Education
Jun. 17, 2014
Money Matters: Debt drags down law grads
Rising student debt loads and a tough legal job market are forcing recent law school graduates into difficult choices, as many feel pressured to accept jobs they have no interest in simply to pay the bills.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When Jonathan C. Tobin graduated from UCLA School of Law in 2012 with $160,000 in debt on top of the $40,000 he already owed from college, and without a job in hand, he knew he faced a difficult road ahead. But he didn't expect to go nine months without finding a job. "I was at the point where I would take anything," he said. "Never in a million years did I think I would be in that position....
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