re: Outlook for lawyers growing more grim

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I'd still go to law school. Having a law degree even if you don't practice law opens up a lot of doors.

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No it doesn't. Virtually every employer who is looking for a job which does not require a JD thinks applicants with a JD fit into one of three categories which are bad for your chances: 1) you couldn't hack it as a lawyer (wouldn't or won't work hard and thus wouldn't be a good fit); 2) you are using their job as a transition job to get back to/wait for a law job; 3) you are overqualified and would be bored doing their nonlaw job.

The height of irony is outside the legal field, a JD can often handicap your chances of getting a job.