It’s always the season for the latest, most interesting news about the law school admissions process and legal education community. Here are some headlines from media outlets across the country.
Breaking news from the Law School Admission Council: Law school enrollments around the country are down 11 percent this year from last year and down 24 percent from 2010. And according to Kaplan Test Prep’s 2013 of law school admissions officers, that trend likely won’t change this year. (The ABA Journal)
Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law is taking a big step to reverse its declining enrollments – it has just cut in half its sticker price for all in-state students. That ought to help since you cannot think about going to law school without thinking about how to pay for it. (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
But is the cultural cachet of having a JD enough reason to go to law school? We’d say no, but there’s an argument to be made from the other point of view. We maintain that the primary reason to attend law school should be to, you know, actually practice law and love what you do. (The Wall Street Journal)
Check out which law schools’ 2012 graduates secured the most jobs at large law firms or federal judicial clerkships. That’s one way to do the rankings – assuming this is something important to the students you advise, which it probably is. (Business Insider)
File this under “absurd” or “crazy, but true.” Multiple sources say that a Columbia Law School 1L wasn’t really a 1L after all. (Above The Law)
