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Tackling the Challenge of Rural Access to Justice

��ý is working together with the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the University of Nebraska College of Law, key legal education stakeholders, and the legal community to help further efforts to advance rural access to justice.

The Latest Data on the Current Admission Cycle

Browse through the most complete data on the 2025-2026 admission cycle. Updated daily, ��ý’s data library gives you a complete snapshot of the latest trends in applicant and application volumes as well as LSAT test taker numbers.

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News and Perspectives

Scaffolding the Skill of Participating in Socratic Dialogue

By Susannah Pollvogt

The majority of law professors expect their students to be able to participate in Socratic dialogue, also known as cold calling. But where do we teach this skill? The short answer is that we generally don’t.

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How to Engage Your Law School in Strategic Planning

By Donald Tobin

A thoughtful strategic planning process can provide a valuable opportunity to bring the law school community together to set priorities, align resources, and move ahead in ways that support long-term success.

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Providing More Time to Adjust to the ��ý GPA Changes 

By Susan L. Krinsky

After careful review, we have decided to delay implementation of ��ý GPA calculation changes until summer 2027, enabling candidates and law schools to adjust to the new policy.

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New Law Grad Job Market Is About Supply and Demand

By James Leipold

The employment outcomes for the law school class of 2025 tell a nuanced story, as the National Association for Law Placement’s recent analysis of this data makes clear in its annual report.

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Earning a JD While Incarcerated

By Noah Austin

This spring, Maureen “Mo” Onyelobi was one of the first two people to graduate from law school while incarcerated in the U.S.

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Working Backwards from Assessment to Learning Outcomes

By Susannah Pollvogt

How can law schools create assessable learning outcomes? It can be helpful to work backwards, starting by identifying competencies of focus and available assessment evidence.

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��ý and NALP: The Effects of Accelerated Recruiting

By Elizabeth Bodamer and Danielle Taylor

First-semester law students are facing increased pressure to secure jobs early in their law school journey — and this new dynamic is negatively affecting many students’ first-year experience.

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First-Gen College Grad Representation Declines in 2025 1Ls

By Elizabeth Bodamer

There has been a decrease in the percentage of first-generation college graduates entering law school for two consecutive years.

��ý, AALS to Study Undergrads' Post-Graduation Aspirations

By Elizabeth Bodamer

��ý and AALS are partnering on the Before the JD II study to examine undergraduate students’ decisions about their future careers and postgraduate education. 

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