By Karen Sloan | July 31, 2019
Fully 89% of the class of 2018 found jobs within 10 months, and 71% were positions that required a law degree. Large law firms also upped their hiring last year.
By Dylan Jackson | July 29, 2019
After years of salary brinkmanship, many firms are looking for more effective ways to attract top-flight talent.
By Samantha Stokes | July 24, 2019
The law firm grants scholarships each year to eight students who want to further diversity in the legal industry.
By Christine Simmons | July 11, 2019
Coaches, conferences and apps geared toward improving lawyer well-being are increasingly available, partly sparked by an American Bar Association pledge last year.
By Karen Sloan | June 25, 2019
The Pipeline Parity Project, which is working to end mandatory arbitration among legal employers, has rebranded as the People's Parity Project and unveiled plans to establish law school chapters across the country.
By Karen Sloan | June 24, 2019
As the recession rattled law schools and graduates, schools were forced to get more creative, leading to changes that have endured.
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By MP McQueen | June 24, 2019
Lawyers who graduated during and shortly after the Great Recession were spun sideways by layoffs and deferrals. Many are still trying to get back on track.
By Karen Sloan | April 29, 2019
The combination of more jobs and fewer graduates competing for them made for a robust employment climate for the J.D. class of 2018, new data from the American Bar Association shows. But more law graduates are slated to hit the hiring market in 2019, leaving questions about whether job gains will continue.
By Caroline Spiezio | April 23, 2019
AT&T, Morgan Stanley, Trinity Industries and other in-house departments are teaming up with Akin Gump to offer diverse law students a split-summer internship program that provides a glimpse at both sides of the legal industry.
By Roy Strom | April 16, 2019
Northwestern's law and engineering schools have teamed up to solve real-life problems for Big Law firms—and to guard against unintended risks.
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