Surprise! Despite All Expectations To The Contrary, Bar Exam Scores Went Up This Year!
Bar exam test takers proved the experts wrong!
Allowing Law Students To Fail The Bar Exam Is NOT A Good Way To ‘Diversify’ The Legal Profession
Giving them exorbitant debt sentences won't diversify the legal profession, either.
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
Did Firms Raise Salaries High Enough?
Is $180,000 high enough?
Morning Docket: 03.20.15
* Per a recent study, the class of 2010 is still screwed when it comes to securing work as attorneys. There are plenty of would-be lawyers working in "tennis instruction, office management, lingerie sales, and pest control." [WSJ Law Blog] * Law schools may be admitting less qualified students, but when the bar exam results are bad, it's obviously the bar exam's fault. Is it even fair to make new lawyers have to pass a bar exam at all? We should have more on this bar exam backlash later today. [DealBook / New York Times] * Following layoffs in two other firms' litigation practices, McDermott Will & Emery is losing three of its top litigation partners. Two are expected to decamp to Paul Hastings, and one is abandoning ship for King & Spalding. Yikes! [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * Law school applications are on the verge of hitting a 15-year low. Don't worry, cautions LSAC, because "the rate of decline [in applications] is slowing." Check out the sad (yet amazing) picture in the article and see if it makes you feel better. [Bloomberg Business] * Undergrads at Villanova got a crash course in how to pay for law school this week, and were hopefully scared straight when they found out the majority of law students take out loans and "typically accumulate around $100,000-$200,000 in debt." [The Villanovan]
How The ABA Came Up With A Compromise Nobody Thinks Will Work
Moving collection of employment stats to ten months from nine months is notable only for its uselessness.
Actually Useful Studies About The Value Of Going To Law School
There is some really good research out there about the value of a law degree.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Entry-Level Employment Falls Again, And It’s Possible That Law Schools Have No Clue What To Do About It
How many terrible NALP reports do we have to endure before law schools focus on jobs instead of classes?