Duquesne Law celebrates bar exam results of recent graduates
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY — Graduates of the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University achieved an impressive 82.3% first-time taker pass rate on the July 2022 Pennsylvania bar exam. The statewide first-time average pass rate was 75.16%.
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LEGAL TALK NETWORK — The overall employment outcomes for 2007 and 2021 law school graduates were both 91.9%. And while that sounds like a good thing, it could be a warning.
Read More about Podcast: Forecasting employment outcomes for future law graduatesRecent Notre Dame Law graduates secure clerkships
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School has always had a strong record of graduates securing highly coveted judicial clerkships. The Class of 2022 continued that tradition with a significant increase in clerkship placements.
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Graduates from the Pepperdine Caruso Law Class of 2022 secured twelve prestigious judicial clerkships as of graduation.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — Miami Law has launched a new area of focus in health law, to address the need for specialized practitioners in South Florida, a major international health care hub. Students may fulfill the focus area requirements by taking advantage of specialized and experiential opportunities related to health law, including the Health Rights Clinic.
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NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Ten recent graduates will launch their careers in public interest through both national and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law post-graduate fellowships this year. These graduates have dedicated their time and skills to causes ranging from healthcare expansion to supporting immigrant communities to helping survivors of gender-based violence.
Read More about Northwestern Law graduates participate in public interest fellowshipsOpinion: Equity is critical to building community among graduate students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — During the coming months, graduate departments will welcome new and returning masters and doctoral students to their campuses with online and in-person orientations and socials. At our institution, student services staff that coordinate such events will reach out to our student affairs team for consultation about strategies that might instill a…
Read More about Opinion: Equity is critical to building community among graduate students2021 law graduate employment at 15-year high
REUTERS — Demand for legal talent at large law firms drove employment and salary figures for the law school class of 2021 to historic peaks, according to new data released Thursday. The overall employment rate for 2021 law school graduates increased to 91.9%, a record last reached by the class of 2007, according to figures released by…
Read More about 2021 law graduate employment at 15-year highLooking at the advantages of Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduating law students
REUTERS — As thousands of would-be attorneys anxiously await their scores after slogging through last week’s bar exam, law grads in Wisconsin are already beginning their careers as full-fledged attorneys, blithely unburdened by the need to pass a test.
Read More about Looking at the advantages of Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduating law studentsSome graduates of for-profit law school could have debt forgiven as part of federal loan settlement
THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION — Former Florida Coastal School of Law students have been hurrying to request forgiveness of sometimes staggering student loan debts ahead of a court order that could cancel $6 billion in obligations haunting people who attended for-profit schools nationwide.
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