tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post2941395495373569495..comments2024-01-09T21:43:06.916-05:00Comments on Esq. Never: The Bell Tolls for the ScamEsq. Neverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-81289391183341330462015-06-02T18:43:20.498-04:002015-06-02T18:43:20.498-04:00When I see someone with an LSAT or law school book...When I see someone with an LSAT or law school book with them these days, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-46550534310111458452015-06-02T18:41:51.835-04:002015-06-02T18:41:51.835-04:00I expect the anti-Scam movement to grow stronger, ...I expect the anti-Scam movement to grow stronger, as each graduating class comes to the realization that they've been scammed. I graduated in 2008. It took me a few years to accept that fact. The blogs helped!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-51963402625777039472015-06-02T18:37:03.359-04:002015-06-02T18:37:03.359-04:00This article is awesome. Having said that, it als...This article is awesome. Having said that, it also makes me sick to my stomach when I think about all the law school victims (like myself) and future victims/lemmings! <br /><br />I didn't go to Harvard, Yale or Stanford. Nevertheless, I thought for sure my JD would make me marketable. I thought it was versatile and would complement my other skills and experience. It's not versatile! That's a load of shit!<br /><br />It's amazing too how many practicing lawyers are trying to exit the profession. Law school deans try to spin this as opportunity for the next generation of lawyers, but that's not the case. <br /><br />Law schools need to do the industry (and country as a whole) a favor and shut down completely for three years. After that, only a quarter of those law schools should re-open. That's the only way I see supply and demand rebalancing.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-17900227805765436122015-04-05T12:37:27.333-04:002015-04-05T12:37:27.333-04:00Graduated with high honors in 2009: I am lucky to ...Graduated with high honors in 2009: I am lucky to find sweatshop document review jobs. Mostly have to commute over two hours each way to get to job. I went to my law school "career services" office. WHAT A JOKE. Their sage advice? Network. Gee. Why didn't I think of that! Also, being a female and older makes it even harder. This is still a VERY elitist and patriarchal field. The professors (and many older lawyers ensconced in their positions) are in their ivory towers and are oblivious (or act oblivious) to the plight of the entry-level attorney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-18795957206552299052015-03-06T15:33:14.355-05:002015-03-06T15:33:14.355-05:00Today's job report insists things are back to ...Today's job report insists things are back to normal, with only wage growth left. But my legal career is still in shambles. Actually I don't have a legal career. All I do is doc review, and those rates have been collapsing and yet somehow projects are a pain in the ass to get on anyway. <br /><br />At least if the legal field recovered maybe the rates would get higher and I could get on projects when I wanted. And maybe they wouldn't treat people as badly as they can. But that doesn't look possible right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-60427440774695029882015-02-16T07:47:59.388-05:002015-02-16T07:47:59.388-05:00Your article above, although a bit overly lengthy,...Your article above, although a bit overly lengthy, is dead on point. It sums up, my thoughts and concepts about the various lawland scams (Law is a scam, not just law school) in words that are much better laid out than those that I have been posting since 2006. The only things missing in your piece are the profiling of those who benefit from the scam that is law and law school along with the concept of who are law's Preferred, Protected and or seriously Connected (PPC) people. That aside, you are doing the Lorde's work. God bless!<br /><br />The Infamous John J. Bungsolaphagus AKA The Greatest Poster Known ("GPK"), Bringing Truth To Lawland Lemmings and Power Since 2006. God Bless!<br /><br />Twitter: @JBTheProphetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-23901799383504181962015-01-25T09:04:55.330-05:002015-01-25T09:04:55.330-05:00It was a very fine article. It was written perfect...It was a very fine article. It was written perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-64282210792644312082015-01-23T10:09:44.804-05:002015-01-23T10:09:44.804-05:00"BigLaw associate classes appear to have perm..."BigLaw associate classes appear to have permanently shrunk. The ripple effect has made hiring down the chain even more competitive than it previously was. Less funding for public legal resources has introduced added pressure, and the once safe haven of document review – if safe havens can be found in poorly ventilated, converted boiler rooms – is nothing like it used to be.<br /><br />While the overall economy has more or less rebounded from the Great Recession, the legal industry remains stagnant."<br /><br />Speaking as a partner in a big firm, I can confirm this. Things are nearly as rough now as they were in 2009. IMO, the sector has permanently changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-73240803744073279842015-01-23T08:03:41.119-05:002015-01-23T08:03:41.119-05:00Wow, a flame from someone who is presumably on my...Wow, a flame from someone who is presumably on my side.<br /><br />If the anti-Scam consensus is so vast that we're throwing punches in our own dugout, I'll consider that progress.Esq. Neverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248019550876835145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-66166564722225442802015-01-22T20:08:10.254-05:002015-01-22T20:08:10.254-05:00This is way too long. Clearly, you learned how to ...This is way too long. Clearly, you learned how to write in law school. Another failure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-58713614167287509792015-01-22T15:41:34.096-05:002015-01-22T15:41:34.096-05:00I have always felt that those who spoke freely and...I have always felt that those who spoke freely and truthfully about The Scam were doing The Lord's Work.<br /><br />I still do. Carry on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-64366291007411867652015-01-21T15:24:09.074-05:002015-01-21T15:24:09.074-05:00Nice article. Nice article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-51296912785201110962015-01-21T00:10:54.855-05:002015-01-21T00:10:54.855-05:00"Sure, the debt may be “manageable”..." ..."Sure, the debt may be “manageable”..." <br /><br />Look at where the oversupply has sent salary. Sometimes to nothing, to "volunteer" positions. When you're making 33k as a PD, adding 10% or 15% in loan repayment on top of tax contributions is a big deal, because you need every dollar. <br /><br />What IBR/PAYE really do is charge a debtor additional interest to keep his loan out of default. If his loan did default within three years of graduating, that default would be counted in the school's limit on defaults. <br /><br />The number of fed student loan defaults that a school can have and still take money from the federal lending system is capped. <br /><br />I am going to let my loans default on purpose and then "rehabilitate" them to remove the default from my credit report, because I refuse to pay more interest so that my law school can (with the government's blessing) lie about her default rate. <br /><br />If you're on IBR/PAYE, you're in default. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618663158161665199.post-44226964176210968602015-01-20T14:40:41.193-05:002015-01-20T14:40:41.193-05:00This is a fine piece of work. Thanks.This is a fine piece of work. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com