News release: “According to Selected Findings from the Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2011 released today by NALP, the overall employment rate for new law school graduates is, at 85.6%, the lowest it has been since 1994, when the rate stood at 84.7%. In addition to an overall employment rate that… Continue Reading
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Institute for Legal Reform Study -The Plaintiffs' Bar Goes Digital
The Plaintiffs Bar Goes Digital – An Analysis of the Digital Marketing Efforts of Plaintiffs Attorneys & Litigation Firms, January 2012 “The U.S. tort system cost $264.6 billion in 2010, fueled in part by the plaintiffs bar’s constant pursuit of new clients and cases. Like any big business, the plaintiffs bar is committed to clever… Continue Reading
Report – Restoring Contemplation How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy
Restoring Contemplation: How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy, by Jessie L. Mannisto “While constant access to information enabled by digital devices has done much to improve our lives, it also exacts costs with respect to our attention and productivity that are especially harmful in a knowledge based economy. Increased public awareness of the impact of… Continue Reading
Survey – 10 Law Schools That Lead to the Most Debt
Some students are graduating with more than $150,000 in debt, by Ryan Lytle “In a tough job market for newly minted lawyers, and with the rising costs of earning a J.D., many students are graduating from law school with six-figure debts and no means to repay them. Some students may combat this by specializing in… Continue Reading
Who Gives A Tweet? Evaluating Microblog Content Value
Who Gives A Tweet? Evaluating Microblog Content Value, Paul André – Carnegie Mellon; Michael Bernstein – MIT, and Kurt Luther – Georgia Tech, February 2012 “While microblog readers have a wide variety of reactions to the content they see, studies have tended to focus on extremes such as retweeting and unfollowing. To understand the broad… Continue Reading
Annual Report on Womens Advancement into Leadership Positions in the American Bar Association
Goal III Report – An Annual Report on Womens Advancement into Leadership Positions in the American Bar Association, February 2012 “To ensure that the ABA would promote womens advancement in the Association, the Commission created in 1991 the Goal IX Report Card (Report), which measures the progress of women in ABA leadership positions. The Report,… Continue Reading
American Lawyer – The Lateral Report 2012
The Lateral Report 2012: “If 2010 was a year for staying put, 2011 was the year that partners jumped back into the lateral market with full force. In the 12 months ending September 30, 2011, 2,454 partners left or joined Am Law 200 firms. That was a 22 percent increase from 2010, when only 2,014… Continue Reading
Winter 2012 Law School Transparency Index Report
Winter 2012 Transparency Index Report, January 2012 “As a new year unfolds and the debate about legal education reform continues, efforts in furtherance of law school transparency remain critical. While transparency of law schools’ post-graduation employment data will not solve all of legal educations problems, it can put pressure on the current law school model… Continue Reading
Nielsens Tops of 2011: Digital
Nielsens Tops of 2011: Digital – December 28, 2011 – “As 2011 comes to a close, Nielsen reviewed the top online destinations, social media sites, and smartphone devices. Google was the most-visited U.S. Web brand, while Facebook held its lead among social networks and blogs. Smartphones were popular in 2011, making up the majority of… Continue Reading
Survey: Social Media in the Legal Sector
“Vizibility and LexisNexis recently conducted a survey to help shed light on the use of social media in legal services marketing. To illustrate the findings, the results have been released as an infographic, available below. View the announcement here. The research suggests a high degree of reliance on broadly defined social media marketing programs, with… Continue Reading
Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2012
Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2012 – An insiders guide to the changing dynamics set to impact the legal outsourcing field in the coming year. Fronterion LLC. December 2011. The Top Ten Trends for 2012 are: 1. Profitability Squeeze for LPO; 2. Growth Beyond Litigation Support; 3. Technology and LPO Combine; 4. Adoption… Continue Reading
Law School Transparency – "Advocating for the means to make informed decisions"
“What is LST? – Law School Transparency is a Tennessee non-profit dedicated to encouraging and facilitating the transparent flow of consumer information. It was founded by two Vanderbilt University Law School students in 2009 on the belief that other law schools could be as transparent as Vanderbilt. LST operates independently of any legal institutions, legal… Continue Reading
