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The Red Velvet Lawyer Mentioned in AmLaw Daily In the ongoing discussion about when law graduates and available law jobs will reach equilibrium, Matt Leichter, of the  Law School Tuition Bubble  blog, has continued to work with the  numbers  and published in the AmLaw Daily  here  a story called:  No, It's Still Not a Good Time to Apply to Law School . (You may need a subscription to read the story but his blog posting covers all or most of the same data.) He mentions my launch of this conversation and concludes that Prof. Merritt may have the better analysis. He looks at several more data-bases to reach that conclusion.  As I've said before, I want prospective students to make decisions about law school using informed decision-making.  The more we talk about the numbers, the more information they have to make better choices about the careers they want to pursue. I'd invite Leichter to expand his analysis to other professions, because the bu

The Red Velvet Lawyer in the Spotlight in an ABA Article

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ABA Blawgwhisperer Picks up  the Job Equilibrium Story ABA journalist Sarah Mui, of the Blawgwhisperer, reported December 6, 2013 on the job equilibrium story line, first appearing here on The Red Velvet Lawyer. The article  is entitled:  "When will law grads and law jobs reach equilibrium? Between 2015 and 2021, depending on who you ask." I want to thank my friends and colleagues for giving this story the attention it has gotten.   I largely attribute this attention to the coverage provided by Brian Leiter on his blog, Brian Leiter's Law School Reports , that he provided here and here . Thanks for supporting The Red Velvet Lawyer.