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Legal Education

Aug. 12, 2021

California accredited law school grads avoid crippling debt

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal lamented that law school has “lost its luster” as debts mount, salaries stagnate, and graduates of “well-regarded ABA law schools routinely carry six-figure student loans for years.”

Mitchel L. Winick

President and Dean
Monterey College of Law

Mitchel is president and dean of a non-profit California accredited law school system that includes Monterey College of Law, San Luis Obispo College of Law, and Kern County College of Law. He was one of eight deans invited by the California Supreme Court to an informal meeting in October 2019 to discuss concerns about the California bar exam. He is former chair of the Committee of Bar Examiners Rules Advisory Committee and a former member of the Law School Council representing the California Accredited Law Schools.

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal lamented that law school has "lost its luster" as debts mount, salaries stagnate, and graduates of "well-regarded ABA law schools routinely carry six-figure student loans for years." "Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate," Wall Street Journal (Aug. 3, 2021).

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