Bryce Legal Career Counsel

"Nearly 83% of graduates from ABA-accredited law schools who took the bar for the first time passed - up more than three percentage points over the 79% first-time pass rate in 2023. It's the highest national first-time pass rate since 2020, when 84% of takers passed." (Reuters) https://lnkd.in/eW24Pmzv #barexam #lawgrads #legalprofession #younglawyers

"The job cuts so far have trickled out from both official and unofficial sources, and been marked by missteps including forcing remote workers to return to offices that lack enough workspace or even potable drinking water, and staffers being fired, rehired, then fired again." (Bloomberg Law) https://lnkd.in/exMxeMBn #federalawyers #legalmarket #layoffs #legalhiring

"We are witnessing a tremendous migration of lawyers leaving the public sector for the private. In just the first month of the new administration, several thousand employees, many of them lawyers, have been fired from government positions. Still more attorneys in the federal government are considering leaving. Government lawyers are now flooding the market." (The American Lawyer) https://lnkd.in/eW9edzTr #governmentlawyers #fedlawyers #legaljobs #legalcareer #careertransition

"Manton says the legal profession has long been associated with demanding hours and high-pressure environments, sometimes leading lawyers to seek in-house roles as an escape. He says lawyers are now trying to achieve the same without giving up their practice. 'They just move to a smaller firm that offers more flexibility.'" (Canadian Lawyer) https://lnkd.in/ezfRSiwQ #inhouse #corporatelaw #lawyerlife #llegalcareer #lawyerwellbeing #smalllaw

"'Rates just seem to be going up and up and up. At some point...clients are going to begin to ask themselves is it worth it?' said Adam Smith Esquire president Bruce MacEwen. 'At some point, companies and clients are going to be asking themselves, 'Aren't there any alternatives?'" (The American Lawyer) https://lnkd.in/eGtPBfmJ #generalcounsel #legalindustry #biglaw

"The National Conference of Bar Examiners and many state supreme courts, based on empirical evidence, are now moving to the NextGen Bar that encompasses a broader range of skills necessary for newly licensed lawyers successfully to practice law than the current bar examination." (TaxProf Blog) https://lnkd.in/ek7FMqqA #nextgenbar #barexam #lawstudentproblems #lawgrads #lawschoolproblems

"'Knowing that applicants would likely fail this crucial test because of Meazure's inadequate response to the problems with its testing platform, the State Bar offered a fee waiver to applicants to retake the exam in July,' the complaint said." (Bloomberg Law) https://lnkd.in/daduuXX7 #barexam #lawgrads #legalissues

"Only 36% of surveyed legal professionals, including lawyers, who are ages 18 to 34 said work had a positive effect on mental health. The percentage increased to 43% for those ages 35 to 44, 50% for those ages 45 to 54, and 62% for those ages 55 and older." (ABA Journal) https://lnkd.in/gV3iAMy4 #younglawyers #legalcareer #mentalhealth #lawyerlife #lawerwellbeing

"While the ABA has insisted for a long time that there is a significant wall of separation between its accrediting authority and its other activities, there is no question that its active political engagement as an organization...has drawn significant criticism." (Excess of Democracy) https://lnkd.in/eAXM3MFs #legaled #lawschoolproblems #lawstudentproblems

"In general, law firms are less likely now to hire a partner who is a lightning rod for the Trump administration, recruiter sources say. Firms also have their pick of top talent, amid a flood of government lawyers on the job market now." (The National Law Journal) https://lnkd.in/g2HXyja7 #federallaw #governmentlawyers #legalhiring #legalsector #biglaw