decades we have observed a lot of people getting law degrees have no intention of practicing law. Maybe the problem is not too many lawyers overall, but too many law degreed individuals drooling over the prospect of joining the political oligarchy, for which law degrees have become prerequisite.
Well at least they didnt turn out to be bankers. LOL