Lawyers — Young and Old — Debate The Changing Legal Marketplace

“If you don’t teach a man to fish, hunt, gather, or draft a settlement agreement, he’ll probably starve.”
“Why the heck would anyone incur $150,000.00 to get a law degree from the University of Oregon?”
“People who can not pay tuition in cash should not go to law school.”
“The legal field is watching MBA syndrome happen before its very eyes.”
“The free market is working.”
“When I read about these poor, suffering woeful souls I think… so what? This is life.”
“Despite the vitriol expressed by so many, being a lawyer is still an exciting, challenging and personally rewarding profession. If they didn’t choose it for the money they will not be disappointed.