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Perspective

Nov. 26, 2015

No easy answer to law school debt crisis

There is no question that there is a law school debt crisis, but it can't be solved by pointing fingers and denegrating anyone that does not buy into the "law school is a scam" mantra. By Stephen C. Ferruolo

Stephen C. Ferruolo

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By Stephen C. Ferruolo

There is no question that there is a law school debt crisis. As a law school dean, I must admit that I do not know what it will take to fix it. But I do know that we will not be able to solve the problem if we keep pointing fingers, blaming one another, and denigrating anyone who does not buy into the "law school is a scam" mantra - that law students are getting dumber and that the legal profession is doomed.

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