But that does not mean law students cannot use their new skills and status to improve society. This is important, because you need a sense of injustice in order to have a sense of justice. The doors opened by your predecessors give you opportunity. There are summer stipends, loan forgiveness policies and public interest coordinators in placement offices. But it still isn't easy.
Many schools lack such programs.
And notwithstanding the growth of nonprofit public interest organizations since the 1960s, there are still a relatively small number of positions. Congress has cut and threatens to destroy, the federal legal services program for the poor. The intrepid will find the rewards of a public-spirited career well worth the deprivations. I deal with clients personally, and try the most serious cases myself. Therefore, I get the satisfaction of seeing direct results from my efforts.