AccessLex releases annual Legal Education Data Deck

January 31, 2024

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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Survey: More than half of law schools ‘very concerned’ about impact of US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

January 31, 2024

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.

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AccessLex report: Law students report anxiety over career outcomes, loans, and debt 

January 31, 2024

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 survey finds improvements in law student well-being

January 31, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Law students’ well-being has improved since 2022, according to new survey data from Bloomberg Law. 

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L. Camille Hébert named acting dean of Ohio State Moritz Law

January 31, 2024

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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Daniel Kelly appointed dean of University of St. Thomas Law 

January 31, 2024

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.

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Applying too close to deadlines could hurt applicants’ chances of getting into law school

January 31, 2024

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.

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Podcast: Drake Law dean Jerry Anderson and Chapman Law professor Daniel Bogart discuss the NextGen Bar Exam

January 31, 2024

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.

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Podcast: Lawyer provides career advice for law students

January 31, 2024

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.

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Advice on selecting an LLM program

January 31, 2024

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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