In the last two years, there has been steady decrease in law school entrance tests (LSAT). The Law School Admission Council reported that the number of test takers has decreased to about 25 percent in the last two years; this is the largest decline in more than a decade. The legal market is seriously affected by the economic crises gripping the U.S. Additionally, as legal technology becomes ubiquitious, cost-efficient and "handled overseas", more companies and individuals will turn from expensive legal firms.
New lawyers are overburdened with debt, and the strict job market is not helping. Undergrads are no longer looking at law school as a lucrative field. David Segal of the New York Times writes, "Word is getting through that law school is no longer a safe place to sit out an economic downturn — an article of faith for years — and that strong grades at an above-average school no longer guarantees a six-figure law firm job."
New lawyers are overburdened with debt, and the strict job market is not helping. Undergrads are no longer looking at law school as a lucrative field. David Segal of the New York Times writes, "Word is getting through that law school is no longer a safe place to sit out an economic downturn — an article of faith for years — and that strong grades at an above-average school no longer guarantees a six-figure law firm job."