Podcast: Former law firm recruiter offers advice for law graduates searching for a job and planning a career
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — We’re excited to have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about ways to keep your job search and career planning consistent as a law student, without overdoing it.
Read More about Podcast: Former law firm recruiter offers advice for law graduates searching for a job and planning a careerUS Supreme Court Justices Breyer and Jackson inspire a closer look at the pronunciations of ‘amicus’
ABA JOURNAL — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was once a law clerk for the justice she will replace, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, but she didn’t adopt his pronunciation of “amicus.”
Read More about US Supreme Court Justices Breyer and Jackson inspire a closer look at the pronunciations of ‘amicus’New ABA data details employment outcomes for 2021 law school graduates
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — Employment data for the graduating law class of 2021 as reported by American Bar Association-approved law schools to the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is now publicly available.
Read More about New ABA data details employment outcomes for 2021 law school graduatesABA data: More law graduates in full-time positions for class of 2021
REUTERS — Employment rates for the law class of 2021 rebounded from the pandemic-induced slump that hit the previous class, ending up stronger than they were two years ago.
Read More about ABA data: More law graduates in full-time positions for class of 2021A look at law graduate employment by school
REUTERS — The ABA on Monday released a trove of data on the Class of 2021’s employment outcomes that shows entry legal hiring more than bounced back after a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 76% of last year’s new juris doctors found jobs that require bar passage within 10 months of…
Read More about A look at law graduate employment by schoolA look at 2-year law school JD programs
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Concerns about the amount of time it takes to get a law degree and the associated costs have resulted in more law schools offering accelerated Juris Doctor programs within the last 10 years.
Read More about A look at 2-year law school JD programsBloomsburg University to create undergraduate center to assist aspiring lawyers
NORTHCENTRALPA.COM — A Bloomsburg University graduate has donated $1.5 million to create a law center for students, which will help fund programming, summer institutes, and law school recruiting events.
Read More about Bloomsburg University to create undergraduate center to assist aspiring lawyersPodcast: Law school admissions consultant Sydney Montgomery offers advice to applicants
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — We’re excited to have college and law school admissions consultant Sydney Montgomery with us to talk all about law school admissions.
Read More about Podcast: Law school admissions consultant Sydney Montgomery offers advice to applicantsHow gap year jobs can aid a law school application
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT — Spring is a time of transition, with a new crop of college graduates about to enter the workforce while others finish programs and fellowships. Whether you are about to take a gap year before attending law school or are already in the workforce, it’s worth thinking about how best…
Read More about How gap year jobs can aid a law school applicationUCLA Law student Eric Jones discusses how using laptops in class can aid students with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — In an email to the ABA Journal, a UCLA Law spokesperson wrote that some professors believe laptops are detrimental to the in-person learning experience. That does not include circumstances where laptops are necessary for a disability-related accommodation, the spokesperson wrote, and the law school is working with the university’s Center for Accessible…
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