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Looking for the latest trends in legal education? Look no further than LSAC Insights, your one-stop destination for the latest research, data, and perspectives on the legal education landscape. We hope you will enjoy this convenient resource specifically designed for law school admission professionals. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please direct them to Javier Maymi-Perez at jmaymi-perez@LSAC.org.

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Gain Support and Community with Plus, Guided Journey

Now in its second year, the Plus, Guided Journey program uses a cohort-based model to provide guidance and support for 14 months as you prepare your law school applications and navigate the path to law school.

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Legal Employment Equity Gaps: Hard Work Remains

This year, employment gaps between white law graduates and minoritized individuals worsened. Hard work remains for law schools and legal employers to close these gaps.

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Evolving LSAC’s Fee Waiver Program for Even Greater Impact

Effective September 3, 2024, we are making a few changes to our LSAC Fee Waiver program to increase the effectiveness of our assistance to all fee waiver recipients, and to help them be even more successful in pursuing their goal of legal education.

Trends and Perspectives

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The 2025 Application Cycle Is Off to a Robust Start

LSAC's interactive volume summaries have been updated to include data on the 2025 law school admission cycle.

LSAC’s 2024 Knowledge Report

Through the Post LSAT Questionnaire, future law applicants provide numerous insights for how to better support and promote their aspirations. This report, the first in a series, focuses on how 2023-2024 test takers see their path to a legal education.

August 2024: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Because this was the first LSAT without an Analytical Reasoning section, you may be wondering whether there was any impact on scores. The short answer is no. By every measure, the August 2024 scores are squarely within normal ranges.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Using Research Insights to Strengthen Legal Pathway Programs

The recently published LSAC Knowledge Report underscores the need for coordinated and persistent efforts to understand and address the specific needs of today’s aspiring lawyers.

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LGBTQ+ Inclusion: 2024 Update

An in-depth look at how law schools are supporting LGBTQ+ individuals through their legal education journey.

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2022 First-Year Law School Class: A Focus on Students with Disabilities

Based on survey responses from 2022 law school matriculants, this report provides nuanced information about factors that affect law school decision-making processes for students with disabilities.

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The Law:Fully Blog

Learn more about the future of the legal profession, access to justice, diversity and inclusion, testing and assessment, law and technology, and more.

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Law School Applicants and Applications

Stay up to date with the latest volume data on law school applicants, applications, and LSAT test takers in the U.S. and Canada. Updated daily!

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First Impressions of the Incoming Class of 2024