"It's The Law"

[unixronin]

Some points to ponder about the practice of law in the United States:

• The United States has more lawyers than any other nation in history, more than any other nation in the world; according to some sources, more than all other nations in the world combined.
• There are about 40,000 law firms in the United States.  About 2,000 of them have more than ten lawyers.
• Coincidentally, about 40,000 new lawyers graduate and enter law practice in the United States every year.
• In 1973, about ten US corporations had legal departments with more than 100 lawyers.  By 1990, there were 250.  By 2000, there were over 500.  Some of those corporations now have over a thousand lawyers.
• There are 35% more lawyers in the United States than there are doctors.  It has been suggested that this is because there's more money in suing a doctor than in being one.

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[yndy.livejournal.com]

There are 35% more lawyers in the United States than there are doctors. It has been suggested that this is because there's more money in suing a doctor than in being one.

Huh... I'd attribute it to the fact that there are fewer cadavers in law school - and while many people pass out at the sight of blood - few faint at the sight of a pad of yellow legal paper...
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