Just a few days ago LSAC gave us an update on applicants for 2016-17 through February 12; now we have an update through February 19. Now they are reporting that "As of 02/19/16, there are 241,604 applications submitted by 37,082 applicants for the 2016–2017 academic year. Applicants are up 1.7% and applications are up 1.4% from 2015–2016. Last year at this time, we had 66% of the preliminary final applicant count." Based on this preliminary data, one would predict that there will be around 56,184 applicants for 2016-17.
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The market for attorneys is so grossly oversaturated, that the legal profession is no longer a vehicle to a middle class lifestyle. My buddy out over 30 years from a T-1 school is unemployed. During an interview, he requested a modest 60K salary. They rolled their eyes as if he was "nuts" for asking for so much coin. My dad in 1983 made more money in one year (actual dollars) than I did in my last two years as a Solo.
Posted by: Captain Hruska Carswell, Continuance King | February 28, 2016 at 10:04 AM