Legal Education Statistics
18 ABA Journal Legal Education Statistics articles.
Of the 10 law schools to
receive public notice in May that they were out of compliance with Standard 316,
Florida Coastal School of Law and the
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law are the first to demonstrate compliance.
Aug 25, 2020 3:14 PM CDT
For 2019 graduates of ABA-accredited law schools, 80.6% were employed in full-time, long-term jobs that require bar passage or are categorized as JD-advantage positions, according to data released Monday.
Jun 1, 2020 4:07 PM CDT
The average scaled score for the multistate bar exam dropped to a new low of 132.6 for February test-takers, raising concerns that bar pass rates will also drop.
Apr 21, 2020 11:21 AM CDT
Public defender group bypasses judge who rejected all release bids
The Defender Association of Philadelphia has withdrawn all its petitions for inmate release before Judge Anne Marie Coyle, after she…
Apr 16, 2020 4:33 PM CDT
The bar passage rate for first-time test-takers has increased by nearly 5 percentage points, according to data released Monday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Feb 18, 2020 2:41 PM CST
The president of Texas Southern University may be out of a job after TSU regents alleged that he failed to promptly report information about an admissions scandal at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Feb 7, 2020 2:43 PM CST
The total number of students at ABA-accredited law schools rose slightly this year. However, the number of first-year students decreased from 2018 to 2019, according to ABA data
released Thursday.
Dec 12, 2019 3:29 PM CST
Most law students earn less money per year after graduation than the amount they borrowed for law school, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Education.
Dec 5, 2019 1:32 PM CST
AG Barr concludes Jeffrey Epstein’s death due to ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’
U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he initially had suspicions about multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein’s jailhouse death, but…
Nov 25, 2019 4:09 PM CST
Aug 26, 2019 2:05 PM CDT
The American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is considering revisions for rules and standards that apply to ABA-accredited law schools, including a proposal that would change the existing direction for teach-out plans.
Jul 16, 2019 2:55 PM CDT
Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students
Jul 1, 2019 12:16 AM CDT
Following multiple years of discussion, and two rejections from the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
adopted a proposed revision to tighten an accreditation standard regarding bar passage Friday.
May 17, 2019 4:29 PM CDT
Many young lawyers in Florida are having some misgivings about their choice of a legal career or their particular field of practice.
A survey by the Florida Bar’s Young…
May 9, 2019 10:56 AM CDT
There was a slight uptick in law firm, government and public interest jobs for the Class of 2018, according to employment outcomes released Monday by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Apr 29, 2019 4:36 PM CDT
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