Law Practice
Jul. 25, 2019
A glut of lawyers yet an unmet need for services
As an interested observer, I have made two claims about the legal profession. They both have, as any description should, a basis in fact. They seem contradictory. The statements are as follows: There is a glut of members of the profession; there is unmet need for services.
Frank H. Wu
President Designate
Queens College
Frank is William L. Prosser Distinguished professor at UC Hastings College of the Law.
As an interested observer, I have made two claims about the legal profession. They both have, as any description should, a basis in fact. They seem contradictory. The statements are as follows: There is a glut of members of the profession; there is unmet need for services.
These statements can be compatible. The reason is maldistribution. That is literal and figurative. Lawyers are geographically situated less than ideally to benefit...
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