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A Profession in Crisis: The Lawyer Bubble

05/22/13 - Wednesday's is with attorney and law professor .  A successful attorney for over 30 years, he’s written about the troubled legal state in . Law schools graduate some 45,000 attorneys each year.  Most will be in debt $100,000 dollars from loans.  They expected to quickly make six-figure salaries, but most find no work. Today there is one lawyer for every 265 Americans, more than twice the number from 1970.  Don’t miss  at 1pm on  rebroadcast at 7pm on  and audio on-demand after the live program.

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