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• US law school bubble bursts

  Nov 15 2013 The predicted bursting of the US law school bubble is under way, according to Professor Paul Campos, who estimates that 80 to 85 percent of law school are operating at... more

• Law schools underestimate living expenses

  Oct 12 2013 Above the Law points out in this article that Law schools seem to be very good at upwardly revising fees, but that they seem to be doing a poor job of estimating... more

• Demand decreases at US law schools

  Jul 23 2013 As job prospects for newly qualified solicitors diminish, law schools across the US are seeing decreasing demand and adjusting their legal education programs to suit.... more

• Two law schools off the hook in consumer fraud litigation

  Nov 14 2012 The effort to litigate against law schools for publishing false information about employment statistics has suffered another blow, as a Chicago judge dismissed two... more

• Law school tuition goes up as number of applicants falls

  Aug 22 2012 The average tuition for law school in the US has increased by more than double the rate of inflation, despite a drastic decline in the number of applicants over the... more

• Just 55% of US graduates from 2011 are employed in full time legal jobs

  Jun 19 2012 The American Bar Association says that just 55% of US law school graduates in the class of 2011 have found employment in full-time legal jobs. Law School... more

• The US legal education system: proposals for reform

  Jun 07 2012 This article looks at the crisis in legal education and proposes reform to the federal loan system and to the American Bar Association-imposed accreditation standards... 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 under pressure to better regulate legal education

  Jul 25 2011 Enrollments at US law schools have continued to climb despite worsening job prospects, leaving many graduates with debt burdens of $120,000 or more, and no real way to... 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

• UK College of Law offers a law degree at a high price

  Feb 03 2011 The College of Law in the UK has announced that it will offer a law degree. The dgree will take just two years to complete, and will carry fees of £18,000 - nearly... 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

• Citibank sells student loan business

  Sep 20 2010 Citibank has entered into an agreement for the sale of The Student Loan Corporation to Discover Financial Services. Under the deal, Discover will become the owner of... more