2011: Gaming academic credentials of 1Ls since Class of 2011 Illinois Law Academic Credentials Median LSAT Median GPA Class of 2014 163 (not 168) 3.7 (not 3.8) Class of 2013 167 3.6 (not 3.8) Class of 2012 165 (not 166)…
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Applications Are Down At Law Schools – Does It Matter?
27
Sep
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting on the drop in law school applicants nationally and at law schools located in Minneapolis. The latest statistics from the Law School Admissions Council shows an 18.7% drop in LSATs administered in June of…
"Trust Me"? Might Be Time to Verify LSAT/GPA Stats Self-Reported to the ABA by Law Schools
23
Sep
It is at the Univ. of Illinois College of Law. After an internal investigation, the University of Illinois reported that its College of Law’s median LSAT score was 163, not 168, and median GPA was 3.70, not 3.81, for the…
Cooley Law Wants to Set the Record Straight: Employment in the Legal Profession
20
Sep
Cooley Law is producing a series of reports on employment in the legal profession. Report One summarizes data produced by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding national employment and unemployment for workers in legal occupations….
Advice on Advice Received from Top Law School Profs by Students Trying to Enter the Teaching Market
17
Sep
“A wildly disproportionate percentage of law school faculty graduate from a very few top law schools, especially Harvard and Yale. Not surprisingly, graduates of these schools turn to their mentors and references for advice on how to navigate the teaching…
Law School Supported Incubator Programs Starting to Catch On
16
Sep
In what was probably the first of its kind, CUNY Law created and incubator program in 2007 designed to help its grads launch careers as solo practitioners. CUNY’s incubator program offers low-cost office space, staff support and mentoring opportunities from…
University of Illinois Investigating Posts of Fudged Class Profile Data
12
Sep
The news came this morning that the University of Illinois has withdrawn inaccurate data about the law class of 2014 that had been posted to its web site. The information consisted of grades and test scores composing the class profile….
Where the Jobs Aren’t: Nationwide, a Legal Career is the Most Difficult for Job Placement
09
Sep
Nationwide hiring remains steady with most industries showing hiring increases recently according to SimplyHired.com. But not in the legal field. There is less than one job opening for every 100 working attorneys. At that rate, a legal career is the…
Some Thoughts On "Thinking Like A Lawyer"
09
Sep
I’ve been having this ongoing argument discussion with one of my colleagues at DePaul about the ability of law school (generally, not just mine) to adequately prepare students for the real world of law practice. Joe’s post, Resistance? No Doubt,…
The Plight of the JD Working Class: BLS Stats on Last Month’s Legal Industry Job Growth
06
Sep
Typically around Labor Day, the major media will produce stories about the plight of the working class. This is the year that the working class of employed, under-employed and unemployed newly minted lawyers reached the attention of the major, non-legal,…
