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Newly Minted Attorneys are Making Lemons Out of Lemonade in a Down and Out Job Market

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published August 06, 2011

Rebecca E. Neely

And the proof is in the pudding. Most recently, the government has increased its scrutiny of the American Bar Association, pushing for a reevaluation of current standards for accreditation, in relation to the rate of employment, or lack thereof, and loan defaults.

According to the August 2nd fairfaxcity.patch.com article, ''Life After Law: Young Lawyers Look Outside Legal Profession to Meet Their Needs'', the average student loan for those attending public law school is around $70,000, while a private education rings up at $90,000. While no one is forcing men and women to attend law school, the current situation is raising serious questions that need to be addressed.

In the meantime, the article relates the stories of enterprising young attorneys who are making lemons out of lemonade.

Patch Jonathan Charnitski graduated from Villanova Law School to the tune of $110,000. Unable to find work as an attorney, he at first took on the task of reviewing documents for little money.

However, as luck would have it, Charnitski found work that blended his ability as a political reporter – a former career – with his knowledge of copyright law, and he now edits BroadbandBreakfast – an online news site.

According to the article, Charnitski was quoted as saying: ''There's this big misconception that you see these big salaries when you're a lawyer. That's true for a handful, but for the other 90 percent of us, that's just not the case.''

Desiree Lomer-Clarke earned a law degree from George Washington University, and she worked as a government contract lawyer for over a year. With this expertise in mind, she tried to help small businesses, specifically women and minority owned, to win contracts, but found the task daunting due to their lack of resources. Frustrated, not sure the practice of law was for her, she instead used her entrepreneurial inspiration to start Arlington Dog Nanny, a dog walking and training business.

Lomer-Clarke was quoted as saying: ''Dogs are always happy to see you. It's the opposite of working with some cranky partner at a law firm. As much as I regret the overwhelming amount of money I spent on law school, it really has helped my business, it's not a shame, because I'm better at this than I was at anything else.''

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