{"id":218,"date":"2014-03-23T05:06:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T05:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/03\/why-being-a-lawyer-is-still-a.html"},"modified":"2014-03-23T05:06:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T05:06:59","slug":"why-being-a-lawyer-is-still-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/why-being-a-lawyer-is-still-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Why being a Lawyer is still a Great Career Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, there has been some depressing news about the legal job market. The number of lawyers claiming to be unhappy in their career choice is high. Law students have brought suits against law schools<\/a>. Law schools are lowering tuition according to a report in the America Bar Journal<\/a>, including an 18% cut by Roger Williams Law School with similar cuts by Arizona and Iowa University Law Schools. <\/p>\n

But as I move into my 15 year as a lawyer and approach my 9th Anniversary of the opening of my law practice, dedicating to DUI and Criminal Defense, I could not be happier with my job. <\/p>\n

Here are the three things that make it a joy to go to work. <\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, there has been some depressing news about the legal job market. The number of lawyers claiming to be unhappy in their career choice is high. Law students have brought suits against law schools. Law schools are lowering tuition according to a report in the America Bar Journal, including an 18% cut by Roger Williams […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-for-lawyers"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy being a Lawyer is still a Great Career Choice — Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — March 23, 2014<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recently, there has been some depressing news about the legal job market. The number of lawyers claiming to be unhappy in their career choice is high. 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