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		maxxxxx on June 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Expensive Law Degree, and No Place to Use It Very true. Where are the lawyers that will work for a measly $80/hr? The same amount which makes a lot of freelance programmers very happy.

mac01021 on June 18, 2016 [–]

Do members of both professions find clients with equal ease and reliability? A plumber or an electrician bills at a rate closer to double that, but i think it's partly because work is less steady.

maxxxxx on June 18, 2016 | [–]

I am pretty sure that a lawyer who did good work for $80/hr would be in high demand.

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