Are you happy as a law professor??

Prof. Paul Caron of the Tax Prof Blog reports that law professors are unhappy with their jobs.  See Why Are Law Professors So Unhappy? — Part Two, Dec. 28, 2007.

In my opinion (and do you really care?), if a person is unhappy in his/her job, he/she should leave!  There are mass quantities of lawyers anxious to join the academic ranks as demonstrated by the huge number of resumes in the AALS Faculty Register.

Also, in my humble opinion, being a law professor is one of the absolute best jobs in the world.  Other than being on perpetual vacation (which is not a bad idea), being a law professor is one of the most enjoyable, fun, rewarding, and challenging positions imaginable.  About the only “down” side is grading hundreds of exams but since that occupies only a de minimus amount of time per year, it is not really worth worrying about it.  (Being a rock star, of course, also sounds pretty good!)

And then, teaching in the wills, probate, trusts, and property areas just makes things even better!!