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Old 01-21-2010 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
Problem is that they are not taking many in. These firms are fighting to survive.
There was an interesting article, in the Dallas paper I think, that talked about the small percentage that actually get a job in a law firm at all. The non selects are the ones hanging out in court houses and hospital waiting rooms passing out cards. Sort of like the commuter end of our industry

But yet, universities churn out hundreds of new lawyers every year. One of my dad's favoriate sayings is, "there aren't enough doctors to support all the lawyers"