Law schools in Iowa see fewer applicants - GRANT SCHULTE, Des Moines Register

Amos Hill left Drake University Law School this year with two professional degrees, a sturdy job and the sense he was "very fortunate" to have risen so quickly. The 25-year-old worked through his first year of law school, despite warnings not to, and used the money to help pay his way to a law degree and master's in business administration. But many would-be law students, he said, face uncertain job prospects. "I think the credit crunch has made it difficult for a lot of students," said Hill, who started work Friday at Des Moines-based Whitfield & Eddy. "They can't always just leave what they're doing and go to law school."