LST: 2015 State of Legal Education: An In-Depth Look Into Law School Admissions Choices

Following up on yesterday's post, NY Times: A Majority Of Law Schools Are Scamming Students And Taxpayers:  Law School Transparency, 2015 State of Legal Education: An In-Depth Look Into Law School Admissions Choices:

A problem for our profession and society

Law school enrollment is the lowest it's been since the 1960's. To remain financially viable, many law schools are admitting many people who face real risk of not completing school or of failing the bar. The bargain is clear: take larger, riskier classes now to survive and deal with the accreditation challenges, angry alumni, and bad press that follow later.

But at what cost, and to whom? And should we collectively enable this bargain?

We need lawyers. Yet too many schools hoping to produce the next generation of lawyers are failing the profession and society today—not to mention the students they're setting up to fail. To reinvigorate the law school pipeline, we must address the substantive issues that drive prospective law students away from the legal profession. We must ensure that law schools make responsible enrollment choices and become more affordable.

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Take action to reinvigorate the law school pipeline

This investigative report is a call to action for the following stakeholders:

• ABA
• Federal Government
• State Bar Authorities
• Law Schools
• Central Universities

Update: 

• ABA Journal, This Law School Had a 30% Bar Pass Rate; Do Lower Standards Presage Troubled Times for Law Grads?
• David Frakt (Former Dean Candidate, Florida Coastal), Important New Report From Law School Transparency on Law School Admissions

Other TaxProf Blog posts:

• NY Times: A Majority Of Law Schools Are Scamming Students And Taxpayers
• NY Times: 1/3 Of Law Schools Admit Entering Classes With 25% Or More Students At Risk For Failing The Bar Exam
• Slate: Desperate Law Schools Are Admitting Way Too Many Poorly Qualified Students
• Senators From Both Parties Take On Law Schools For Failing Students
• Pasquale Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Henderson Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Dean Yellen Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Harper Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Simkovic Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Dean Allard Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis
• Florida Coastal Dean Responds To New York Times Editorial On The Law School Crisis