If you look at the news on the glut of law students, one lesson becomes clear : there are no clear career paths with guarantees of comfortable middle class lifestyle. Engineers have always lived in this reality because when times are good, foreigners will be deliberately introduced into the economy to keep salaries and business costs on the low side. The only solution is extreme austerity, career gamesmanship and savvy investing. Moving forward, I no longer think that my classmates are destined for a good life anymore. For even the select few who can get into the big four law firms, their constitution and resilience will be severely tested. Even with the high incomes, the glut will ensure that the legal industry remains an employer's market for the next 5-10 years. An employer's market based on my personal experience means that you have to accept the working conditions no matter ......