How the past two years have affected legal talent development
ABA JOURNAL — At the end of November, the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market: A Challenging Road to Recovery noted, “all law firms were edging dangerously close to losing almost one-quarter of their associates in 2021.” That statistic reflects just how drastic—and rapid—the change in the talent landscape has been during the pandemic.…
Read More about How the past two years have affected legal talent developmentLegal sector reaches highest number of jobs since 2007
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector now has more total jobs than it had when the count hit its previous high point in 2007 shortly before the Great Recession, according to U.S. Labor Department data released Friday.
Read More about Legal sector reaches highest number of jobs since 2007What practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the global economy to a near halt in March 2020, lawyers — like everyone else — wondered how the crisis would affect not only their health and personal lives but also their work lives.
Read More about What practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemicReport: Why women are leaving the legal profession
BENZINGA — Leopard Solutions’ just released Women Leaving Law report provides vital insights to law firms on how to create more equitable workplace cultures to ensure the retention of women lawyers at all levels.
Read More about Report: Why women are leaving the legal professionOregon Supreme Court gives approval to non-lawyer licensing proposal
REUTERS — Oregon is the latest state to embrace regulatory changes allowing so-called legal paraprofessionals — non-lawyers who are specially trained to provide legal services in limited areas of the law.
Read More about Oregon Supreme Court gives approval to non-lawyer licensing proposalUS Supreme Court welcomes new class of clerks
REUTERS — Graduates of the law schools at Yale, Harvard and Stanford universities dominate the incoming class of U.S. Supreme Court clerks, keeping with tradition.
Read More about US Supreme Court welcomes new class of clerksAbortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
REUTERS — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide has some students rethinking their higher education plans as states rush to ban or curtail abortion, according to interviews with 20 students and college advisers across the country.
Read More about Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plansYale and Stanford law schools eliminate tuition for low-income students
INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY — Yale Law School (YLS) and Stanford Law School (SLS) each recently announced that they are eliminating tuition for low-income students, making them the first elite law schools in the country to offer such extensive need-based financial assistance.
Read More about Yale and Stanford law schools eliminate tuition for low-income studentsHow law graduates use their degrees outside of practice
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school demands a lot from students. It takes a major commitment of time, money and effort. Even if you receive a full scholarship, find the learning rewarding and make connections among your classmates, there are trade-offs. After all, there are plenty of ways to spend three years of…
Read More about How law graduates use their degrees outside of practiceHow law school applicants can withdraw applications
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — If you apply to a broad range of target law schools that match your profile, you may have the enviable, if not necessarily easy, task of choosing which law school to attend from among multiple offers.
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