"Almost everyone I know from law school is unemployed or seeking alternative employment."

Quoting former Chicago-Kent College of Law student Richard Komaiko in Melanie Hicken's 10 Faces Behind The Incredible Law School Underemployment Crisis (Business Insider). She adds 'We wanted to hear the truth behind the crisis, so we interviewed several recent graduates, including those who have gone into entirely different fields, and one who is living just above the poverty line." The article profiles include:

• Four years after graduating from law school, Erin Gilmer is on food stamps (Colorado, Class of 2008)
• Jordan Harbinger was laid off from his Wall Street law firm job and launched a business advising men on dating skills (Michigan, Class of 2006)
• Ryan Fandetti works two jobs so he can save money on the side while paying his law school loans (Villanova, Class of 2006)
• Abby-Gail Chaffatt turned down several "Big 4" accounting jobs to go to law school, and now she's relying on contract work (Boston, Class of 2011)
• Andrew Legrand moved in with his parents so he could afford to start his own practice (Loyola-New Orleans, Class of 2011)
• Larry Hardcastle discovered that even graduating from a highly-ranked law school didn't guarantee a spot at a major firm (George Washington, Class of 2010)
• Facing limited job prospects, Richard Komaiko became an entrepreneur (Michigan, Class of 2006)

[JH]