Illinois State Bar Report on Law School Debt Forum

[BigZuck]

I would love to see Ruxin make a post that was a full paragraph long. Say, 8 sentences. I wonder if it would be 8 separate sarcastically quippy non-sequiturs or if it would actually be coherent and cohesive.

Agreed with Romo, the report looks interesting.

[Gunnar Stahl]

Why would you making money hit my ego. Especially you making 200K. Thats not all that much.

(Has 260k in student loan debt)

[09042014]

Why would you making money hit my ego. Especially you making 200K. Thats not all that much.

(Has 260k in student loan debt)

For my sanity, I MUST BELIEVE 260 isn't A LOT of money.

@person who asked in what universe 200k isn't a lot: On a message board full of future big law lawyers.

[VegasLaw702]

@person who asked in what universe 200k isn't a lot: On a message board full of future big law lawyers.

Shit, even the biggest of biglaw is only paying new associates ~$160k to start. Assuming you never make partner, after 6 or 7 years you will be right around $220k + bonuses and whatnot. But I'm with desert fox on this one, law students should be striving to clear $200k, otherwise what the hell are we doing?

[jas1503]

[09042014]

@person who asked in what universe 200k isn't a lot: On a message board full of future big law lawyers.

Shit, even the biggest of biglaw is only paying new associates ~$160k to start. Assuming you never make partner, after 6 or 7 years you will be right around $220k + bonuses and whatnot. But I'm with desert fox on this one, law students should be striving to clear $200k, otherwise what the hell are we doing?

If you are getting bonuses you start at 170k. You should be making over 200k by your third year if you get bonuses. Fourth years get 210 in base + 27k bonus.

[NYstate]

You guys realize that the report this thread is about said that 25% of 2011 grads in Illionois are making less than $50,000.

[Epyon!]

You guys realize that the report this thread is about said that 25% of 2011 grads in Illionois are making less than $50,000.

Yea, I didn't see the overall relevance.

[VegasLaw702]

You guys realize that the report this thread is about said that 25% of 2011 grads in Illionois are making less than $50,000.

Yea, I didn't see the overall relevance.

The main point of the article was that the $50k isn't enough to service the average debt load of those graduates. It also suggested that law schools cut out the fluff courses as a way to reduce the amount of loans needed, and do more to place grads into decent paying jobs. Very relevant.