Do you have any idea how many lawyers are hanging around D.C., not practicing at law firms? It’s a lot.

In 2011, the ABA reported that 1 in 12 D.C. residents are lawyers. The national average is 1 in 260, according to the Huffington Post.

What makes D.C. a legal mecca? Is an employment pilgrimage in your future? Here are five reasons to head to D.C.

Of course, D.C. isn’t cheap, and those nontraditional legal jobs don’t pay especially well. You’ll have to sell your car and find a roommate (or five), but the District can be a fabulous place to pass a few years as a power player while the legal job market (hopefully) recovers.

And if you’re looking to practice law right now? Well, you can always move to South Dakota.

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  • So You Want to Go to Law School. Do You Want a Job, Too? (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)
  • Three Not-So-Serious Ways to Defeat Student Loan Debt (FindLaw’s Greedy Associates)

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