How Will Law Schools Be Affected By The LSAT Fee Increase?
I was puzzled by this reaction, given that it will lead to a further decline in demand for LSAC's services.
Of course, LSAC has a monopoly on the processing of law school applications and the administration of the LSAT, so it can raise its fees as it pleases. If you've decided that law school is for you, but don't qualify for a fee waiver, you'll manage to come up with the $160 LSAT registration fee, $155 Credential Assembly Service (CAS) fee, and $21 fee per CAS law school report.
Law School Applicant Numbers Continue Decline
LSAC's newest data indicates that the number of applicants to ABA law schools has declined 15%, and that the number of ABA applications is down 12.9% from the same time last cycle (through 4/13/12).
(LSAC states, "Last year at this time, we had 93% of the preliminary final applicant count.")
Based on this information, we can project that this cycle will have a total about 67,022 applicants.
Logic and Games
* Missed one of my posts on recent trends in law school admissions? I'm listing them all here. [LSAT Blog]
* Juries pulled from all-white jury pools convict black defendants more often than whites, according to a new study. [ABA Journal]
* Supreme Court ruled that foreign political organizations and multinational corporations can't be sued for torture or murder of persons abroad. [LA Times]
* On 4/20, police stood back and watched as hundreds lit up at the University of Colorado. [Reuters]
* How to write emails that actually get responses. [Lifehacker]
* Just in case you've ever wondered, "Why are people from the future not time traveling to our period?", someone's actually answered that question. [Quora]
* Juries pulled from all-white jury pools convict black defendants more often than whites, according to a new study. [ABA Journal]
* Supreme Court ruled that foreign political organizations and multinational corporations can't be sued for torture or murder of persons abroad. [LA Times]
* On 4/20, police stood back and watched as hundreds lit up at the University of Colorado. [Reuters]
* How to write emails that actually get responses. [Lifehacker]
* Just in case you've ever wondered, "Why are people from the future not time traveling to our period?", someone's actually answered that question. [Quora]
Law School Class of 2010 ABA Employment Data Released
In an attempt to cut down on the shenanigans, the ABA has required law schools to report the number of graduates they employ nine months after graduation.
The ABA's 2011 Placement Survey was just released this week in spreadsheet format. It provides some interesting findings, as you can see in the graph to the top-right.
So, which law schools have more than 15% of their graduates in school-funded positions?
Logic and Games
* On Tuesday, I wrote that various LSAC fees are increasing due to falling applicant numbers (including the LSAT registration fee). The story got picked up elsewhere. [ABA Journal]
* Cooley Law grad sues photo studio for showing his pimply complexion in "before" and "after" pics. [Above the Law]
* Lawyer Bob Loblaw will return for the new season of Arrested Development coming next year. [Vulture]
* Zuckerberg apparently negotiated Facebook's purchase of Instagram without any input from lawyers. [ABA Journal]
* A Justice Department lawyer tells the Supreme Court that unfair crack cocaine sentences may number in the thousands. [LA Times]
* Cooley Law grad sues photo studio for showing his pimply complexion in "before" and "after" pics. [Above the Law]
* Lawyer Bob Loblaw will return for the new season of Arrested Development coming next year. [Vulture]
* Zuckerberg apparently negotiated Facebook's purchase of Instagram without any input from lawyers. [ABA Journal]
* A Justice Department lawyer tells the Supreme Court that unfair crack cocaine sentences may number in the thousands. [LA Times]
Logic and Games
* 2 new reports tell us about law school graduates. Some go to law firms, others pursue more unusual careers like sheep farming and professional poker. [Above the Law; ABA Journal]
* Washington Monthly picked up one of my recent posts on the declining number of law school applicants. [Washington Monthly]
* A physicist uses his skills to beat a traffic ticket. That's pretty badass. [ABA Journal]
* A new law school may open in Daytona Beach. [WSJ Law Blog]
* "Supreme Court to weigh crack cocaine sentences." I question the use of "weigh" in the headline, but the issue itself is still important. [LA Times]
* A student who imported and sold international editions of college textbooks is going to the Supreme Court after being sued by the publisher for copyright infringement. [Above the Law; ABA Journal]
* Washington Monthly picked up one of my recent posts on the declining number of law school applicants. [Washington Monthly]
* A physicist uses his skills to beat a traffic ticket. That's pretty badass. [ABA Journal]
* A new law school may open in Daytona Beach. [WSJ Law Blog]
* "Supreme Court to weigh crack cocaine sentences." I question the use of "weigh" in the headline, but the issue itself is still important. [LA Times]
* A student who imported and sold international editions of college textbooks is going to the Supreme Court after being sued by the publisher for copyright infringement. [Above the Law; ABA Journal]
LSAT Test Registration Fee Increase: Why?
And, strangely enough, LSAC has acknowledged that the increase is in direct response to the recent drop in law school applicants and LSATs administered.
Law School Admission Cycle: Who Applies First?
I've always believed this to be the case, but not until recently did we have the information necessary to determine whether this is actually true.
Data from the Law School Admission Council indicates that high scorers tend to apply much earlier in the admission cycle than do low scorers.
