Each year, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners, about 55,000 people pass the bar exam in the United States, which admits them to the practice of law. If one of these newly minted attorneys ever asked me for career advice, I’d tell them this: Come to Georgia and hang out your shingle. You’ll always have plenty of work because our state and local governments have established what is, essentially, a full-employment program for lawyers.