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• Student debt will reach an average of $210,796 in 2015, says LST

  May 16 2012 Law School Transparency, a group dedicated to improving consumer information concerning the value of legal education, has updated its estimates of the amount of... more

• 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

• Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India nears end of term

  Apr 16 2012 The Chairman of the Bar Counsel of India is set to end his current term on 16 April without seeking re-election. Ashok Parija took over the role from former chair... more

• Top US law schools may need to drop admissions standards

  Apr 15 2012 The recent decline in the number of students applying for admission to law school, along with a concurrent drop in the number of applicants scoring in the top range on... more

• Law school applications drop while tuition continues to rise

  Apr 13 2012 Above the Law has run a long campaign to inform prospective law students of the risks they run in investing time and money in a law degree when the job market is in... more

• The law schools that bestow the largest debt burden

  Mar 27 2012 As high-paying graduate jobs become ever more scarce in the US, the debt burden carried by law students is becoming a point of considerable controversy. US News... more

• Law school class action to add 20 more schools to target list

  Mar 16 2012 The class action lawsuit suing multiple US schools over false data provided to prospective students has seen a win this week, when Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s... 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

• 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

• Civil suits allege US law schools inflated graduate employment data

  Feb 03 2012 Twelve more law suits have been initated against US law schools, with the team of lawyers behind proposed class actions against the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and... more

• Majority of US and Canadian law students are satisfied with law schools, says survey

  Jan 18 2012 A new survey has found that the vast majority of US and Canadian law students are satisfied with their educational experience. The 2011 Law School Survey of Student... 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• LSAC considers policing data provided by US law schools

  Oct 13 2011 The Law School Admission Council in the US is considering whether to monitor and audit information provided by law schools to the American Bar Association, such as the... 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

• US law schools see 10% drop in applicants

  Sep 30 2011 It seems that university applicants are starting to realize that a legal career can no longer provide the kind of stability of times gone by: applications for law... more

• ABA considers requiring law schools to publish scholarship data

  Sep 08 2011 The question of whether US law schools are over-promising and under-delivering remains a hot topic, with the American Bar Association revealing that it is considering... more

• US student loans are becoming a big problem

  Aug 19 2011 The folks over at Above the Law predict an imminent student loan default crisis as a result of high tuition costs and poor job prospects faced by graduates. “For many... 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

• US law schools seek the edge by pushing firms to recruit earlier

  Aug 12 2011 Law schools have been putting pressure on US law firms to begin recruitment in August, months ahead of the regular schedule, in order to give the edge to their... more

• US Prof ranks law schools according to how many partners they produce

  Aug 10 2011 Professor Ted Seto of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles has surveyed the largest 250 law firms in the US to ascertain which law schools produce the most partners. The... more

• Three US law schools trim class sizes in response to tough job market

  Jun 27 2011 Three US law schools have announced plans to cut down their class sizes in response to the tough job market for qualified lawyers. Creighton University School of Law... 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

• Indian diversity program provides greater access to legal education

  Jun 20 2011 A diversity project in India has achieved commendable results, placing eleven of its fifty students in top law schools across India. The IDIA project (Increasing... more

• Cambridge University tops UK law school rankings

  May 26 2011 The Guardian’s annual rankings for British law faculties have put Cambridge University at the top of the list with a score of 100/100 pushing Oxford into second place... 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

• Pune Law School in India - a waste of resources?

  May 06 2011 The ambitious plan of the University of Pune to start a law school on the lines of the National Law School (NLS) is yet to see the light of the day. A four-storey... more

• US News law school rankings are out: Yale retains the top spot

  Apr 06 2011 Much awaited US News law school rankings are out. Yale retains the top slot in the overall rankings, while Harvard is the favourite for recruiters. Here is the link... 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

• Law school application numbers drop

  Mar 18 2011 Law school application numbers are finally beginning to reflect the poor job prospects for graduates, dropping 11.5 per cent to 66,876 over the past year. The Law... more

• Leading UK firms aim for more diversity in recruitment

  Mar 17 2011 A number of leading UK law firms have announced the intention to increase the number of universities they visit during recruitment rounds, in a bid to increase... 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

• Luthra & Luthra supports International Moot Court Competition

  Feb 11 2011 Luthra and Luthra Law Offices has partnered with the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) as an “Official Law firm Partner” for the 3rd GNLU International Moot Court... 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

• 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

• IIT Bombay wins the 9th NLSIU Debate

  Nov 12 2010 The Ninth Edition of the National Law School of India (NLSIU) debate which took place between 6 November, 2010 and 10 November,2010 at the NLSIU campus in Bangalore... 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

• Greater transparency from US law schools?

