October 20, 2021
Back

First-Generation Law Students Struggle in Post-Grad Market Compared With Peers, Study Shows - Law.com

Indiana University Maurer School of Law—Bloomington. Courtesy photo

First-generation law school students are worse off in the job market after graduating compared to their peers who have at least one parent or guardian with a law degree, according to new data released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

In a survey of Class of 2020 law school graduates, the employment rate was nearly 93% for those who had at least one parent holding a J.D. degree and 88% for first-generation graduates, the association detailed its annual research report titled “Jobs & JDs, Employment and Salaries of New Graduates, Class of 2020.” Meanwhile, the rate of employment in bar passage-required jobs was more than 11 percentage points lower for first-generation students, at 73%.

Want to continue reading?
Become an ALM Digital Reader for Free!

  • Free access to 1 article* every 30 days
  • Access to the entire ALM network of websites
  • Unlimited access to the ALM suite of newsletters
  • Build custom alerts on any search topic of your choosing
  • Search by a wide range of topics

Already have an account? Sign In Now

*May exclude premium content



source: https://www.law.com/2021/10/20/first-generation-law-students-struggle-in-post-grad-market-compared-with-peers-study-show/

Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.