Law Students

How to best help law students? Provide full-time, on-campus counselors, among other things

Law students have many things to be anxious about—getting called on in class can be terrifying, plus the process of applying for jobs and the rejection that frequently comes with it doesn’t help. Some law students worry that they may never find jobs as lawyers.

Feb 15, 2018 7:00 AM CST

Does ideology influence editors’ law review picks? Study finds a correlation

Editors choosing law review articles are influenced by shared ideology with the authors, according to a working paper by three University of Chicago law professors.

Feb 12, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Would an overhaul of federal student-loan programs help bring down law school tuition?

Could reforming the federal student-loan program be a way to halt the skyrocketing cost of attending law school? At the 2018 ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, the American Bar Foundation gathered a panel together to discuss the issue in “The Perennial (and Stubborn) Challenge of Cost, Affordability and Access in Legal Education: Has it Finally Hit the Fan?”

Feb 4, 2018 12:32 PM CST

Project by LSAC, law schools association aims to boost understanding—and appeal—of law profession

The Law School Admission Council and the Association of American Law Schools are coming together on a project to improve how the public sees the prospects of a legal education and the legal profession. Consisting of “multiple web-based and social media initiatives” the two groups say in a press release,…

Feb 2, 2018 1:00 PM CST

LSAC reports increase in law school applications

The number of law school applications has increased by 10.6 percent when compared to last year at this time, according to information released by the Law School Admission Council. According to a U.S. News & World Report article, the LSAC also reports that students with higher LSAT scores were more…

Jan 29, 2018 3:00 PM CST

BARBRI settles suit by blind law students who alleged bar prep materials weren’t fully accessible

BARBRI has agreed to make its online bar-review products more accessible to blind and vision-impaired students as part of a consent decree in a disability suit. The suit settled this week, according to a press release. The suit, filed last year in Dallas federal court, had claimed violations of the…

Jan 24, 2018 11:24 AM CST

Students at top law schools ask for more mental health support

Today’s law students may be more open about discussing their mental health issues than previous generations, but law schools still draw many Type A individuals, frequently on a never-ending quest for perfection.

Jan 3, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Disability rights movement’s legislative impact sprang from on-campus activism

Throughout many years, disability rights activism has flourished through programs that advocate independence and provide young people opportunities to discuss with peers how laws could improve their lives.

Jan 1, 2018 12:30 AM CST

These 7 law schools may be the most underrated

Brigham Young University’s law school is the most underrated in the nation, according to an interpretation of a new study.

The study ranks law schools based on undergraduate grade point averages and Law School Admission Test scores.

Dec 13, 2017 11:23 AM CST

CBS develops comedy based on law school experiences of Dr. Phil’s son

CBS is developing a comedy called Class Action that is based on the law school experiences of Dr. Phil’s son, Jay McGraw. The show follows a law student who is looking for an easy experience, but instead finds himself in a group of eclectic law students who have to argue…

Dec 11, 2017 7:00 AM CST

ABA voices opposition to elimination of school loan interest deduction in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

In response to a tax bill proposal to eliminate student loan interest deductions, the American Bar Association has asked that they be kept in place. “Of particular interest to the American Bar Association is the powerful financial disincentive for law students to enter the important function of public service in…

Nov 29, 2017 3:41 PM CST

Oxford grad’s suit claims bad teaching cost him the chance to attend an Ivy League law school

A graduate of Oxford University claims his lower-than-expected grades there 17 years ago made it impossible to attend an Ivy League law school in the United States or to perform well in legal jobs in the United Kingdom. Faiz Siddiqui claims his grades were affected by inadequate teaching in one…

Nov 28, 2017 7:00 AM CST

Increase in LSAT test takers is seen as evidence of ‘Trump bump’

The number of people taking the Law School Admission Test has increased this year, leading some to suggest the increase is driven by a “Trump bump.”

Nov 21, 2017 8:00 AM CST

University of Illinois at Chicago reveals ‘preliminary discussions’ to add John Marshall Law School

The University of Illinois at Chicago revealed on Monday that it has been in “preliminary discussions” with the John Marshall Law School to explore absorbing it into the university.

Nov 20, 2017 3:26 PM CST

Law grad with criminal record can sit for state bar, Washington Supreme Court rules

After a Thursday hearing with many questions centered on the substance abuse recovery of Tarra Simmons—a 2017 law school graduate who also has an addiction history, as well as prior theft and drug possession convictions—the Washington Supreme Court ruled that she can sit for the state bar.

Nov 17, 2017 4:46 PM CST