Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

This week, our I Am The Law podcast features a conversation with Ludmilla Kasulke, a seasoned lawyer-lobbyist based in Washington, D.C. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/ex9pjDxz

Happy Pride Month! At LSAC, we support those of all gender identities and sexual orientations. As we uphold our mission to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission, we will continue to work toward creating a world where everyone feels accepted for who they are.

LSAC has been presented with a Silver Stevie® Award for Contact Center of the Year! We are proud of our commitment to service excellence as we work to guide, engage, and support individuals along the prelaw through practice journey. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4fsvjEV

This week, our I Am The Law podcast features a conversation with appellate lawyer Raffi Melkonian, who provides an overview of what appellate work entails, from writing briefs to presenting oral arguments. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/enVRskGH

This Memorial Day, LSAC remembers those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country. We are grateful for their bravery and for all those who have or are currently serving in the military.

In a previous blog, Susannah Pollvogt addressed the importance of assessing students’ current readiness for NextGen-style question types. In this week’s blog, she describes how to develop a Next-Gen Bar Exam assessment. https://lnkd.in/eruXaVXq

Registration is now open for all 2024-2025 LSAT administrations, starting with the August 2024 LSAT through the June 2025 LSAT. For the upcoming testing year, most test takers will continue to have the option of taking the test in the online, live remote-proctored testing environment or in person at a digital testing center. Register now: https://lnkd.in/egwpRx4C

Academic support and bar passage are growing fields in legal education, focused on equipping students with the academic and analytical skills necessary to perform their best in law school, on the bar exam, and in practice. Will the NextGen Bar Exam elevate the work of these professionals? https://lnkd.in/emztfSjk

LSAC Board member Megan Carpenter, dean of the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, and Susan Krinsky, LSAC executive vice president for operations and chief of staff, at the inauguration of former LSAC board member Garry Jenkins as president of Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine.

While the law school class of 2023 saw record-high employment numbers, there are signs pointing to changes in this trend, with lower employment rates on the horizon for those graduating law school in the next several years. Read more from James Leipold: https://lnkd.in/gbCjChzj