Employment Data

The Best Way To Pick The Best Law School For You

First and foremost, take advantage of the information available to you. 

Bad News If You Are Actually Trying To Start A Legal Career

No matter what type of legal job you're looking for, the odds are stacked against you.

Morning Docket: 08.04.17

* The White House announces ten new judicial nominations, including two for circuit courts (previously predicted in these pages). We'll have more on this later. [Washington Times] * King & Spalding joins Jones Day and Sullivan & Cromwell as a "feeder firm" for the Trump administration. [Law.com] * Will the Trump Justice Department's possible attack on affirmative action succeed? Law professors disagree. [How Appealing] * Michelle Carter, the woman convicted for basically texting her boyfriend into committing suicide, gets sentenced to 15 months. [ABA Journal] * White-collar criminal defense lawyers discuss what to expect from the grand jury convened by special counsel Robert Mueller. [National Law Journal] * The trend continues: fewer law school graduates, better employment statistics. [ABA Journal] * Elliot Katz, a leading lawyer in the self-driving-car space, motors from DLA Piper to McGuireWoods. [Law.com] * If you'll be online in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 16, join me and ABA Legal Career Central for a Twitter chat about career paths for lawyers, especially alternative careers. [American Bar Association]

The Law Schools With The Most Graduates Employed In School-Funded Jobs (2016)

Is this practice still considered to be questionable behavior by law schools?

Morning Docket: 05.12.17

* What's the over–under on how long acting FBI director Andrew McCabe will keep his current post? [New York Times] * And Democratic senators want answers -- lots of answers -- from deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. [Washington Post] * Following up on our list of top law schools with great employment outcomes, here's a broader look at the latest ABA employment data. [ABA Journal] * And following up on our recent round-ups of possible judicial nominees in the Trump administration, here's a name for one of the open Third Circuit seats in Pennsylvania. [CA3 blog via How Appealing] * A lawsuit claims that a Biglaw behemoth is trying to invalidate the same patents it prosecuted -- not a good look. [Daily Business Review] * Former Biglaw chair J. Stephen Poor ruminates on the riches of this year's top Am Law 100 firms. [Big Law Business] * Robert Post looks back over his eight years as dean of Yale Law School. [Law.com]

Meet A New Law School Dean: An Interview With Judge Gail Prudenti

Hofstra Law's new leader describes her plans for improving bar exam passage and job placement.

First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Evaluating Legal Education’s Vital Signs At The End Of The Academic Year

It's a tale of the (relatively) good, the (pretty) bad, and the (downright) ugly.

The Top Law Schools With The Best Employment Outcomes

How did things turn out for the class of 2016 at your law school?

With Private Practice Employment Lowest In 20 Years, Job Prospects Not Looking Rosy For Future Law School Graduates

Yikes!

Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.16

* Children (under 8) around the country prepare for the first white president of their lifetime. [Ad Week] * Do people regret going to law school? YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. [JSTOR] * If law schools fudge employment data, will they be liable for their students' debt? [TaxProf Blog] * Are humanity, compassion and kindness the antidote to the recent wave of police killings and the death of Dallas police officers? Or is that too simplistic an answer? [Katz Justice] * Notorious RBG has a lot to say about all the Court shenanigans going on. [New York Times] * Law school cheating isn't all that rare. [Law and More]

Caveat Venditor: Throwback To The Days Of Junk Employment Statistics

Deceptive statistics are not yet a thing of the past.

The Fall Of Systemic Deception At Law Schools

We long ago declared victory for law school transparency. Here's why.