Tag: law school
Coping With Stress In Law School
A verified statistic shows that lawyers suffer from depression at triple the rate of non-lawyers. Recently, research has also proven that the rigors of law school can be harmful to the health of students. In a recent law review article, entitled “Killing Them Softly: Neuroscience Reveals How Brain Cells Die from Law School Stress and […]
July 13, 2015
Where Have All the Law Students Gone?
Law school enrollment dropped again, according to the latest statistics from the American Bar Association (ABA). In total, first-year enrolled has plummeted nearly 30 percent from its peak in 2010. According to the new ABA data, almost two-thirds of ABA accredited law schools experienced declines in first-year enrollment from the prior year. Enrollment of 1L […]
June 8, 2015
Law For Love, Not Money
While the costs of legal education continue to increase as employment prospects decrease, you could argue that a law degree does not have the same value it had in the past. Maybe it doesn’t, but a recent study out of New Jersey has found that a JD is valued at more than $1 million over […]
August 11, 2014
Boosting Enrollment in Law Schools Is Restoring To Drastic Measures
The legal profession doesn’t enjoy the same cachet it once held. The number of students enrolling in law school dropped 11 percent in 2013 and is down 24 percent from 2010 figures, according to the American Bar Association (ABA). This number is pretty shocking and many department heads are looking to into new ways of […]
May 19, 2014
The Newest Law School Students Don’t Want to Be Lawyers
Many business professionals are entering law school, not to become practicing lawyers but to understand the myriad of legal issues they encounter on a daily basis. The master’s degree programs are generally 24 credits and are geared exclusively towards non-lawyers. The programs are gaining in popularity as law school admission has tapered off by as […]
October 14, 2013