Legal Education
Aug. 17, 2021
Is law school worth it?
It is interesting that the issue is arising at a time when more people want to go to law school than at any time in the last decade.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
Is it worth it to go to law school? Amidst a large increase in law school applications, that question is again being asked, including in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. "Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate," Wall Street Journal (Aug. 3, 2021).
It is interesting that the issue is arising at a time when more people want to go to law school than at any time in the last decade. The number of people applying...
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