Dan Currell returns to unpack a decade of major shifts in legal education and hiring. Nathan and Dan discuss employment outcomes for recent law graduates and the unusually frothy market in law firm hiring.

Also in this episode:

- What's fueling the surge in law school application

- The mounting pressure students face once enrolled

- Grade inflation at the undergraduate level

Employment Outcomes Since 2016

Hiring by Firm Size Since 2016

Law School Applications by Year

Mean UGPA for First-Year Class

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0:00 Introduction

5:21 Enthusiasm or Fear: What's Driving Applicants?

16:26 Employment Outcomes for Recent Law Graduates

25:53 The Frothy Market in Law Firm Hiring

34:24 The Super-Star Effect

42:25 Removal of Logic Games

49:09 The Rise in Law School Applications

59:06 Pressure on Students

1:04:30 Take-Home LSAT Change

1:12:55 Grade Inflation

The Demon team discovered that LSAC removed a Reading Comprehension feature in its updated interface. The test will no longer highlight referenced text in the passage. Ben and Nathan talk about this change and what it means for students.

Also in this episode:

- Chicago Law Releases Update on AI Strategy

- Whether to pursue a master’s degree before law school

- The next Personal Statement Gong Show contestant

University of Chicago Law Policy

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0:00 No More Blue Highlighting on RC

14:12 On the Parallel Reasoning Ledge

25:58 Chicago Law Banning Phones and Laptops

36:19 Tips from Departing Demons

40:12 Test D Question — Athleisure

48:17 Pursuing Master’s Before Law School

55:24 Personal Statement Gong Show

1:19:48 Word of the week — recalcitrant

A student pushes back on the Demon's advice against diagramming on the LSAT. Nathan and Ben respond with why their intuitive approach helps students answer questions faster and more accurately.

Also in this episode:

- A viewer follows up on their score hold

- A judge's advice on sharing personal struggles in a personal statement

- Whether being a KJD hurts your application

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0:00 Prematurely Registered for the LSAT

17:10 Accusation of Cheating

41:08 Pearls v. Turds

44:40 Confused with LSAT Demon

49:57 Test D Question — Evil Oil Barons

1:04:13 Sharing Struggles in Personal Statement

1:16:16 KJD Tax

1:25:29 Word of the week — auspicious