Above: This bunch headed for law school? Hopefully not–but run one over if you see one just in case. Speed up a bit.
To us, the suggested cure–that law schools do for people what people down through history have generally done for themselves (i.e., become full-fledged human beings)–seems way worse than the disease(s).
Get the net? Our head writer told me–at first–to “trash this blog post thoroughly, lovingly and like you mean it”. And then said, on second thought, to go easy since the blogger is a “King-Hell Straight-Up Total Betty”. So his hypocrisy knows no bounds.
We will bite our tongue, then. We will hold back.
But do see the well-written and sincere but perplexing “Will Law Schools Help Build a Healthier Profession?” at the otherwise sane Law People. So studies find that “within six months of entering law school, students experience significant decreases in well-being and life satisfaction, and substantial increases in depression, negative affect and physical symptoms.” So, some voices cry out, the law schools should address this terrible and pressing problem.
Wait. Didn’t we sign up for that risk? The often difficult externalities of professional school and learning how to be a lawyer? Comes with the territory, right? We knew law school and the profession would be stressful.