Steven J. Harper unfairly assesses the number of American law students based on employment statistics rather than on the more salient fact that so many Americans cannot afford legal services. No one would say we had an oversupply of medical students if millions of Americans resorted to self-medication and treatment because they could not pay for a doctor. More of our citizens are representing themselves in court on important matters, like divorce, than at any time in recent memory.

Law schools throughout the country are responding with incubator programs aimed at helping law graduates open small law practices to serve clients of modest means. And studies show that a law degree remains a sound investment even if graduates take more time to find a first job or if that first job does not require passing the bar.

Perhaps instead of painting with a broad accusatory brush, Mr. Harper should offer his own solutions for expanding legal services to all. That’s the valuable mission of the many law schools he castigates so cavalierly.

JEREMY PAUL

Boston

The writer is dean and a professor at Northeastern University School of Law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28680512)

$46,400 isn't it though

http://www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/tuitionandfees/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28680666)

under any meaningful definition, assessing the situation on employment statistics is not being unfair.

"No one would say we had an oversupply of medical students if millions of Americans resorted to self-medication and treatment because they could not pay for a doctor."

uh, i would

"Law schools throughout the country are responding with incubator programs aimed at helping law graduates open small law practices to serve clients of modest means."

and lowering their tuitions so that new graduates can go this route and remain above water. yeah, no

"And studies show that a law degree remains a sound investment even if graduates take more time to find a first job or if that first job does not require passing the bar."

studies can show anything. any fucking thing. if you want to rely on 'studies' to support a position, you need to elaborate, elaborate, and elaborate some more about why the conclusion you support from the studies is legit

"Perhaps instead of painting with a broad accusatory brush, Mr. Harper should offer his own solutions for expanding legal services to all."

i didn't read the article. why do we need a solution for expanding legal services to all? let the free market work. not everyone needs nor deserves legal services. potential law students, however, need and deserve accurate information from the entities that are supported by them. they don't get it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28680885)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28681453)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28691626)

honestly shittier law school grads are OVERREP in BIGLAW once u factor in much fewer get offers at OCI.... ppl from t14 esp t5 wash out of BIGLAW cause they dont want to deal with it

i think anyone who can pass the bar cause fucking figure out most biglaw shit save some stupid crap like supreme court appellate law or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2979923&forum_id=2#28692616)