Good news for your debt

Every law student is no stranger to debt. Sure, there may be a blessed few that manage to swing full-rides, but the average law student graduating from a private school has $76,763 in student loan debt. In my case, the number will be even higher. We're all hoping, of course, that we'll manage to earn enough to pay that off.

Well, the good news is that it just might be possible. First year salaries are increasing across the nation as other cities follow the trend set by firm in big cities like New York. Firms in those big-market cities are paying as high as $135,000. Here's the breakdown:



That's the good news. It's still not breaking even, however. Studies show that law students are paying 267% more for their education than they did in 1990.

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