  Oct 21 2010 There is mounting pressure upon US law schools to publish data describing how many of their graduates secure employment, and under what conditions. Some claim that law... more

• Georgia State named 'best value' US law school

  Sep 30 2010 While the recent recession has slowed hiring at many law firms, costs of tuition and costs of living continue to rise. Law students are therefore beginning to look... more

• Education tribunals to adjudicate disputes in India

  Aug 25 2010 After a spate of litigations and suits against the Bar Council of India regarding the Bar exam and other disputes which adversely affect the students, the Union... more

• Unpaid internships offered in Florida

  Aug 24 2010 Small and midsize firms in Florida have come up with a creative solution to their staffing problems by approaching law schools to recruit summer associates who would... more

• BCI meets to discuss foreign law firms and legal education

  Aug 23 2010 The Bar Council of India (BCI), conducted the “Robing Ceremony” and “Administrating Oath” ceremony on August 21. After this ceremony, the BCI started a two-day meeting... 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

• What’s Next in the Law? How will the Bar Exam affect Indian Legal Education?

  Aug 19 2010 Which direction will Indian law schools take? Now that we have a bar exam, will they start teaching their students with the bar exam in mind? Or will they continue... more

• Rankings for best value law schools in the US

  Aug 18 2010 The National Jurist has named the 60 best value law schools in its preLaw magazine. These rankings represent a departure from other lists because they do not focus... more

• Hunger strike against US law school rankings

  Aug 17 2010 Unemployed law school graduate Ethan Haines launched a hunger strike on 5 August to protest against the US News & World Report’s law school rankings. Haines says that... more

• Who should regulate law schools in India?

  Aug 10 2010 The Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) and Ministry of Law and Justice (along with Ministry of Health) are at loggerheads over taking reigns of legal... more

• 2011 Recruitment: 101 jobs between Amarchand, Luthra, Trilegal & Khaitan

  Aug 04 2010 This year Luthra & Luthra and Amarchand have been the biggest recruiters so far for the batch graduating in 2011 followed by Trilegal and Khaitan. Luthra has hired... more

• How important is it to go to an elite law school?

  Aug 04 2010 It is more important to get good grades than to go to an elite law school, according to a paper published University of California, Los Angeles law professor Richard... 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

• Emerging scandal in legal education

  Jul 13 2010 The Guardian reports on the ‘emerging scandal’ in legal education, which is churning out thousands of aspiring lawyers in the face of declining job prospects. The... more

• The case for lower grades

  Jul 02 2010 Interesting blog post here by Dan Filler about grade inflation. The author acknowledges that since grades are synthetic, they are arbitrary, and then goes on to... more

• IDIA initiative finds favour with Law Ministry and a few law firm Partners: Lawyers’ Social Responsibility?

  Jul 02 2010 The Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) initiative started by Professor Shamnad Basheer (pictured) from the National University of... 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

• Smoke & Mirrors - law schools inflate grades

  Jun 23 2010 The New York Times has an interesting article reporting on the trend for law schools to retroactively inflate grades in order to assist students with entry into a... more

• JGLS Chancellor Naveen Jindal’s support to Khap Panchayat creates storm

  May 12 2010 The OP Jindal Global Law School which has been aggressively marketing itself as the new face of progressive and global legal education in India suffered an... more

• Prime Minister and Law Minister on Second Generation Reforms in Legal Education

  May 03 2010 “We do have a small number of dynamic and outstanding law schools, but I am afraid they remain islands of excellence amidst a sea of institutionalized mediocrity,”... 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

• US law school rankings: does it (and should it) matter?

  Apr 16 2010 U.S. News has released its 2011 law school rankings this week . The rankings can be found on the U.S. News website, here . This article, from True/Slant, reflects... more

• So much for diversity: UK magic circle firms and their new recruits

  Mar 26 2010 According to new research carried out by LegalWeek, over a third of the trainees joining the UK ‘magic circle’ firms over the last two years have studied at either... 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

• Stanford Is No. 1 in Prof’s Take on Princeton Review Survey

  Oct 21 2009 Stanford law school comes out on top in a law professor’s analysis of a new guide to 172 law schools. Paul Caron, author of TaxProf Blog and the associate dean of... more

• Indian law firms hire US and UK talent

  Sep 02 2009 Indian law firms are receiving a large number of applications from the US and the UK for employment or just for an internship. Indian law firms like Amarchand &... more

• Law schools expect fewer visits from law firms

  Aug 03 2009 In a further indication that the legal job market will remain tight for years to come, Boston law schools are reporting that many law firms have opted out of making... more

• Harvard poised to take Yale in U.S. News rankings?

  Oct 21 2008 More money in budget coffers, a popular dean and a successful hiring spree are three of the changes that have prompted speculators to suggest that Harvard University... more