Slate said that the number of law school applications is at its lowest level in 30 years and said that students who want to be a lawyer should take advantage of the stabilizing market. However, it is not a good idea to go to law school if the student does not have a large desire to become a lawyer. Slate cited ABA statistics that found that 26,377 law school graduates found long-term, full-time employment last year that required bar passage. About 6,438 found long-term, full-time jobs that didn't require a law license last year.If the market produces the same number of jobs in 2016 when about 36,000 law students are set to graduate, Slate argues that 91 per cent of the class could land long-term, full-time work. Slate also argues that despite the drop in salaries for new lawyers combined with higher debt, law school may pay off in the long run. Source:ABA Journal