Staci Zaretsky

22 hours ago | abovethelaw.com | Staci Zaretsky

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Despite initial concerns that the Class of 2024 employment outcomes might be impacted by an anticipated contraction in the market and increased size of the graduating class, the percentage of recent law school graduates employed in full-time, long-term Bar Admission Required/Anticipated or JD Advantage jobs has reached another record-high–which is good news for the graduates.

1 day ago | abovethelaw.com | Staci Zaretsky

Rankings season is officially upon us, and this time around, even U.S. News & World Report has rolled out additional rankings on top of their influential law school rankings. Given that a legal education can land the average law school graduate in up to six figures of debt, it makes sense that would-be lawyers are eager to snag Biglaw jobs, where salaries at leading firms begin at $225,000. But which law schools offer graduates the greatest opportunity to work in Biglaw?

1 day ago | abovethelaw.com | Staci Zaretsky

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I think [the legal community is] worried that there’s going to be a loss of independence. People worry that they won’t be able to say certain things, that lawyers won’t be able to represent certain people, that judges will be intimidated for doing certain things. There are a lot of fears.

2 days ago | abovethelaw.com | Staci Zaretsky

With the rule of law being bent to its maximum capacity under the Trump administration, many lawyers find themselves unable to do anything but watch the situation unfold, slack jawed with confusion about how this could possibly be happening in America. Other lawyers, however, have found the courage and resolve to stand up and do what is right — regardless of the fact that they may have been standing alone in their quest to protect the legal profession from harm.

2 days ago | abovethelaw.com | Staci Zaretsky

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Folks are very concerned about their loans. Those who don’t have choices, I don’t know how it’s going to affect them. I know for the students who have options, very few are going to consider these firms anymore. — Bryce Tuttle, a second-year student at Stanford Law School, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, on how law students are navigating their job offers with firms that have made deals with the Trump administration.