AccessLex releases annual Legal Education Data Deck
PR NEWSWIRE — Featuring new data regarding undergraduate debt, salaries for recent J.D. graduates, and first-time bar passage, AccessLex Institute® introduced its newest update to the Legal Education Data Deck today.
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REUTERS — A majority of law school admissions officers are “very concerned” that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ban in June on race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities will reduce the number of diverse law students nationwide, according to a new poll.
Read More about Survey: More than half of law schools ‘very concerned’ about impact of US Supreme Court decision on affirmative actionAccessLex report: Law students report anxiety over career outcomes, loans, and debt
ABA JOURNAL — Almost half of all law school students have debt from their undergraduate education, more fund their legal education with loans and less than half say it was worth it, according to the AccessLex Institute’s Legal Education Data Deck.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Law students’ well-being has improved since 2022, according to new survey data from Bloomberg Law.
Read More about Bloomberg Law survey finds improvements in law student well-beingL. Camille Hébert named acting dean of Ohio State Moritz Law
THE LANTERN — Professor L. Camille Hébert will serve as acting dean for Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law starting Feb. 1st.
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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWSROOM — The University of St. Thomas School of Law has selected Daniel B. Kelly, an accomplished University of Notre Dame law and economics researcher with strong experience creating multidisciplinary programs, as the fourth dean to lead the Minnesota-based law school.
Read More about Daniel Kelly appointed dean of University of St. Thomas LawApplying too close to deadlines could hurt applicants’ chances of getting into law school
ABA JOURNAL — If a student from an underrepresented community applies to law school right before the deadline, then they are already late, according to a report from the AccessLex Institute released in December.
Read More about Applying too close to deadlines could hurt applicants’ chances of getting into law schoolPodcast: Drake Law dean Jerry Anderson and Chapman Law professor Daniel Bogart discuss the NextGen Bar Exam
THE ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — Jerry Anderson, Drake University, and Daniel Bogart, Chapman University talk about the third edition of their casebook Property Law: Practice, Problems, and Perspectives and how it is edited to fit the Next Gen Bar Exam.
Read More about Podcast: Drake Law dean Jerry Anderson and Chapman Law professor Daniel Bogart discuss the NextGen Bar ExamPodcast: Lawyer provides career advice for law students
LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re excited to be talking with Bryan Nese – a partner at Mayer Brown – about career tips for law students, from identifying your ideal employer and successfully making networking connections, to excelling at your job.
Read More about Podcast: Lawyer provides career advice for law studentsAdvice on selecting an LLM program
THE NATIONAL JURIST — If you ask people about the purpose of a J.D., the general answer will likely be that it is the degree needed to become a lawyer in the United States. While the reality is a bit more nuanced (a prime example: foreign-educated lawyers), I think that captures the expected “purpose” well.
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