State Bar & Bar Associations
May 29, 2020
More minorities enroll in law school, but may not become lawyers, report indicates
“What really matters is that people that schools do enroll, that they are in a position to join the profession and thrive in it,” said Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency, commenting on a new American Bar Foundation report.
Despite more minorities enrolling in law schools, the prospects for diversity in the legal profession remains murky as most of these students are entering schools with low bar exam passage rates, according to a report released Thursday by the American Bar Foundation.
Law school enrollment overall has declined by 25% since its peak in 2010 and that decline could continue depending on the severity of the economic slowdown, the report ...
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