THE HIGH COST OF A LEGAL EDUCATION – You spend a minimum of 9 years after high school and come out with $100,000 to $200,000 in debt and years behind your peers in earning. Then you have to borrow more to invest in setting up an office and start looking for work in a competitive market while carrying the debt load. This is a reason why lawyers have to charge what they do.

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Debt loads are becoming an enduring burden for Canadian law graduates, and that is distorting the profession’s ability to service the public.

Source: Canada’s growing student debt crisis