Advice for law graduates entering the legal profession
ABOVE THE LAW — Embarking on a legal career can be both challenging and rewarding. This comprehensive guide delves into law school, selecting a law firm, law firm life, the lateral market, and maintaining a successful career throughout. By understanding the intricacies of each aspect, you can make more informed decisions and excel in your…
Read More about Advice for law graduates entering the legal professionNew Task Force Aims to Increase Latinx Representation in Law
SEATTLE U SCHOOL OF LAW — Dean Anthony Varona says faculty role models will encourage Latinx law students.
Read More about New Task Force Aims to Increase Latinx Representation in LawUS law firms hire fewer lawyers in the first quarter of 2023
REUTERS — The number of attorneys at the largest U.S. law firms barely budged in the first quarter of 2023 as client demand and lawyer productivity dropped, Wells Fargo said in a report released on Tuesday. Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group reported a 1.5% drop in demand, calculated as the number of hours lawyers billed.…
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REUTERS — The law school class of 2022 graduated into a strong entry-level hiring market, landing legal jobs at a higher rate than their predecessors in 2021 and 2019—the last cohort before COVID-19 temporarily pushed down new lawyer hiring. Nearly 78% of last year’s new juris doctors found jobs that require bar passage within 10…
Read More about ABA report: 2022 law graduates entered a strong employment marketHow the legal profession could utilize AI in the coming year
JD SUPRA — Generative AI. Bard. Bing AI. Large language models. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines and workplace chats across every industry since OpenAI’s public release of ChatGPT in November of 2022. Nowhere was this more evident than at this year’s Legalweek event. The annual conference, which gathers thousands of attorneys, legal practitioners, and eDiscovery providers together in…
Read More about How the legal profession could utilize AI in the coming yearNumber of legal jobs in the US declines for the first time in six months
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector lost 600 jobs in March, new Labor Department figures showed on Friday, marking the first monthly employment decline for the industry since September. Legal sector jobs totaled 1,180,900 last month, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More about Number of legal jobs in the US declines for the first time in six monthsVideo: Bill proposed in Maine would offer student loan relief for law graduates taking on indigent legal cases
NEWS CENTER MAINE — Sen. Matt Pouliot, R-Kennebec, is proposing a student loan forgiveness bill to get more students taking indigent legal cases.
Read More about Video: Bill proposed in Maine would offer student loan relief for law graduates taking on indigent legal casesWhy Consider Matrimonial Law? City Bar Hosts Summit to Attract Young, Diverse Talent to Challenging Practice Area
NEW YORK CITY BAR — As part of an effort to attract a more diverse field into the discipline, Sunshine has organized the first-of-its-kind Matrimonial Practice Diversity Summit…The summit is at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 17, at the New York City Bar Association headquarters, located at 42 W. 44th Street in Manhattan.
Read More about Why Consider Matrimonial Law? City Bar Hosts Summit to Attract Young, Diverse Talent to Challenging Practice AreaBill proposed in Maine would allow people to substitute experience for law school to practice law in Maine
PRESS HERALD — A small bipartisan group of lawmakers would like to see Maine join four other states that allow a person to take the bar exam to become licensed to practice law without attending law school.
Read More about Bill proposed in Maine would allow people to substitute experience for law school to practice law in MaineNew Jersey State Bar Association proposes removal of mental health disclosures from the New Jersey Bar Exam
REUTERS — Law school graduates should not be required to disclose personal mental health information when applying to become lawyers in New Jersey, according to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the state’s two law schools. The bar this month asked the Supreme Court of New Jersey to eliminate question 12B from a mandatory…
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