Oh, The Onion Knows Exactly Why So Many People Are Applying To Law School Right Now
The best satire is based on truth.
It’s a phenomenon we’ve documented repeatedly in the past — there now are more law school applicants than at any point since the recession. But what is causing this influx of wannabe lawyers?
Some have suggested it’s because the legal industry may have finally leveled out after the disastrous mortgage-backed securities debacle, while a sort of a prevailing wisdom in legal academia says that the country’s slip towards fascism under Donald Trump has encouraged more people to become educated about the law. But the satirical news source you’ve known and loved since college, The Onion, knows the truth:
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This may officially get marked down as attributable to the law school Trump Bump, but now you know the truth.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).
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