A new website aims to make it easier for would-be law students to research how graduates of different law schools are faring in the jobs market.
The website is called Law Jobs: By the Numbers. It allows students to search and compare law schools’ employment rates using preset or personalized formulas, according to a review by Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites. Searches can be based on formulas used by groups such as Law School Transparency or U.S. News & World Report, or based on a user’s tailor-made search for, say, full-time, JD advantage jobs.
LawSites tried a few different searches. The preset U.S. News formula puts the University of Virginia at the top of the list for best job placement. But a search for long-term, full-time jobs that require bar passage puts the University of Chicago in first place.
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