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UC Irvine opens new Labor Center 

The University of California, Irvine’s School of Social Ecology and School of Law partnered to oversee a...

Juggling financial priorities while working at a small to mid-sized firm

Whether you’re pursuing private practice in bankruptcy, business, intellectual property, tax law – or another of the many possible fields – you’ll likely have money on the mind when faced with making every dollar stretch while working at a small to mid-sized firm.

McGeorge School of Law receives gift from alumnus Bryan Freedman

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law alumnus Bryan Freedman, who graduated in 1990, recently made...

Online LL.M. for foreign-educated lawyers living abroad

Foreign-educated lawyers and law school graduates enroll in U.S. LL.M. programs, in part, to attend law school in the...

New data examines gender, race and finances among law school admittees

Seventy percent of law school applicants received admissions offers in 2022 and men continue to be admitted at a higher rate than women, according to a report from the AccessLex Institute.

How to avoid these 3 common mistakes during bar prep

When learning (and re-learning) so many subjects in such a short time, it is easy to get “stuck” and take hazardous shortcuts. As you study, consider these common mistakes and actively work to avoid these pitfalls.
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Bar prep tips for recent grads

If you’re a recent law school graduate, you know that taking your last set of law school finals signals the end of a journey. It also signals the start of your next chapter: taking the bar exam. If you’re worried about how to shift gears from focusing on finals to focus on passing the bar exam, these bar prep tips for recent grads will help you get started.

Gen Z is looking beyond Big Law, survey shows

Gen-Z attorneys' desire to work for a BigLaw firm after law school has decreased over the time of the pandemic, according to responses from the survey, Gen-Z: Now Influencing Today's Law Firm Culture.

U.S. News reveals new methodology for rankings after months of law school boycotts

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.

How to leverage public loan forgiveness while balancing financial priorities in a public interest career

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.

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