Legal Market Insights
- "Everyone Hates Early Law School Recruiting, But Everyone Does It," 12.18.25. NALP Executive Director Nikia Gray and columnist David Lat join Bloomberg Law’s On the Merits podcast to discuss the early recruiting trend.
- "After Virginia judges’ misconduct became public, lawmakers reinstated secrecy,” 01.05.26. Virginia Mercury reports, "A 2025 law unwound a short-lived glimpse into judicial discipline in Virginia leaving the public in the dark on local judges who’ve violated the state’s judicial canons.”
- "Legal Tech’s Predictions for Artificial Intelligence in 2026,” 01.06.26. Law.com proposes legal professionals are likely to significantly accelerate their AI transformations in the months to come in the top AI predictions for the legal industry in 2026.
- "Simple Behavioral Nudges That Improve Student Study Habits," 12.03.25.This post at the Law School Academic Support Blog offers tips for providing science-backed behavioral "nudges" in order to "help students study more consistently, avoid procrastination, and engage in deeper learning without feeling overwhelmed.”
- "Why employers are the missing voice in the public service loan forgiveness debate," 12.10.25. ABA Journal looks at some of the employers that will be impacted by public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) reform noting "Without PSLF, entire segments of the justice system risk instability. That threat looms especially large in rural and underserved areas, where recruitment is already a challenge.”
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"Big Law Hires From Government — ’Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen’ — Jumped 225% in the DC Region This Year," 12.12.25. The National Law Journal reports "The number of government attorneys who moved to law firm offices in the Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia region in the first ten months of this year rose by more than 225%, compared with the same period last year, according to lateral attorney data. It’s a larger-than-expected lateral migration, amid the first year of the second Trump administration, observers say."
