Want to know the single most helpful thing I did to repay my student loans? I organized all of my student loan paperwork. Really. Probably a better answer would be “get a job.” But I was really surprised by how empowered I felt after taking charge of the paperwork. There really is truth to the …
Law School Debt Survey Results
We know about the debt burden saddling many new lawyers, so back in January I decided to ask our readers: What is your law school debt story? Hoping for at least 100 responses to my unofficial survey, I was blown away to receive nearly 300. As a 2008 grad I was not surprised by the …
What’s Your Law School Debt Story?
“[L]aw school is a pie-eating contest where the first prize is more pie.” If that sounds familiar, you may have read Is Law School a Losing Game?, the New York Times article that was widely circulated last week. The 3-page article details why law school is becoming a risky bet when considering the debt to …
Law School Graduation Reflections
It’s May and even if you are not a graduate or don’t know a graduate, May must stir up memories of law school graduation. The last graduation before you really worked, right? And surely you are moved by at least one commencement speech, whether by Barack Obama or Steve Jobs or some young fresh-faced kid. Do …