tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post2277417728264924234..comments2024-02-23T04:59:26.907-05:00Comments on But I Did Everything Right!: Honesty is Refreshing!Angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07820446523257638689noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-36465137247270616472010-08-30T23:02:17.946-04:002010-08-30T23:02:17.946-04:00I don't know how many attorneys are hired as s...I don't know how many attorneys are hired as strippers, seems a bit shady...for the stripping industry, ha. Besides the fact that it's a young woman's game, I have not seen that many in law school that could pull it off...as it were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-85536380443983451622010-08-30T22:58:38.106-04:002010-08-30T22:58:38.106-04:00I've used BLS stats and ABA stats to demonstra...I've used BLS stats and ABA stats to demonstrate that that 88% number is ludicrous. Based on the data I've used, my calculations, and some reasonable assumptions (your average lawyer would want to work for 40 years), I've calculated that only 53.8% of all lawyers work in the legal profession. Furthermore, it is very probable that less than 30% of all new grads from the past decade were able to find work in the legal profession. See:<br /><br />http://flustercucked.blogspot.com/2010/07/statistics-suggest-that-only-538-of-all.html<br /><br />http://flustercucked.blogspot.com/2010/07/statistics-may-suggest-less-than-30-of.html<br /><br />It's too bad that someone from NALP won't go into greater detail about where the 88% number came from and whether it counts JDs who are employed in menial jobs or as strippers at private businesses as being part of that 88%.Frank the Underemployed Professionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461791753886733576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-59645618816081683312010-08-30T21:56:45.722-04:002010-08-30T21:56:45.722-04:00I have some friends who "go" to Law Scho...I have some friends who "go" to Law School by auditing some of the Classes at the local law school. I think they pay a smaller fee; and they don't get grades, but you get to sit in on all the classes and be "part" of the class. That is the smart way to do it. You don't have to "go" to law school to "go" to law school. For God sakes, you are about to make a terrible mistake. Just audit the goddarn classes, you fool, you fool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-78049385893634343272010-08-30T20:31:31.829-04:002010-08-30T20:31:31.829-04:004:44, For the majority of people, I believe you ar...4:44, For the majority of people, I believe you are correct. You are right that Hollywood does glorify the profession when in all actuality it can be quite boring and even tough to make ends meet. It's not about a job, for me. I just promised myself I would go. I am blessed with an income for life, and have plenty of spare time. I don't care about getting rich, or even the long term that much. Some things you just have to do, and consequences be damned. Marriage, a mortgage, and a few other things could be in the same category of things you shouldn't do...given the odds. The military is much like the legal profession. Much of what is seen in the movies as guys doing heroic things, and coming home and getting the girl. That is not the reality of it. I will keep reading sites like this, and listening to folks like you so I can keep my head on straight and not be fooled into thinking something is not what it appears. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-27924352876613686002010-08-30T16:44:35.700-04:002010-08-30T16:44:35.700-04:009:10: Seriously, you must think this thing through...9:10: Seriously, you must think this thing through. The JD, UNLIKE ANY OTHER DEGREE I CAN THINK OF, can maim and cripple you career-wise. It is actually dangerous to have.<br /><br />If you fail to obtain paying legal employment, and are forced to turn to the non-law world for work, unlike the case of the Economics or English undergrasd degree, which employers expect to see of their incoming class of baristas, employers LOATHE the JD. You will be greeted with suspicion, and grilled as to why you are not "practicing law". <br /><br />Ya see, kids, law still has the popular culture and the mainstream media fixated on it as if it is still some lucrative "profession", like, oh, I don't know, medicine or dentistry. It is nothing of the sort, but Hollywood still says otherwise. Unless you are ging to Harvard, yale or Stanford, or unless you are planning on joining the family firm, stay the hell out of law. Seriously. You are crazy to go into this with such a casual attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-186426301069384562010-08-30T16:34:38.319-04:002010-08-30T16:34:38.319-04:00EvrenSeven. Entitlement? If I want to go to law ...EvrenSeven. Entitlement? If I want to go to law school, even if it's for the sake of education or for any other reason that you may think insane, then why not? Why was it ok for you, and not the next generation? If I know what I am getting into, then I think you don't have a point. How I pay for Law School is really my business. How you paid for it is yours. I understand why you are bitter. I get it. I don't see why you would try to prevent an informed person from getting the same legal education you received. I am not an optimist by nature, and I know the difficulties of law school and the legal profession. Thanks for your interest, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-61151504143504521772010-08-30T13:58:29.670-04:002010-08-30T13:58:29.670-04:009:10 is the same as "30 something law student...9:10 is the same as "30 something law student" who by the grace of god isn't going to law school anymore because of a personal issue, not because of the giant tidal wave of reality that washed over her. Remember her reasoning? "I want to go to law school, and THAT. IS. THAT."<br /><br />No amount of scamblogging is going to stop anyone from going. We live in an entitlement society and everyone believes they're entitled to be whatever they want, until reality comes in the form of a student loan payment you can't pay back.EvrenSevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131985789483273230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-70286872807862669262010-08-30T11:46:40.460-04:002010-08-30T11:46:40.460-04:0010:57 I don't think I am being a "dense i...10:57 I don't think I am being a "dense idiot" But I do like being a perfect example, so I will not take offense. I am in a different position than most that go to Law School. I am reading this blog, and blogs like this to stay informed and have a base of knowledge about the good and the bad of going to Law School. I really am sorry that so far it has not lived up to your expectations, but I hope that it will. Best of luck to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-14563035960608740172010-08-30T11:09:47.034-04:002010-08-30T11:09:47.034-04:00How is he dense? He's going into it with his ...How is he dense? He's going into it with his eyes wide open? Isn't it more dense when someone comes on here with a question like "Should I go to law school"? He knows he shouldn't, but he wants it. As long as it's an informed decision, it's his problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-6342564843036263672010-08-30T10:57:48.136-04:002010-08-30T10:57:48.136-04:009:10, you're a perfect example of a dense idio...9:10, you're a perfect example of a dense idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-57762577728204668402010-08-30T09:49:58.779-04:002010-08-30T09:49:58.779-04:00I agree. Very honest.
9:10 a.m. What the heck ar...I agree. Very honest.<br />9:10 a.m. What the heck are you thinking? i promised myself I'd have babies by the time I was 28, so i will sleep around town without a condom until that happens. NO. Why? Cause that would potentially harm me for life. Same thing. Please reconsider.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820446523257638689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-66260972364822143532010-08-30T09:10:12.153-04:002010-08-30T09:10:12.153-04:00It's not a pretty picture. I still plan on go...It's not a pretty picture. I still plan on going, but only because I promised myself years ago. It sounds like getting a job is going to be rough. Oh well, I didn't really want to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-78524466364133229482010-08-30T09:02:53.716-04:002010-08-30T09:02:53.716-04:00That's the closest article to the truth I'...That's the closest article to the truth I've ever seen in traditional media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5452025352696285200.post-80803758058127860252010-08-30T06:14:39.562-04:002010-08-30T06:14:39.562-04:0088% is ridiculous. Anecdotal figures done by my re...88% is ridiculous. Anecdotal figures done by my research company, being alive and paying attention, shows the figure was closer to 50% amongst all of my classmates and even at top tier schools where some of my friends "matriculated."Demosthenes of Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607959111321385635noreply@blogger.com