Archive for October 2010

A Case of Supply v. Demand: Law schools are manufacturing more lawyers than America needs

Oct 29th, 2010 | By | Category: Law Profession in Crisis

  29 October 2010 — There is an excellent piece in Slate on the issue that demand for lawyers has fallen off a cliff, both due to the short-term crisis of the recession and long-term changes to the industry, and is only starting to rebound. The lawyers that do have jobs are making less than they [...]

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ABA May Join Push for Law School Transparency

Oct 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Law Profession in Crisis

19 October 2010 — According to a story in today’s National Law Journal, the American Bar Association is considering requiring law schools to disclose cost and employment statistics to all accepted law school applicants.  The effort, dubbed “Truth in Law School Education,” is still in the planning phase. Meanwhile several ABA Sections and subcommittees are working on salary [...]

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