Staff Dayton Business Journal The employment rate for the law school class of 2012 fell to its lowest point in nearly 20 years, with 84.7 percent finding work within nine months of graduation, according to the Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP). It marks the fifth straight year the employment rate has dropped for law school grads, and sits below the high-water mark of 91.9 percent set in 2007. James Leipold, NALP executive director, found some positives in the statistics noting the total number of jobs filled was greater than in recent years. “It is important to understand that the jobs picture is improving, if only slightly,” Leipold said. “This class found more jobs — and...
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