Law School: Too Much Debt, Not Enough Good Jobs?

Paul Caron has an excellent roundup of thoughts:

There has been a lot of blogosphere coverage of Kirsten Wolf, a 32 year old BU Law grad who is on "a one-woman mission to talk people out of law school."

• ABA Journal:  Law Grad, 32: Don’t Do What I Did, by Martha Neil
• Fight the Hypo:  Is Law School Worth It?, by Casebook Sherpa
• Law21: Dispatches from a Legal Profession on the Brink:  Eyes Wide Open, by Jordan Furlong
• Legal Blog Watch:  Young Lawyers Crusade Against Going to Law School, by Carolyn Elefant
• Legal Writing Prof Blog:  Is the Cost of Law School Worth It?, by Coleen M. Barger
• Mindful Link:  Best Tips For Law Students? Don’t Go
• Wall Street Journal Law Blog:  Law Blog Q&A: Kirsten Wolf, Law School Naysayer, by Peter Lattman

Prior coverage of this theme:

• TaxProf Blog:
  • DePaul Law Grad Tries to Sell J.D. Degree on eBay for $100k
  • End of Law School "Golden Era"?
  • How Law Students Can Cut Debt, Boost Job Prospects
  • National Jurist: Law School Ranking by Starting Salaries of Graduates
• ABA Journal:  Prior Big Salaries Linked to Big-Name Law Schools; Small Pay Is Larger Reality, by Debra Cassens Weiss
• Above the Law:  Loyola 2L Has a Worthy Successor, by David Lat
• Simple Justice:  Auctioning Professional Misery on eBay, by Scott Campbell
• Wall Street Journal:  Hard Case: Job Market Wanes for U.S. Lawyers; Growth of Legal Sector Lags Broader Economy; Law Schools Proliferate, by Amir Efrati
• Wall Street Journal Law Blog:  The Dark Side of the Legal Job Market, by Amir Efrati