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As U.S. News prepares to roll out its 2013 ranking of law schools, two new sites are challenging the magazine as the prime guide for tens of thousands of applicants choosing law schools by emphasizing the concerns most on their minds - law prof

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As U.S. News prepares to roll out its 2013 ranking of law schools, two new sites are challenging the magazine as the prime guide for tens of thousands of applicants choosing law schools by emphasizing the concerns most on their minds - law prof

Increasingly Popular Course Incorporates Latest Technology To Help Boost Bar Exam Success Rates For Students In State Suffering Lowest Pass Rates In the Country

“COMEDIANS-AT-LAW” ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TOUR – LAWMAGEDDON!! Legal comedy tour to stop in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Improv on Thursday, March 22nd at 8 PM.

Cutting edge presentation app for iPad gets even better with a unique lift from PC integration from ExhibitView Solutions, LLC. Trial Presentation has never been easier. Organize, Create and MOVE the project between PC and iPad with just one-click.

Join our fast paced Webinar/Forum to see our product demo and hear from Professor James Wren, Baylor University Law School, about the ExhibitView Software Program available for faculty and students at NO COST.

This is because many grads of Austin's School of Law are cartoonists, service dog trainers, and wind farm employees.

According to the new reports by the National Association for Law Placement, the job market for law school graduates is worsening since the mid-1990s.

The job placement rate for the class of 2010 was 80 percent which is 5 percent less from that of 2009's class. The New York Times has phrased this as the worst recession in the legal profession's history.

Survey of an AM Law Daily found that 17 national firms employing at least 20 second year students. The report shows an average of 62 students from each firm are offered jobs this year, which translates it to an average rate of 97%.

A substantial decrease in the new student enrollment has been reported in the University of California-Los Angeles by 16 percent, while in the University of Michigan by 14 percent.

Despite the retrenchment in summer programs' recruitment nationwide, offices of major firms in Washington are about to hire the same number of associates as 2011, for summer 2012.

Law schools are hoping to give their students an edge in the struggle by forcing the big firms to recruit in August, months earlier than in previous years.

This employment-data and economic-analysis consulting firm's study shows that Texas has the seventh-largest lawyer surplus having only 2,155 lawyer job openings but 3,052 people passing the bar exam annually.

In a nutshell, the statistical information provided by the NALP is that the average salary for law school graduates chopped by 13% from $72,000 to $63,000. The employment rate for the class of 2010 on the whole was 87.6%, down 4% from 2007.

The article is based on data gathered and analyzed by Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI), a consulting firm specializing in economic analysis and employment data.

The American Bar Association has also advised students planning to enter law school to weigh the risks of getting a JD.

This number is the lowest since 2001 during this admission stage. The reason for the decline in applicants is being attributed to the tough job market for new lawyers and the prospect of years of paying off a big debt.

Washington & Lee Law School is making an effort to educate its students on the employment prospects they face in the next few years. LawCrossing has been able to find over 37,000 attorney jobs across the country.

CEO A. Harrison Barnes of LawCrossing says that although the large law firms are laying off attorneys, there are opportunities in smaller firms across America.

Even graduates of top law schools are now applying for public interest work and even government positions.” LawCrossing has been able to find over 30,000 attorney jobs across the country.

CEO A. Harrison Barnes of LawCrossing says that although the job market is tough, positions are available in smaller firms.

Even though the numbers involved in most firms are small, LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes, "We at LawCrossing have been able to track down over 12,000 jobs in the last seven days alone.”

CEO A. Harrison Barnes of LawCrossing says “We keep searching for every law job opening across the country and that is why we could come up with almost 15,000 jobs in seven days.”

For law students graduating this fall without a job offer, LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes says there are jobs available. Barnes’s company has been able to track down almost 11,000 legal jobs in the last seven days.

LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes has a few words of advice. “In this economy, be ready to take jobs from smaller firms, even if they are in rural regions.

LawCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes says that those fears are exaggerated. “There are jobs available for new graduates as well as junior associates.

According to the latest data released by the US Department of Labor, in April, the legal services sector lost 1,100 jobs and in March, legal jobs decreased by 500.There has been a slight increase of 300 jobs in the legal sector in May though.

The tough job market has hit fresh graduates of laws schools. To counter this, law schools and law firms are trying out unconventional methods to help them out.