Should Law Schools Release Data on Each Graduates Job Placement and Starting Salary?
In many ways, law schools are trade schools. While law schools put out aggregate breakdowns, they do not provide specifics on an individual graduate’s job placement and salary. The dearth of official hiring and salary data on each graduate begs the question: do prospective students really know what they are getting into in terms of “return on investment” when they commit to a particular school? All of that may change soon. In July, the Law School Transparency, a new non-profit organization, sought information from 199 ABA-accredited schools on each law graduate. The LST requested the schools to provide detailed job list (employer type, employer name, position, credentials, full-time / part-time, office location, salary source, journal) and salary list (employer type, office location, full-time/part-time, salary). The LST explains: “This website aims to become a clearinghouse for employment data from ABA-approved law schools.” The LST will post the results on its website, as well as cor
