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Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges

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The post Yale Law School Bars Students From Accessing Information About Abusive Judges appeared first on Above the Law. It appears YLS does not want students to access negative information about clerkships, fearing it might dissuade students from clerking for certain prestigious -- and abusive -- judges.

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The 2025 ATL Top 50 Law School Rankings Are Here!

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We are pleased to announce the release of the 13th annual Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings. Above the Law’s rankings are premised on the belief that most people who go to law school want to be lawyers. Ours are the only rankings that include the latest ABA employment data for the Class of 2024.

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Top Law School Accidentally Sends Out Hundreds Of Erroneous Acceptance Letters

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William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law school.

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The Law Schools Where Starting Salaries For Graduates Exceed Their Student Debt (2025)

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In today’s world, the vast majority of students attending law school have been saddled with seemingly insurmountable six-figure debt loads. Unfortunately, these high-salary positions account for only a small percentage of entry-level jobs for recent law school graduates. What’s a prospective law student to do?

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Paladin Collaborates with Some 30 Law Schools to Launch A Pro Bono Platform for Law Students

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Paladin, a legal technology company whose platform is used by law firms, in-house legal teams, and legal services organizations to match lawyers with pro bono opportunities and manage pro bono engagement, is today launching a pro bono platform designed specifically for law schools and law students.

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Elite Biglaw Firm Will No Longer Participate In Law School On-Campus Interview Programs

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We already knew that Biglaw firms were stepping away from using law school interview programs as their main source of recruitment in favor of alternative hiring plans , but one elite law firm just made a move that may spell doom for on-campus interviews if more firms decide to follow its lead. Only time will tell.

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U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Biglaw Jobs (2025)

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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.