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Tidal Wave of Lawyers Nears, Bar Data Forewarn

Submitted by Amit U, Dec 30, 2007 22:45

Prices are already lower for run of the mill services when adjusted for inflation. Most people pay around $500 or so for representation on most common misdemeanors and traffic court matters. Wills, trusts etc. is around $800 or so unless you are rich. If you are rich you can afford better representation and you ask for more. Nothing wrong with that. How is that different from yelling at Toyota for selling the Lexus? Legal problems are still rare for most of the population. This is the big difference between doctors and lawyers. You are much more likely to see a doctor than a lawyer most years. The real crisis is the low number of doctors. We have 1.14 million lawyers but less than a million doctors. We need to have twice as many doctors just to keep the current standard of care. My guess, get ready for poor health care but much better legal care. I blame the American medical association for under representing demand for so long only to change course and declare that there was a severe shortage only recently! It is not just doctors but nurses as well.

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Prices are already lower for run of the mill services when adjusted for inflation. Most people pay around $500 or...

Amit U

Dec 30, 2007 22:45

This writer consistently looks at one side of the equation and ignores the other side. Se looks at the number... [MORE]

Michael

Dec 19, 2007 00:55

New York is also awash with foreign attorneys, who take only 1 year of post-graduate education (In most foreign countries... [MORE]

bubba gump

Dec 10, 2007 22:11

The article confirms that Cardozo now outranks Cornell law school in the national polls. Way to go! It took a... [MORE]

Jonathan K.

Dec 10, 2007 13:35

$205,000 average salary? Cripes! I'm packing my bags as we speak. [MORE]

J Sriro

Dec 5, 2007 11:48

"The city's top firms, meanwhile, are attracting talent from Harvard, Yale, and Stanford Law schools, whose graduates passed the bar... [MORE]

question

Dec 4, 2007 23:28

From the judiciary section of www.polijam.com I came across this article, which seems to have some optimistic views on the... [MORE]

John Davidson

Dec 4, 2007 17:16

What a great article. I'm happy for the law students who have decided of their own free will to stay... [MORE]

Michael R

Dec 4, 2007 12:42

Lower legal fees? You just keep telling yourself that Michael R. The fact is, as law firms continue to raise... [MORE]

Andrea C.

Dec 4, 2007 14:16

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