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Above the Law had this craptastic apology for law school, and I don’t really care about discussing it.  But, I did want to provide an actual, good reason you should go to law school.

As the economy starts to recover and we get new jobs, the unemployment rate will not go down.  Why?  Because as we create new jobs we’re still creating new workers.  For unemployment to go down, we have to produce jobs faster than kids are entering the work force.  So what can we do?  Well, we can try to speed up job growth, but on the other end, we can stem the tide of new workers by putting them into job limbo, aka: law school.  Take them off the market for three years, and we buy ourselves more time to rebuild the economy.

Of course, this isn’t a reason why you should go to law school; it’s a reason the rest of us looking for work should want you to go.

Breaking: Fruit Roll-Ups are Made of Sugar
[Reuters]

Payton McClure, some random nutcase, is suing General Mills, claiming that Fruit Roll-Ups are unhealthy and that the advertisements for them are “false and misleading” because the products contain partially hydrogenated oil.

‘Nuff said.

Land of a Thousand Resumes
[Huffington Post]

After graduating from an unnamed “top tier” law school and working in the business for 23 years, Laurie-Ellen Shumaker has found herself laid off, and after sending over 1000 resumes, including applications for positions as a secretary or day care worker, she has failed to receive a single interview.

Interviews are like seeking unicorns. I’ve even gotten a status update on two different jobs saying I’m the best qualified, but then I never hear anything after that.

Shit like this makes you want to pair your lunch with a couple stiff drinks.  …Don’t mind if I do, actually.

Former Judge Lays Into Law Schools
[Bitter Lawyer]

A former judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has laid into the legal education industry:

I attended a top-25 law school (Boston University) and graduated in 1977. My third-year tuition was $7500, and most law jobs paid around $35-40000 per year at that time. BigLaw paid, if I recall, around $60000. Thirty years later, tuition is around $40000, roughly a 550% increase. BigLaw jobs now pay around $160000, a 250% increase, but most law jobs outside BigLaw, pay around $60000, a less than 75% increase.

Cold, hard numbers, and pretty hard to argue with.  Should be something good for law school administrators to plan a meeting contemplating the implementation of action steps refrigerator.