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In Tight Job Market, Some Want Bar Association to Toughen Law-School Accreditation Standards

As the American Bar Association prepares for its annual meeting in Toronto this week, it finds itself under increasing pressure to tighten the spigot on the steady flow of law schools it has been accrediting.

Federal regulators and disillusioned law-school graduates have questioned whether the association’s standards are rigorous enough at a time when record numbers of law-school graduates are competing for a shrinking number of legal jobs.… Continue reading

U.S. News Urges Law School Deans to Improve Employment Data

The release of the new 2012 Best Law Schools rankings is scheduled for March 15, 2011. In an effort to make our law school employment data more reflective of the current state of legal employment, U.S. News has modified how we calculate the employment rates that are used in the new law school rankings.… Continue reading

U.S. News Challenges ABA on Law School Employment Data Standards

A recent story in The New York Times,Is Law School a Losing Game?” is creating a great deal of buzz in the legal community, at law schools, and among current and prospective law school students—particularly about the implications of poor job prospects for newly minted law school grads.… Continue reading