Follow POL on Twitter A recent Kaplan survey asked 2,000 potential law school applicants why they want to be lawyers. The conclusion: financial gain and political ambition.
Here's a summary and a link to the Kaplan study, on Paul Caron's TaxProf site.
Why do students go to law school? Money and power, not justice.
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |
