The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar today released comprehensive employment datafor the 46,364 graduates of the law school class of 2012:
Law schools reported that 56.2% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage was required, compared with 54.9% for the class of 2011 — a 1.3 percentage point increase. In addition, 9.5% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time JD Advantage positions,...