Legal News

U.S. News & World Report published its 2023-2024 Best Law Schools ranking, after months of boycotts from almost a third of law schools and its three-week delay due to data issues.

With median entry-level salaries for legal services attorneys, public defenders and lawyers at public interest organizations hovering between $57,500 to $63,200, many public interest lawyers are caught in the balancing act of keeping debt-to-income ratios in a manageable range, servicing student loans and saving for the future.

The council of the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently approved proposed revisions aimed at increasing the number of distance education credits offered by law schools.

The overall median first-year base associate salary as of Jan. 1 saw over a 21% increase from 2021, according to the National Association for Law Placement’s 2023 Associate Salary Survey report.

As you begin your bar prep, contemplate the challenges you might face along the way and proactively make a plan to help you stay on track. As you do so, consider common mistakes made by bar studiers and implement strategies to avoid these pitfalls.

Bobby Wood, a University of Mississippi School of Law alumnus contributed $60,000 to the fund he established in 2016, the Bobby Wood Clinical Programs Student Award Fund.

Andrea Marcano, a 3L student at Suffolk University Law School, made school history by becoming one of the first legal advocates in the country to assist Venezuelan refugees flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

What are the best things about being a law student?

The American Bar Association released employment data for the graduating law class of 2022, showing positive growth for the second year in a row, but at a slower rate than the previous year.

As tiring as the interview process can be, I do have two main takeaways: (1) I get to meet a variety of interesting people in my field (and even become friends with a few) and (2) I get more material for my articles. Without further ado, here are three more interview horror stories.