HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE, LEGAL EDUCATION EDITION: We don’t need fewer lawyers. We need cheaper ones. Unable to afford representation, more Americans are going to court alone, and they’re losing.
This is discussed in my colleague Ben Barton’s excellent new book, just out from Oxford University Press, Glass Half Full: The Decline And Rebirth Of The Legal Profession. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in where lawyers and lawyering are headed.