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An Honest Lawyer’s Advice For Young People: Don’t Go Into Law — You’ll Regret It

What are you worth as a lawyer? It depends on how much you bill.

I’m not sure I’d recommend that a young person go into law.

When I was starting out, it was more of a profession, and your worth was determined by the service you provided. Now it’s become more of a business, and your worth is determined by the fee you’re able to collect.

— An honest lawyer who happened to be passing through Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan when he was photographed by Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York.

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(Do you agree with him? Feel free to sound off in the comments.)