Law school: The time is now
What is driving the current “great resignation” is multi-faceted, but somewhere at the root is a desire for meaning. We seek great working conditions, respectful colleagues, and meaningful work.With a law degree and law license, you can and will make a difference.
AccessLex releases its spring update on legal education data
Law school admission is more competitive, overall tuition decreased and the racial and ethnic composition of law school applicants has remained relatively stable from last year.This comes from AccessLex Institute, which details these results — and many more — in its latest Legal Education Data Deck
Best Schools For Practical Training
Preparing students for practice is becoming a signature goal of more and more schools.Even during the height of the pandemic, law schools continued this mission.
New bar exam to focus more on skills testing
The nation’s law school class of 2026 is yet to be determined, given those students won’t enter school until 2023. However, we can already offer both good news and bad news to the future law students.
Law school deans say online course work isn’t going anywhere
More than 400 law school deans responded to a survey about how the pandemic has changed legal education. They said that online course work is likely to stick around for a while.
Law schools have been accused of placing women in less lucrative teaching roles — what has been called the pink ghetto. Critics say women’s tenure and pay are not on par with that of male professors.
Employment rebounds for Class of 2021
The Class of 2021, like the class before it, faced considerable challenges in law school, given students navigated it during the worst of the COVID era. But apparently there was a light at the end of their tunnel: jobs.
The New High-Tech Alternative Legal Careers
Job options for law school graduates are expanding, with a wide variety of good-paying opportunities in the tech field.
