Number of legal jobs in the US declines for the first time in six months
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector lost 600 jobs in March, new Labor Department figures showed on Friday, marking the first monthly employment decline for the industry since September. Legal sector jobs totaled 1,180,900 last month, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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NEWS CENTER MAINE — Sen. Matt Pouliot, R-Kennebec, is proposing a student loan forgiveness bill to get more students taking indigent legal cases.
Read More about Video: Bill proposed in Maine would offer student loan relief for law graduates taking on indigent legal casesWhy Consider Matrimonial Law? City Bar Hosts Summit to Attract Young, Diverse Talent to Challenging Practice Area
NEW YORK CITY BAR — As part of an effort to attract a more diverse field into the discipline, Sunshine has organized the first-of-its-kind Matrimonial Practice Diversity Summit…The summit is at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 17, at the New York City Bar Association headquarters, located at 42 W. 44th Street in Manhattan.
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Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) –Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares that law professors Scott Cummings (UCLA Law), Edward Foley (Ohio State University Law), and Mary Ziegler (UC Davis Law) have been selected for Guggenheim fellowships.
Read More about Three law professors win 2023 Guggenheim FellowshipsScores on the February bar exam fall for the second year in a row
REUTERS — Scores on the February bar exam have fallen for the second straight year, examinations officials said Friday, placing some of the blame on the COVID-19 pandemic’s U.S. law school disruptions. The national average score on the Multistate Bar Exam — the 200 question multiple-choice portion of the attorney licensing test — was 131.1,…
Read More about Scores on the February bar exam fall for the second year in a rowSophia Lee named dean of Penn Carey Law
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — Sophia Lee will be the next dean of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School starting July 1, becoming the school’s first female dean. Lee, who has been a law and history professor at Penn since 2009, will succeed Ted Ruger, who will conclude his term as Penn Carey Law’s dean on…
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FORBES — Law schools are known for their demanding admissions requirements. The most common standardized test that law schools consider is the Law School Admission Test (LSAT)®. The LSAT tests your reasoning, reading comprehension and writing skills as they apply to concepts covered in law school. Law schools use the LSAT to determine whether applicants…
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WALL STREET JOURNAL — A majority of Americans don’t think a college degree is worth the cost, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NOC poll, a new low in confidence in what has long been a hallmark of the American dream.
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USA TODAY — Americans now hold $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. Nearly two-thirds of that money – at least $929 billion – is owed by women. As borrowers await the Supreme Court’s decision on a plan to provide mass student debt forgiveness, USA TODAY examined what’s behind the gender imbalances in the amount that borrowers take out and in their ability…
Read More about Two thirds of student loan debt is owed by womenUniversities struggle with diversity policies following legal threats to academic freedom
MIAMI HERALD — In July 2020, the president of Texas A&M University appointed a 45-member commission to examine the progress of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the nearly 70,000-student flagship campus in College Station. The panel’s report, released in January 2021, found both strengths and weaknesses in the school’s approach. But overall, said the…
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