Recent law school graduates face the tightest job market in years. Amid lingering industrywide uncertainties, officials at some law schools are scrambling to ensure that underrepresented minorities get jobs, especially law schools not customarily tapped by the country's largest law firms. In some of the more striking measures, a dean will troop…

Describes how law reviews are debating whether to change the qualification rules and competitions so that more minority students are admitted as members. (EV)

Examines some ways in which counseling professionals work to notice, encourage, and aid non-whites who may be contemplating or already pursuing law degrees. (HMV)

A brief look at the current and future Black and minority law students, their situation, and their potential role as a stratum for progressive societal change. (Author)

Describes Temple Law School's unusual Special Admissions and Curriculum Experiments Program, which reserves one quarter of its enrollment for the disadvantaged, whatever their color or ethnic background, who show exceptional promise. (Author/RK)

Three year trends in the law grade averages of nonminority, Black, and Chicano students were studied in two sets of law schools enrolling more than 900 Black students and more than 300 Chicano students. Reasons for the differential improvements in grades are considered, including statistical artifacts and substantive factors. (Author/BS)

This book contains information on legal education opportunities for minority groups, focusing especially on scholarships and special programs. The bulk of the book consists of a directory of the approximately 135 law schools that responded to a questionnaire. For each school, information is offered on: total size, freshman class size, out-of-state…

This study was designed to address questions of differential validity and questions of differential prediction in the law school admission process. The former were evaluated by comparing the magnitude of validity coefficients resulting from both simple and multiple correlations between first-year performance in law school and the traditional…

This study examined how diversity influenced law students' educational experiences. Predominantly White students at Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan Law School, as well as at five other law schools, completed surveys that examined such topics as: frequency of contact with diverse people growing up and in high school, college, and…

A survey indicates judgeships are a very attractive legal career. Students preferred selection (in descending order) by initial merit selection, merit promotion from inferior courts, executive appointment, legislative appointment, nonpartisan election, and partisan election. (AVAIL: University of Cincinnati College of Law, Room 12, Taft Hall,…

The paper details likely incomes and living costs of law graduates as related to educational costs and debts. Concern is expressed about the deterrent effect of potential high debt on minorities and an approach to financial aid which would take minority status into account is urged. (Author/DB)

In this guide for planning general law education and selecting an area of specialization, noted law professors offer advice on these aspects of legal training and practice: gaining admission to law school; strengths and weaknesses of traditional legal writing; law examinations; special problems facing women and minority group students; questions…

This response to Lino Graglia (HE 530 289) reviews the history of opposition to affirmative action for minority groups; notes early efforts of law schools to avoid desegregation requirements; reports persistent low enrollments of African-American students in law schools; and recommends that law schools undergird admissions policy with…

Excerpts from interviews with Black students and graduates from Harvard Law and Medical Schools reveal the concern of these minority professionals as representatives of the Black community. Their experiences in graduate school and later in their professions are described. (JMF)

This is a guide for minority group members who are considering entering law school and offers suggestions for success in the application process, in law school itself, and in choosing a career path. The first chapters guide the reader in self-assessment. Chapter 1 poses challenging questions about reasons for considering law school and chances for…