Ah yes, a job in Big Law; the gold ring to grab on the law school merry-go-round. It is available to so few of those attending most law schools, and even fewer are attaining the ultimate prize, a "real" partnership. All other lottery ticket buyers are doomed to the bleak prospect of badly-paying jobs and eternal debt. As stupid as this is, over the years, I have observed an unhappily large number of academics cheerfully supporting this distorted image of legal education's goals. They really know better (were they to think), but they get sucked in.
We need to change. Soon--or there will be nothing left to change.
Ah yes, a job in Big Law; the gold ring to grab on the law school merry-go-round. It is available to so few of those attending most law schools, and even fewer are attaining the ultimate prize, a "real" partnership. All other lottery ticket buyers are doomed to the bleak prospect of badly-paying jobs and eternal debt. As stupid as this is, over the years, I have observed an unhappily large number of academics cheerfully supporting this distorted image of legal education's goals. They really know better (were they to think), but they get sucked in.
We need to change. Soon--or there will be nothing left to change.