By Karen Sloan | July 28, 2020
The American Bar Association surveyed more than 1,000 new lawyers, and found that they owed an average $160,000 in student loans. That hefty debt is influencing their career paths and life decisions.
By Vanessa Blum | Zack Needles | July 24, 2020
From cancelled bar exams to deferred start dates, new and aspiring attorneys are being forced to regroup amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By David Thomas | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Christine Simmons | July 22, 2020
Milbank, Haynes and Boone and other big firms are adjusting to the evolving news about bar exams. Many firms are playing it by ear.
By Karen Sloan | July 16, 2020
New York joins a slew of other jurisdictions that have canceled planned bar exams amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But it's the first to pull the plug without committing to an online test or a diploma privilege.
By Karen Sloan | July 15, 2020
A new survey by the National Association for Law Placement found that half of law firms have yet to set start dates for their new associate classes, in part due to uncertainty over when the bar exam will be given.
By Samantha Stokes | June 11, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of NALP survey respondents said that they've pivoted to five- or six-week programs this year.
By Karen Sloan | June 9, 2020
Law.com breaks down the latest American Bar Association data on law school entry-level employment to determine which schools fared the best—and worst—in 10 different job categories.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | June 8, 2020
Eying bigger potential earnings elsewhere, more Asian Americans are deciding law—and law school—just isn't worth it.
By David Thomas | June 3, 2020
The Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program will award up to $5,000 to women of color law students who have lost their first-year internships at a law firm or a company during the COVID-19 crisis.
By Karen Sloan | May 28, 2020
Summer internships have been canceled en mass, and law firms have curtailed summer associate programs. Two law schools are attempting to fill the gap with their own summer training programs.
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