This morning Keith Lee directed me to a a post written by a law school scam blogger telling anyone who decided to offer productive advice to young lawyers to just go away. I normally ignore “law school scam blogs”, which are usually stupid blogs filled with juvenile rants about the legal profession, written anonymously by disgruntled, underemployed, lawyers using toilet humor.
However, I was shocked that “The Forgotten Attorney” actually got it right on why they are so angry:
Some people hoped to win the biglaw lottery and lost. Others went because they had a choice between law school, getting a McJob or becoming a commission only insurance salesman and law school seemed a hell of a lot easier and more respectable. But most people just wanted to be glorified and highly paid employees. Basically, a large number of us should not have gone to law school in the first place and if given the opportunity, will leave the profession in a heartbeat.
You canβt motivate these people. They want to escape. They want revenge or justice as they see it. They donβt want to learn the ropes on their own. They donβt want to observe court hearings. They donβt want mentors. They donβt want to go to networking events and probably canβt afford to go either. They are angry and bitter and in my opinion, rightfully so.
Exactly.