How lower college enrollment will affect the future job market
VOICE OF AMERICA — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Americans going to college has dropped by 1 million. Researchers estimated the total could be as high as 3 million over the last 10 years. Education experts in the United States have recently talked about the reasons leading to the decline. They include…
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Maria Smereka, a third-year student at Pennsylvania State University, spent late Wednesday and early Thursday watching the news come in as Russia launched missile attacks near Ukraine’s capital. Her parents and siblings were born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States before she was born. The 20-year-old grew up in…
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THOMSON REUTERS — Despite double-digit salary growth in the legal industry, many firms are grappling with serious staffing concerns. According to the 2021 Law Firm Business Leaders Report from Thomson Reuters, more than one-half of firms (51%) now view acquiring and retaining talent as a high risk to future profitability. As they work to manage these staffing…
Read More about What law firms can do to attract talent in 2022Law firms boost law student summer associate hiring
ABA JOURNAL — Offer rates for summer associate spots last year reached their highest mark since 2007, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement. Fifty-eight percent of callback interviews resulted in offers for summer positions, according to the report, Perspectives on 2021 Law Student Recruiting.
Read More about Law firms boost law student summer associate hiringLarge law firms see historic offer and acceptance rates for law student summer associate programs
ABOVE THE LAW — For the past few years, law student recruitment for summer associate programs has been incredibly successful, harkening back to a time when law students quickly accepted the offers that Biglaw firms handed out like candy. Amid an unprecedented cash rush for associates and high demand for legal services, the 2021 recruitment cycle…
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REUTERS — Diving into the recent legal market report, we see an industry that is demonstrating resilience, yet could that be derailed by rising compensation costs? The Thomson Reuters’ depicted a legal industry immersed in an escalating war for talent. Ever since major law firms like Milbank began raising their associate salaries in early 2021, the market…
Read More about How law firms can balance salary and work hours to attract associatesABA House of Delegates to vote on law school standard revisions regarding diversity and remote learning
ABA JOURNAL — A law school accreditation standard requires full opportunities for underrepresented groups, and on Friday the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar approved a proposed revision to clarify that the standard does not allow schools to engage in “racial balancing” or limit representation of individuals from any…
Read More about ABA House of Delegates to vote on law school standard revisions regarding diversity and remote learningGeorgia’s Top Courts to host Black Law Student Competitions
THE ATLANTA VOICE — Georgia’s top courts are hosting the final round of moot court and mock trial competitions for Black law students. Georgia Supreme Court Justice Verda Colvin, spearheaded the coordination of that court, the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Statewide Business Court to host and judge the final round Saturday of the National Black…
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NATIONAL JURIST — The Summer Pre-Law Pipeline Program will be held in-person from June 6-17. The two-week course will offer 30 hours of academic classes with professors and alumni on campus and will focus its efforts on first-generation and low-income students. The program is free and will focus on introducing interested applicants to the law school…
Read More about Law school pipeline programs improve access to legal education for underrepresented studentsHow to stay healthy while studying for the bar exam
LEGALSCOOPS — Are you studying for the bar exam? If so, you’re probably feeling a little overwhelmed. The bar exam is a challenging test, and it’s essential to stay healthy while you’re preparing for it.
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