Legal Education Roundup (May 10, 2024)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"ABA legal education section releases employment data for graduating law class of 2023," The American Bar Association
"More 2023 law school grads found full-time jobs than any class in past 10 years, new ABA data shows," ABA Journal
"Percentage of Recent Law School Grads Who Have Landed a Job Reaches Highest Level in a Decade," Law.com
"Unemployment Rate For Recent Law Grads Improves, ABA Finds," Law360
"Law Schools and Universities Grapple With Protests Across Country," Law.com
"Nearly 14% of ABA-Accredited US Law Schools Haven't Had a Woman Dean," Law.com
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