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I think the link you provide to commentary on law school curricula is simply wrong. While I would’ve appreciated more practical training as much as the next recent law school graduate, I don’t think he’s right that the reason lots of law school grads work as non-lawyers is because they were never cut out for law-related work in the first place.
Rather, lots of people want to apply legal knowledge and skills to stuff outside of the actual practice of law. I took a class on medical law with several doctors/medical students who wanted to better understand the legal aspects of their chosen profession. Given that law intersects with almost every other facet of professional life, it makes sense for people to explore those interactions. Although, yes, it would help if those explorations were more practical and less theoretical.