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• Hastings College of Law cuts admissions

  May 08 2012 The University of California Hastings College of Law has decided to admit 20% less students this year, as part of an effort to shift legal education to better respond... more

• Columbia Law School changes its reporting practices in response to criticism

  May 03 2012 Columbia Law School has changed the way it reports employment statistics for it graduates, after critical reportage in The Post last month. The school has revealed... more

• American Bar Association pushes for early release of jobs data

  Apr 25 2012 The American Bar Association is putting pressure on law schools to report on graduate jobs data one year after graduation, rather than continuing the current practice... more

• Law deans respond to US News Law School Rankings

  Mar 15 2012 Above the Law points out, in this article, that the recently released US News Law School Rankings tend to cause considerable discomfort to the deans of any law school... more

• 85% of law schools give grads less than 10% chance of a biglaw job

  Mar 02 2012 The National Law Journal’s ranking of US law schools placing the highest percentage of their 2011 graduates in large law firms shows that graduates of Penn and... more

• Debate over the value of law school hits the mainstream

  Mar 01 2012 The debate over whether law school provides sufficient value to justify its huge costs – which has intensified as the job market has shrunk in response to global... more

• University of Pennsylvania tops law school ranking

  Feb 29 2012 The National Law Journal has ranked the top 50 US law schools based on the percentage of graduates who took jobs in the country’s biggest 250 firms by headcount.... more

• 20 more US law schools to be added to class action

  Feb 28 2012 David Anziska and Jesse Strauss' crusade against law schools that provide misleading information to potential students continues apace. This year, the duo have... more

• DLA Piper launches Twitter recruitment strategy in Australia

  Feb 24 2012 DLA Piper has launched a twitter component to its recruitment strategy in Australia for the 2013 intake. DLA Piper's HR Director in Australia, Kate Weaver, said she... more

• University of Chicago Law School publishes employment data

  Dec 17 2011 US law schools have come under fire for a failure to provide sufficient graduate employment data to prospective students. While students continue to enroll in law... more

• Salaries for Indian graduates double in five years

  Dec 05 2011 There is an interesting account – published in The Lawyer – of the dramatic increase in the salaries paid to graduates in top Indian law firms over the past five... more

• Can graduate deferral be a good thing?

  Dec 02 2011 This article discusses the unexpected benefits of graduate job deferral. It says that while the prospect of having one’s graduate position deferred may be daunting... more

• Law schools encouraged to teach practical skills

  Nov 24 2011 In the current economic climate, law graduates face a tough job market and an increasing number of corporate clients that would really rather not pay for their... more

• UK lawyers push to do away with training contracts

  Nov 23 2011 As US law firms grapple with the question of how to train lawyers when companies refuse to be billed by inexperienced associates, the profession in the UK is... more

• ABA to propose greater transparency obligations for law schools

  Nov 21 2011 The momentum behind moves for increased transparency in consumer information regarding law schools is growing, with an ABA committee working on a new accreditation... more

• US law schools under Senate scrutiny

  Nov 16 2011 The US legal education industry appears to be under Senate scrutiny, with reports surfacing that Senate staff are gathering statistics on graduate employment and... more

• Olswang halves trainee program

  Nov 04 2011 Olswang has announced that it has cut its graduate program in half because of decreased client demand. In 2014 and 2015 the firm will take on just 12 graduates,... more

• ABA considers penalties for law schools that misrepresent job prospects

  Oct 21 2011 The ongoing debate over whether law schools are misrepresenting the job prospects for graduates might yet bear some positive outcomes: the American Bar Association is... more

• Where do the graduates go? Indian survey shows recruitment pattern

  Oct 12 2011 Bar & Bench has conducted a survey to determine the recruitment patter for 371 law school graduates from leading law schools in India; NLSIU, Bangalore; NALSAR,... more

• Could Acculaw change the way that lawyers are trained?

  Sep 30 2011 This article examines the implications of the entry onto the scene of Acculaw – a company that administers a low cost training program for law graduates and then... more

• Companies recruit law graduates straight out of law school

  Aug 16 2011 Here is an interesting article about the growing trend for large companies to hire graduates directly from law school campuses in order to avoid paying large fees for... more

• ABA moves to increase transparency of law school reporting on jobs

  Aug 12 2011 The American Bar Association has come under heavy criticism for failing to ensure that law schools report an accurate picture of the job prospects for graduates. Now... more

• NY State Bar Assn pushes for more practical legal education

  Aug 08 2011 According to the New York State Bar Association, US legal education puts too much emphasis in theoretical knowledge and does not equip lawyers with the practical... more

