Law class of 2018 sees highest legal employment rate in a decade
LAW.COM — The percentage of newly minted J.D.s who found legal work increased for the fifth straight year in 2018, according to new employment data from the American Bar Association.
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CORNELL CHRONICLE — Law School alumnus Frank Langrais, J.D. ’17, was one of the approximately 400 firefighters who battled the April 15 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caused extensive damage to the historic structure.
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LAW.COM — New market entrants, thriving lateral and in-house mobility, and legal services segmentation are changing legal talent market dynamics. Burgeoning Big Four legal units and large alternative legal service providers are siphoning talent from law firms.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — For generations of lawyers, the standard, desired career trajectory was: attend the best law school you can, and then work for the best law firm you can before either becoming a law firm partner or going in-house.
Read More about Job fair for lawyers highlights ‘legal-adjacent’ and tech careersPodcast: ABA President Robert Carson addresses the state of the profession
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — ABA president Robert Carlson talks about what it means to lead a large and multifaceted legal organization in a time of technology change and innovation.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — When we last checked in on the march toward full adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam, it took root in Texas. The expansion is once again a traveler, moving northeast to Arkansas, which adopted the UBE this week.
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ABA JOURNAL — The data is for graduates of ABA-accredited law schools, according to a press release. The percentage is substantially the same as for 2015 law grads, who had an 88.49% bar pass rate within two years.
Read More about An analysis of recent bar exam pass rates for law school graduatesDrake Law honors alumni at awards event
DRAKE UNIVERSITY — Drake University Law School announces the outstanding recipients of this year’s alumni awards. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., JO’91, LW’92, was named the 2019 Alumni of the Year; Emiliano Lerda, LW’08, was named 2019 Recent Alumni of the Year; Jerry Foxhoven, LW’77, received the Distinguished Public Service Award.
Read More about Drake Law honors alumni at awards eventPodcast: Texas A&M Law Professor Luz Herrera discusses the benefits of ‘low bono’ law career
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Before they were buzzwords, Luz Herrera was a pioneer in the world of “low bono” practice, nonprofit law firms and legal incubators. Herrera speaks with Angela Morris about how a low-bono practice can enable a lawyer to balance the desire to help people with making a living.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of UCLA law students won $70,000 in seed funding for their company Mote in UCLA Law’s LMI-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs. UCLA Law alumnus Marc Kennedy ’18 is working with a new partner and using last year’s win as a launch pad to success.
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