Legal News

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.

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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.

Black graduates continue to have the lowest first-time test-taker pass rate on the bar exam, which was 57% in 2022 compared to when it was 61% in 2021.

Law firm attrition decreased in 2022 from the higher levels seen in 2021, according to NALP’s newest annual Update on Associate Attrition.