Stat of the Week: Where Are Young Lawyers?

Why are there so few young lawyers?

onOctober 24, 2014 at 4:46 PM

The median age of U.S. lawyers is on the rise in a way that cannot be explained by a decline in law school enrollment. Is this due to the decrease in entry-level jobs for law school graduates? Or have the increased number of women lawyers (and related high attrition rates) contributed to this trend?

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