Law schools are churning out more grads than are needed. Too many doctors go into specialties, leaving a void in primary care. The Guilds control the practice of medicine/law but not in a way that necessarily makes economic sense. Thus, there are no guarantees even if spend the money and go through the pain of obtaining the license. Furthermore, the economics of the legal field is being impacted by offshoring, LegalZoom and other online resources, etc.