The claim about an army of legal attack dogs is absolutely inaccurate. Law students seeking government work do not have it any better than college graduates as

The claim about an army of legal attack dogs is absolutely inaccurate. Law students seeking government work do not have it any better than college graduates as a whole. In fact, budgets at the federal and state level are hemorrhaging and law students are having a harder time than ever gaining government work. In some cases it's more competitive than private practice. DOJ hiring numbers for recent grads are down dramatically. Some departments have even cancelled their summer programs. Given the oversupply of new lawyers graduating these days, it's far more accurate to say we're creating an army of legal stray dogs than attack dogs. There are lawyers working hard at places like the EFF to combat these kinds of government policies. I think it's more productive to focus ire on these policies rather than attacking the legal profession as a whole. [] http://www.mainjustice.com/2011/01/24/justice-department-under-hiring-freeze/ http://www.mainjustice.com/2011/01/24/justice-department-und... [] http://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/would-you-work-as-a-federal-prosecutor-for-free/ http://abovethelaw.com/2011/05/would-you-work-as-a-federal-p...