Too many student loans to be a lawyer?

People are talking about the NY Times story about the guy who finally passed the NY bar exam on his fourth attempt, but appellate court rejected him on character and fitness grounds because they said he had too much student loan debt: $480,000. It started out as approximately $317,000 after he finished his second law program, but then penalties and fees for nonpayment caused it to mushroom to $480,000 ( see here , the article says something different). How is he supposed to get a job that will allow him to repay that if he isn't allowed to practice law? Of course, even if he were admitted, a 47-year-old with his dubious record isn't going to find a law job in this economy anyway. It seems... [read full story]                    

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