• Graduates in Nevada face a tough job market

  Jul 29 2011 Law graduates in the US state of Nevada face a tough job market and declining pay, according to reports. The State Bar of Nevada has published a survey showing that... more

• Recent graduates in the US are earning less, says NALP

  Jul 07 2011 The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has reported that recent graduates are earning less than their predecessors. The new NALP study shows that the median... more

• Graduate deferrals continue at US firms

  Jun 21 2011 The effects of the recession are still being felt by law school graduates, with many firms still deferring their incoming classes. At Proskauer Rose, the class of... more

• London firm Kyriakides & Braier offers graduates £6.10 per hour

  Jun 21 2011 In a troubling sign of the times, a London law firm is offering work to law school graduates at just £6.10 an hour. And contrary to what you might think, getting a... more

• Law graduates beat job market by launching their own firms

  Jun 21 2011 Here is an interesting article on law graduates that deal with the tough job market in the legal services industry by striking out on their own – launching new firms.... more

• Just 68.4% of US grads land jobs that require bar passage

  Jun 01 2011 The National Association for Legal Career Professionals (‘NALP’) has reported that only 68.4 per cent of 2010 law school graduates were able to land a job requiring... more

• Law School in China struggles against US job fears

  May 26 2011 The Peking University School of Transnational Law is running into difficulty as it seeks to gain accreditation by the American Bar Association. Accreditation by the... more

• New law school in Indiana reopens debate about oversupply of lawyers

  May 19 2011 A new law school will open in the US state of Indiana 2013, bringing the number of law schools in the State to 5. Plans for the new school, to be launched by Indiana... more

• US Legal Industry Adds 1,500 Jobs in April

  May 10 2011 Finally some good news on US legal industry job statistics: the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the industry added 1,500 jobs in April after two... more

• US News ranks law schools on basis of graduate starting salary

  Mar 31 2011 US News, those inventive list makers, has come up with yet another ranking system for prospective law students: “10 Law Degrees With Most Financial Value at... more

• Employment stats for US graduates are looking up

  Mar 17 2011 Employment statistics for entry level lawyers rose slightly in 2010, after dropping for two consecutuve years. The National Association of Law Placement says that... more

• Two US law schools reduce admissions: “It is the ethical and moral thing to do”

  Mar 15 2011 A range of commentators have criticised US law schools for offering expensive education that offers no guarantee of a legal career in a tough economic climate. Though... more

• Law schools must commit to transparency

  Mar 10 2011 As the economic crisis wiped thousands of legal jobs from the board, law schools have attracted criticism for saddling students with debt when there is little prospect... more

• Four US law schools place majority of graduates in top firms

  Mar 01 2011 There are just four US law schools that can boast that more than half of their 2010 graduates were recruited by the 250 largest law firms in the country, according to... more

• SRA bans aptitide test for admission to Legal Practice Course

  Feb 06 2011 After completing the Legal Practice Course (‘LPC’), law graduates are qualified for admission as a solicitor. There is some concern, however, that some students who... more

• Are US law schools cooking the books?

  Jan 13 2011 The New York Times has published an article that describes the financial hell faced by US students who have taken on huge student loans to pay for legal education,... more

• Japanese firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in recruitment spree

  Jan 03 2011 Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has is going against the trend, recruiting ever larger numbers of new graduates. The firm now recruited 23 graduates from the Supreme... more

• Halliwells trainees brought in from the cold

  Nov 22 2010 Graduates chosen for the trainee program at Halliwells thought that their plans had gone up in smoke when the firm hit the wall this year. But many of them have now... more

• Recruitment strategy - looking beyond grades and status

  Nov 15 2010 Indiana law professor Bill Henderson has predicted changes to the way that law firms go about their hiring. He says that the traditional approach of hiring graduates... more

• AIBE Exclusive: Bar Exam delayed by 3 months

  Nov 15 2010 The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) has been further postponed by 3 months. The new date for the exam is yet to be disclosed. The exam will no longer be conducted on... more

• All India Bar Exam Convener to answer students' queries

  Nov 04 2010 The growing concern over the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) being held in December, has led to students’ worrying over having proper access to the AIBE modules,... more

• Law students angry over the false promise of law school

  Nov 01 2010 During the recession law school increased in popularity, with the number of LSAT takers climbing 20.5 per cent between 2007 and 2009, and law schools seeing more... more

• UK training contracts in decline

  Oct 29 2010 The total number of training contracts offered at the top 30 UK law firms has shrunk by 11 per cent in the last three years, according to survey results published by... more

• 2010 sees leaner US summer associate programs

  Oct 07 2010 2010 was another tough year for summer associates, with many firms reducing the size of their summer intake, cutting the length of their summer programs, or doing away... more

• Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and Allens use social media for recruitment

  Oct 07 2010 Facebook is often regarded as a poor tool for law firm recruitment, with graduates preferring to maintain a division between their professional and personal lives. But... more

• ‘Diversity’ in US law firms is a sham, according to report on female equity partners

  Sep 07 2010 A new report takes a detailed look at female equity partners in major law firms, using survey data to build a statistical picture of professional prospects for women... more

• American Bar Association considers accrediting foreign law schools

  Aug 23 2010 The American Bar Association is considering whether to accredit law schools outside of the USA, and has put together a committee to investigate the issue ahead of a... more

• NUJS takes on Outlook for faulty ranking methodology

  Aug 23 2010 It has been no secret that every year when various publications come out with rankings of educational institutions, there have been various concerns regarding the... more

• Deferred lawyers no longer keen to work for big firms

  Aug 20 2010 Many young lawyers are reconsidering their career goals after their job offers with major law firms were deferred in response to recession in the industry.... more

• Job offer deferral leads to court action

  Aug 20 2010 Sarah Martinez is suing San Francisco-based Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin after the firm offered her a job only to defer her start date and then... more

• Law School Transparency initiative faces a difficult task

  Jul 22 2010 An organization called Law School Transparency has the goal of “encouraging and facilitating the transparent flow of law school employment information.” It is an... more

• 37.7% choose law firms, 20.9 % choose in-house and 9.8 % choose lit: Career paths of NLSIU, NALSAR and NUJS graduates

  Jun 28 2010 Recruitment time in law schools is always a time for speculation as to who amongst the class is going to bag the top slots and a top-paying job. more

• More bad news for law students and recent graduates

  Jun 28 2010 More bad news for law students and recent graduates, as experts predict that this year’s graduating class is likely to suffer even worse employment numbers than the... more

• Unpaid internships at law firms may be illegal

  Jun 11 2010 The recent trend of firms taking on recent law graduates to work for free may meet with legal challenge, as practitioners advise that such arrangements may be illegal.... more

• Opportunity or Expolitation?: Junior lawyers work for free

  May 28 2010 In the current economic environment, where many new law graduates are finding it very difficult to find employment, a number of firms have taken the step of asking... more

• Bleak outlook for recent graduates

  May 06 2010 Things are looking pretty bleak for this year’s crop of law school graduates, despite modest indications of market recovery. Many 2009 law graduates just started work... more

• Transparency for law school stats?

  Apr 20 2010 A new not-for-profit organisation called Law School Transparency will allow prospective students to access and compare detailed employment and salary information for... more

• Fierce Competition for Law Students

  Mar 04 2010 Competition for summer associateships and graduate employment offers has become incredibly fierce, as firms slash their offer rates. According to a new report by... more

• US law school grads face uncertain job market

  Feb 16 2010 Law school admissions in the US rose 5 percent between 2008 and 2009, according to the Law School Admission Council. Some 151,400 people sat for law school entrance... more

• Tough Times for Cravath, Swaine & Moore

  Dec 15 2009 Cravath, Swaine & Moore offered the incoming class of associates $80,000 to not work, plus benefits and student-loan payments. According to the Wall Street Journal,... more

• Even Harvard law graduates struggle as firms cut offers

  Sep 25 2009 Many students entering their final year at top law schools like Harvard and NYU, haven’t landed the full-time jobs they would normally have claimed by now, a... more

• Worst season for 'big law' jobs in over 50 years

  Aug 28 2009 This fall, law school grads are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search... more

• US law firms delay start dates for associates until 2010, 2011

  May 12 2009 Many top law firms have delayed start dates for first-year associates until January 2010, September 2010 or - like Morrison & Foerster - as late as January 2011.... more

• Bad times for 3Ls: Fewer Jobs, Less Pay

  Jan 28 2009 As news of new law firm layoffs and associate pay freezes breaks almost daily, third-year law students are anticipating a rough landing into the post-graduate world of... more

• International firms attract more Indian law graduates

  Oct 28 2008 A record 40 per cent of graduates at a leading Indian law school are now taking up training contracts with international law firms such as Linklaters and Clifford... more

• For Law Grads, 2007 Was a Very Good Year

  Jul 29 2008 Nearly 92 percent of 2007 law school graduates have jobs now, the highest reported figure in 20 years. And those who work at law firms are earning a median salary of... more

• France's Gide launches graduate recruitment program in the City

  Jul 23 2008 French independent firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has launched its first graduate recruitment program in the UK. The firm, which has operated in London since 2003, expects... more