A look at the employment outcomes for 2023 law graduates
REUTERS — The University of Virginia School of Law sent the highest percentage of graduates into full-time law jobs in 2023, marking the second consecutive year that the school snagged the top spot.
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ABA — Employment data for the graduating law class of 2023, as reported to the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar by ABA-approved law schools accepting new J.D. students, is now publicly available.
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DEPAUL NEWSLINE — Julie Lawton, a DePaul faculty member since 2011, has been named interim dean for the College of Law, Provost Salma Ghanem announced. Her appointment will begin May 19, when Dean Jenn Rosato Perea steps down to assume the role of managing director of accreditation and legal education for the American Bar Association.
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BAR EXAM TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are excited to speak with Jesse Mecham — a personal finance expert and founder of You Need A Budget — about ways to decrease spending and borrowing during bar prep and generally in life.
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USPTO — The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the final round of the National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC) on April 12 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
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REUTERS — The University of Chicago Law School is back at No. 1 on the list of law schools that sent the highest percentage of graduates into federal clerkships, according to new data from the American Bar Association.
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PR NEWSWIRE — AccessLex Institute® is proud to announce April’s MAX by AccessLex®Grand Prize Scholarship winners! Law students attending AccessLex member law schools won scholarships toward their law school tuition.
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COLUMBIA SPECTATOR — Fifty-four Law School faculty signed onto a letter to top administrators and the board of trustees speaking out against University President Minouche Shafik’s decision to bring the New York Police Department onto campus on Thursday.
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VERDICT — Every several years, around this time in the spring semester, I try to collect and update advice to offer to law students as they enter final-exam period (which is about to take place over the next few weeks at virtually every law school in the country).
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SPACE DAILY — As space exploration intensifies with more satellites and space missions, the University of Arizona is introducing a new course to educate on space law and policy.
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