#law-school-roi

#law-school-roi

For the first time in three years, more law firms are planning to expand their office footprint, rather than contract, according to a new report from commercial real estate brokerage CBRE.

I'm incredibly proud of the firm and what we've accomplished in the last year. We had certainly, the year before, a historic year financially, and this year was also historic in being one of our best financial years in history.

"The Klekamp family's extraordinary generosity honors Donald Klekamp's legacy while strengthening our ability to prepare the next generation of talented legal minds," said University of Cincinnati President Neville G. Pinto, in the university's news release.

At least 15 Am Law 100 firms have offered sums of $25,000 to $50,000 to 1L law students accepted into the firms' 2L summer associate programs, incentivizing public interest work.

Recent data from Harvard Business School found MBA alumni are raking in median salaries of about $260,000 three years after graduating. At the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, alumni are earning $248,000, while MIT (Sloan) graduates are bringing in $246,000, according to the Financial Times. This eye-watering pay-and strong return on investment-at elite MBA programs is "no surprise," Jamie Beaton, founder and CEO of Crimson Education, a college admissions consulting firm, told Fortune.

Some law schools and law students have been doing their part to push back against ICE. The University of Maine's law school dean spread info on an anti-ICE hotline to the community and students at Georgetown and George Washington tried their best to keep ICE from attending their virtual job fair. But it can be hard to tell if these students are just members of a vocal minority when it comes to resisting ICE or part of a larger trend.

I can tell an AI-generated resume from a mile away and it's not getting the interview. I'm looking for something that shows me the candidate knows their story but doesn't need five pages to convey it. Recruiters are quickly skimming to know your key practice areas, career level, the job titles you've held, notable companies and law firms you've worked for, and your key achievements.

Student loans aren't to be taken lightly - the hundreds of thousands of dollars prospective lawyers take out for school can set back other milestone life goals like owning a home, having children and buying groceries. For years, relatively low interest loans from the government were a godsend for students that wanted the career opportunities law could unlock but lacked the capital needed to fund their educations.

You'd be forgiven for wondering if Charlotte is cursed. Despite being America's ninth-largest city, the last time we put a full-time law school in Queen City, we needed to set up a food bank to support the students. Charlotte School of Law, an InfiLaw-run, for-profit law school, collapsed in 2017 amidst probation, bar passage carnage, and federal financial aid chaos.

A new report by the United Educators insurance company shows that universities spent hundreds of millions of dollars on damages in 2025, according to an analysis of publicly reported settlements. Legal cases involved a variety of issues, ranging from deaths on campus to antitrust issues, cybersecurity breaches, discrimination, sexual misconduct and pandemic-era policy fallout. Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital had the largest settlement at $750 million.

Lindsey Halligan, the former insurance attorney who spent some time "masquerading" - to use a federal judge's words - as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia attempted to ramrod criminal cases against Donald Trump's political enemies and failed spectacularly. Halligan botched the grand jury process, submitted an indictment that the full grand jury never saw, and got two cases dismissed simultaneously.

Boston University School of Law is preparing to launch an AI certificate program in fall 2026 as part of a broader initiative aimed at training future lawyers in the ethical and effective use of AI technologies. The initiative reflects a growing recognition within legal education that AI is becoming deeply embedded in legal research, writing, and practice. Law school administrators say the program is designed not only to familiarize students with emerging tools, but also to address the ethical and professional challenges that accompany them.

It can be scary to borrow large student loans to finance an expensive college degree. There is a market failure, however, every time a student does not attend their preferred college, study their preferred major, or pursue their preferred career because they are afraid of student loans. Students should be free to pursue their passions - not forced into second-best choices because of the cost of the degree or the prospect of a lower income in the future.

The Thomson Reuters Institute and Georgetown Law's Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession released their annual State of the U.S. Legal Market report today, and the good news is that law firms are absolutely crushing it. Profits are up. Rates are up. Demand surged in 2025 at levels the industry hasn't seen in more than a decade. The Am Law 100 is printing money, midsize firms are having a moment, and everyone is congratulating themselves for their "resilience."