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University of New Mexico Law School Reveals Higher Employment Rates

Summary: In contrast to the rest of the country, the University of New Mexico School of Law is reporting that…

The Top 10 Underrated Law Schools

Summary: A new way of ranking law schools based on LSAT median scores, employment outcomes, and citations has uncovered several…

JDs Increasingly Seek “JD Advantage” Jobs

Summary: The ABA has noted the rise of alternative JD careers. Perhaps it was inevitable. With the legal market glutted…

Law Schools Provide Funding for Recent Grads

Summary: Several law schools have programs in place that provide law school graduates with jobs in exchange for their offering…

North Carolina Law Schools Compared by Employment

Summary: North Carolina’s law schools compared in terms of post-grad employment. The legal market is still crawling, with little reprieve,…

Law Schools Reporting More Detailed Employment Data

Summary: The American Bar Association implemented a new policy that required more detailed employment data from law schools. Now, many…

Law Recruiter Explains Why Older Attorneys Struggle to Join Firms

Click here to read the full article on LawCrossing for an in-depth explanation of all 10 reasons why older attorneys…

Talk Straight if You Want to Handle Stress in Law Firm Offices

By Harrison Barnes In law firm practices today, while you may not be sure of income or jobs, there's one…

Browse the Advice Section on Legal Authority Today

Trying to improve your career, or make a switch to a new job, is not easy to accomplish in today's…

ABA Changes the Way Law Schools Must Report Alumni Employment

Up till now, law schools were required by the ABA to report employment for their grads at 9 months post-graduation.…

Labor Department Shows that Legal Services Slightly on the Rise

We weren't hoping for anything drastic, and we weren't disappointed: of the 4,900 Professional and technical services jobs, 4,900 were…

Harvard Falsely Puts “Plagiarism” on Graduate’s Permanent Record — She Loses Six Figure Prospects, and Other Jobs

Megon Walker, who graduated Harvard Law in 2009, is now suing her Alma Mater for defamation. Specifically, they falsely accused…