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By James Leipold
For almost 50 years, the way law firms and other legal employers recruited law students was routinized and predictable. Now, though, technology and an aggressive free market have disrupted the process.
For almost 50 years, the way law firms and other legal employers recruited law students was routinized and predictable. Now, though, technology and an aggressive free market have disrupted the process.
By Elizabeth Bodamer and Danielle Taylor
First-semester law students are facing increased pressure to secure jobs early in their law school journey — and this new dynamic is negatively affecting many students’ first-year experience.
First-semester law students are facing increased pressure to secure jobs early in their law school journey — and this new dynamic is negatively affecting many students’ first-year experience.
By Kirk Walter
What does it mean to belong in law school and the legal profession? The work of becoming a lawyer is not about fitting into a narrow definition of professionalism, Kirk Walter writes.
What does it mean to belong in law school and the legal profession? The work of becoming a lawyer is not about fitting into a narrow definition of professionalism, Kirk Walter writes.
By James Leipold
The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) released its annual Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms. The results are sobering, if not surprising, on several fronts.
The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) released its annual Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms. The results are sobering, if not surprising, on several fronts.
By Kyle McEntee
The 2025 Prelaw Advisor Landscape Study is now available, providing data and insights on a profession that hasn't been studied at this scale before.
The 2025 Prelaw Advisor Landscape Study is now available, providing data and insights on a profession that hasn't been studied at this scale before.
By James Leipold
The National Association for Law Placement's recently released data provides insights on the state of the law firm recruiting market.
The National Association for Law Placement's recently released data provides insights on the state of the law firm recruiting market.
By Jak Petzold and Deb Langer
Taken together, data from LSAC and LSSSE now offer a fuller understanding of the structural obstacles that students with disabilities meet on their path to and through law school.
Taken together, data from LSAC and LSSSE now offer a fuller understanding of the structural obstacles that students with disabilities meet on their path to and through law school.
Victor D. Quintanilla, professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, believes belonging is built, not found, and students and schools can work in tandem to build a solid foundation.
By Meera Deo
Schools should recognize the direct relation between a student's sense of belonging and their academic outcomes.
Schools should recognize the direct relation between a student's sense of belonging and their academic outcomes.
By James Leipold
The law school class of 2024 experienced the highest employment rate ever recorded.
The law school class of 2024 experienced the highest employment rate ever recorded.
