Cornell Law School Tops American Bar Association Rankings for Large Firm Job Placement According to new data from the American Bar Association, Cornell University's law school had the highest percentage of its 2022 graduates placed in jobs at large law firms compared to any other law school in the United States. This is the second consecutive year that Cornell has taken the top spot, with nearly 80% of its juris doctor graduates securing positions at firms... (96 views)
Law School Class of 2022 Sees Increase in Legal Job Placement The law school class of 2022 entered a robust job market and secured legal jobs at a higher rate than the previous classes of 2021 and 2019, which were affected by the temporary decline in new lawyer hiring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Bar Association's recent release, almost 78% of the new Juris doctors from 2022 found jobs that require bar... (1 views)
Newest Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Deliver Law School Commencement Speeches Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, is set to break the dry spell of SCOTUS law school commencement speeches this year. Jackson is among a growing list of high-profile women addressing law graduates in 2022. She is scheduled to deliver remarks at the American University Washington College of Law on May 20 and at Boston University School of... (23 views)
NJ Bar Asks Supreme Court to Remove Mental Health Disclosure Question from Lawyer Application According to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the state's two law schools, law school graduates should not disclose personal mental health information when they apply to become lawyers in New Jersey. As a result, the bar recently requested that the Supreme Court of New Jersey remove question 12B from a compulsory "character and fitness" questionnaire. This question... (36 views)