John Markoff recently had an article in the NY Time describing how computers are replacing lawyers in doing legal research.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > fewer lawyers! > > from SLATE: >>Students Turn Down Law School > >> When the recession first set in, students flocked to law school thinking it >> was their golden ticket to a secure future. Now, they're realizing the only >> thing certain about a law degree is staggering debt. Applications to law >> school have hit their lowest point since 2001, down 11.5 percent from last >> year to 66,876, reports the Wall Street Journal. Corporate law firms are >> cutting down on new hires and tamping down salaries, making competition for >> places and promotions fiercer than ever. The profession can still be >> lucrative for a few select law school grads, but for the rest, it's simply >> the beginning of a vampiric relationship with Sallie Mae. "The news has >> gotten out that law school is not necessarily a safe backup plan," said a >> pre-law adviser at Ohio State University. > >> Read original story in Wall Street Journal >> [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704396504576204692878631986.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1] >> | Thursday, March 17, 2011 < > > Bad news! they might go into economics instead! > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
