Tend to agree. Law went through a huge spike in graduates and private law schools last decade, and when the economy hit bottom, many lawyers felt the worst of it, especially recent grads who've still never really been able to get a foot in the door, while still paying off six figures of law school debt.

The difference between law and software engineering is that you can't really BS your way in software for too long without being caught. I knew a few friends who would never have been able to pass the math and engineering courses a decent CS program requires, but they were admitted and essentially paid a huge bribe (with loans) to get a law degree from a low-tier school, cram for months for the bar, and get certified.

But they never made much money in law, and probably would have been better off choosing another path.