tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post9011047325806090179..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: Lawyer Shortages and SalariesAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-16539673881769259272011-06-29T20:00:22.592-04:002011-06-29T20:00:22.592-04:00. . . but I would guess there is a shortage of &qu.... . . but I would guess there is a shortage of "good" teachers. <br /><br />CWD<br /><br />PS - . . . and I too am hoping that you get called back and the deluge of pink slips turns out to be more theater than fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-10856568212884488052011-06-29T16:51:56.288-04:002011-06-29T16:51:56.288-04:00There's no teacher shortage either. Never has ...There's no teacher shortage either. Never has been and likely never will be.TeacherPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873195451474843927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-74783980459677039382011-06-29T10:55:14.916-04:002011-06-29T10:55:14.916-04:00. . . Or you could be a little less polite and jus.... . . Or you could be a little less polite and just say that the portion of the article dealing with DC appears to be total fluff.<br /><br />There is "no" shortage of lawyers in the DC area. It is not "at all" uncommon to go pick your kid up at the "cheap" coop day care and find out that two or three of the six or eight parents in the room are lawyers.<br /><br />Ditto - as Aaron pointed out, very nearly all of the jobs in question are Federal and require admission to any state or territorial bar, not just DC.<br /><br />The "high" median wage has more to do with the cost of living and the inflationary impact of the Federal Government and contractors than it does any "shortage" of lawyers.<br /><br />CWD<br /><br />Anecdotally, the biggest complaint my GC has about hiring attorneys in the DC area is the absolute "deluge" of applications they get and then have to wade through . . . there is no shortage of lawyers in DC . . . now as for how many of them are good lawyers . . . : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-882450942039506682011-06-28T21:47:02.346-04:002011-06-28T21:47:02.346-04:00If I were to get technical, I could also point out...If I were to get technical, I could also point out that bar passage rates can be misleading, particularly in a market like DC where a lot of jobs require passage of a state bar, not limited to the D.C. Bar.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-64710482110221399162011-06-28T16:04:49.789-04:002011-06-28T16:04:49.789-04:00Agreed. I always hated reading about average lawye...Agreed. I always hated reading about average lawyer salaries back in the day. One of my Twitter pals makes probably six figures or more but he literally works 13 hours a day, at least 6 days a week. So if you break it down to 80 hours per week, 4000 per year...hey, I'm making more as a 7 hour/day, 180 day a year schoolteacher!!! (Well, until the new budget goes through...and presuming I get called back :))TeacherPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873195451474843927noreply@blogger.com