Analysis: Law schools growing, but jobs aren't

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To hear many students tell it, law school is a guaranteed ticket to a well-paying career. So a recent milestone must have sounded like good news.

The United States last week became the world's first nation of 200 accredited law schools, as the American Bar Association gave provisional approval to two North Carolina institutions.

In other countries, it's much harder to become a lawyer. In the United States, the doors are open and getting wider. The 150,000 students enrolled in law schools last year were an all-time high. So adding more slots means even more avenues of opportunity, right?

On closer inspection, however, the economics of the "more is better" argument for legal education don't necessarily hold up.

Yahoo (AP)

[fasttense]

1. In today's economy, you must service the uber wealthy in order

to make a middle class salary. Just like when everyone serviced the king and queen. Welcome back to feudalism.

Service the wealthy and you too may eat the crumbs from under the table.

[mucifer]

2. we need more nursing schools