People are often curious what happens to pre-law students who do well on the LSAT. Here is a tiny sample of what some former ScoreItUp students are doing now:
Category Archives: Legal Profession
For those of you who thought that six (6) LSAT dates per year was a big change (it used to be four (4)), wait until you see what 2020 has in store! A total of ten (10) LSAT test dates per year is being planned by the LSAC – see the details and some other […]
While the situation isn’t entirely rosy, the hiring of law students has improved to a point where we are seeing the best results in the past 10 years. Take a look here for more details!
Things have been getting tougher for 30-year-olds for decades. Here is an article discussing the phenomenon, and the author’s general suggestions for younger people looking to get ahead:
For all of you pre-law students interested in learning more about the LSAT, law school, practicing law, and ScoreItUp LSAT Prep courses, I routinely give FREE workshops at local Universities. Here are the upcoming ones (at UCI, CSUF and Chapman University):
Right now, the economy and the market for lawyers has picked up substantially. As a result, we are seeing the first uptick in law school enrollment that we have seen in many years. The strengthened economy is good news for would-be lawyers. The fact that law school enrollment is still low by historical standards also […]
Like any other country, we have numerous controversial laws. Abortion. Criminal sentencing. Employment discrimination. The list goes on.
The number of LSAT-takers sitting for the most recent LSAT – June 2017 – increased a whopping 20% compared to June 2016, one year ago. That is a stunning increase, and the largest percentage increase for any test administration in over 15 years.
Most states, very understandably, are hesitant to pass “Good Samaritan” laws. Such laws, in theory, would make it a crime to fail to assist someone, even though you did not cause any harm to them. But the failure to have such laws can lead to frustrating results at times.
The California Supreme Court recently stripped the California Bar examiners of their ability to determine who passes and fails the California Bar. That may spell some relief for future lawyers seeking to pass one of the toughest Bars (in terms of passage rates) in the nation. For more details, please take a look here!