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According to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 1,043,000 lawyers in the United States, 4.1 percent (or 42,763) of whom are Asian. The most recent information from the Law Student Admissions Council shows an increase in Asian Pacific Islander entrants from 2000 to 2009. In 2010, among the 200 American Bar Association-accredited schools, 3,987 first-year law students were Asian or Pacific Islander.
Even with the slight increase in Asian Americans in law, Tina Matsuoka thinks students should pause before jumping into law school. “Students thinking about entering law really need to think about it. It shouldn’t be a fall back.It shouldn’t be your safety net,” said Matsuoka, executive director of the National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA). NAPABA advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and represents the interests of more than 40,000 attorneys.
“The jobs are more scarce and there is more competition,” said Matsuoka.
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