Podcast: Advice for law graduates on passing the bar exam
J.D. SUPRA — Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about the reasons people who went to very prestigious law schools sometimes still fail the bar exam. In this episode, we discuss: Distinctions between law school exams and the bar exam, Contributing factors to failing, etc.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for law graduates on passing the bar examSurvey: A majority of millennial students report student debt was not worth the college degree
CNBC — Older millennials entered adulthood around the time of the 2008 financial crisis, which was followed by higher education funding cuts, rising college costs and slow wage growth. The result: Millennials became the student debt generation.
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ABA JOURNAL — Concerns about starting your first job after law school are justified. It is terrifying. For many, the first year as an associate will be your first professional job. Little has prepared you for the difficult, confusing and stressful first year ahead. Many summer associate positions fail to provide a realistic picture.
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THE LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about all of the non-academic aspects of the job hunt — in other words, what legal employers are looking at, besides just grades.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for law graduates on ‘telling your story’ in job interviewsStudy: Legal employers exclude talented law students by focusing on first-year grades
ABA JOURNAL — Selective opportunities for law students, including law review membership, judicial clerkships and large law firm association positions, are largely based on first-year grades. And the tradition leaves out many “exceptional students,” according to a working paper that studied classes between 1979 and 2019 at a top 20 law school.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Abdulai Turay ’22 was named the 2021 Law Student of the Year by The National Jurist. Abdulai Turay learned about America from afar, by watching TV. To the young Turay, who was born in the war-torn West African nation of Sierra Leone, America seemed amazing. There were things he had never seen before.
Read More about Fordham Law student Abdulai Turay honored by National Jurist magazineMitchell Hamline Law plans in-person graduation ceremony
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean of Students Lynn LeMoine shared the good news Friday with the Mitchell Hamline community that spring commencement will be held in person at CHS Field in St. Paul on June 6. Below is Dean LeMoine’s email to faculty and staff.
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law plans in-person graduation ceremonyNational Association of Colleges and Employers projects increase in college graduate employment rate
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS — Employers project hiring 7.2% more new college graduates from the Class of 2021 than they hired from the Class of 2020, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2021 Spring Update. That’s a sharp increase from fall 2020, when employers expected to reduce college hiring slightly.
Read More about National Association of Colleges and Employers projects increase in college graduate employment ratePodcast: Advice for law graduates on ‘telling your story’ in job interviews
THE LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about all of the non-academic aspects of the job hunt — in other words, what legal employers are looking at, besides just grades.
Read More about Podcast: Advice for law graduates on ‘telling your story’ in job interviewsGeorgetown Law graduate opinion: Black law students are thriving but are too few in number
THE WASHINGTON POST — Tahir Duckett, a 2017 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, is a civil rights attorney at the firm Relman Colfax. Just over a month after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of Trayvon Martin, I walked into my first day. I was the only Black student in my section.
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