Why don't we pay law schools not to train lawyers or limit the number of graduates like they proposed to do to doctor's Because that is where the remaining jobs are.
I dont know about the men, but with so many factories, engineering, and IT jobs moving to asia, American women are now going into medical school, veterinary school, dentistry school, and law school(not to mention college in general) in order to get a good high paying job.
Law school has always been an excuse to stay in school longer. If the the ecconomy is bad, get a JD.
Men are going into nursing BTW.
Law schools are cheep to build and run and are very profitable for universities. There are no labratories or medical supplies. Mandating all students have laptops even decreases library costs due to online research.
Keep in mind too, lawyers are contained in the states they have licenses. (ignoring reciprocity for the moment) The larger states do not accept the bar exam of other states.
Medical schools will only accept qualified candidates and will allow seats to go empty. Law schools will fill a quota. (hmmmm)