TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 29, 2024

Nearly half of junior associates at law firms said law school did not adequately prepare them for practice, according to a new survey. Among the 546 junior associates surveyed by legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa and legal data intelligence provider Leopard Solutions, 45% said law school did not sufficiently prepare them for their current role. On the question of whether their law firm experience met their expectations coming out of law school, 31% said it did not. When asked what they would change about their law school experience, the most common answer was more practical skills and a greater focus on transactional practices. Reuters has more on the survey’s findings.