Even Lawyers Get Taken By The Man Sometimes
Saturday, January 8, 2005 8:08 PM
Lawyers, even those wet behind the ears, can make unholy gobs of money, but it's totally a trade-off for actually having a life. You hear about this, but don't quite get it when you're in law school. There the predominant theme is, "But you're going to make six figures right out of the gate, so what could be the problem." Except for the fact that only a percentage actually achieve that reality—certainly less than half, even at a top tier California school.

My life isn't quite as terrible as the ones of the attorneys in this SFGate article what with the "golden handcuffs" and all, but I know the feeling. You feel bad for feeling sorry for yourself because you get this nice life, but it's really not that nice, huge student loan debt often being the least of it.

And as evil as Anonymous Lawyer is, it's pretty hysterical. The mindfuck aspect is cruel and incredible, but based on the Greedy Associates message boards, I'm sure there's more than a grain of truth.

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