A Moratorium On Training New Lawyers

A Moratorium On Training More Lawyers? By Elton Camp With the job market for lawyers being saturated It’s time that most of the programs be terminated It surely seems that the law schools could understand That the supply of attorneys already exceeds demand That is why unprofessional things the law firm tries Like openly and flagrantly beginning to advertise Would any other profession stoop low to do that way? “Let me take your uterus out,” would a doctor ever say? Would a college professor advertise, “My class is best And your learning here will be better than in the rest?” Lawyer ads have a small-print disclaimer at the end But for the oversupply of them, ads wouldn’t begin Even to the law student, it’s unfair to crank more out Then to make a decent living they find there’s doubt On contingency, injury lawyers usually offer to serve And unless they win the case, no payment do deserve A losing client may need to pay the winner’s cost & fees Most who sue are unaware of possibilities like these