I mentioned my book earlier this year, but now it’s finally here. The Marble and The Sculptor is available now. If you want a guide on how to transition from law school into the practice of law, this is it. In each chapter (over 40 topics total), I layout...
So the ABA Task Force On The Future Of Legal Education released its draft report (PDF) today. They’ve spent the past year or so having meetings and discussing the problems facing the legal profession. Let’s look at their key conclusions: Pricing and...
Ok, last chart for awhile. I’m a lawyer, all this math is making my head hurt. I was speaking with someone yesterday regarding the decline in law school applications from top universities. She asked if I had numbers on colleges where the application rates to law...
Since people seem interested in the trend of top university students avoiding law school, here it is in graph form as lawyers are bad with numbers. We’re audio-visual learners. Top University applications to law school plotted over five years. Not looking good....
Maybe they don’t like the job prospects? The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) regularly puts out data on law schools, students, applicants, etc. A poster over at JDU had some free time and made an observation today about law school applicants. 2008...
