Legal Market Insights
- “Richmond Law Alum Enrolled with Pro Bono Service Top of Mind,” 10.01.26. In a recent Richmond Law Magazine article, Richmond Law alum Shelbie Hampton (L’26) describes her work as a student manager with the School of Law’s Carrico Center for Pro Bono and Public Service and explains that her experience “strengthened skills — like communication, event planning, and team coordination — while reminding [her] how much good can be done through the law.”
- “Disagreeing With Dignity: A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Respecting the Court,” 10.01.26. The Young Lawyer Editorial Board at The Legal Intelligencer offers advice on showing respect to the legal process by “disagreeing with dignity.”
- “Junior Lawyers Shouldn’t Shrink from Surplus DOJ Job Openings,” 09.29.26. A lawyer, writing at Bloomberg Law, urges junior lawyers not to shy away from assistant U.S. attorney jobs, arguing, “The overwhelming majority will never handle an investigation involving a president or another nationally prominent figure. Instead, they prosecute conduct that harms businesses, individuals, and communities every day.”
- “Inaugural NextGen UBE Scores Reveal Comparable Results to Legacy Exam,” 09.28.26. The National Conference of Bar Examiners released data this week showing that the NextGen bar exam produced similar results to the legacy exam, reports Law.com.
- “Why Training the Next Generation of Lawyers Requires Play, Failure, and AI,” 09.24.26. This op-ed at The Legal Intelligencer asserts that “law schools must shift from teaching perfection and certainty to fostering exploration, trial and error, and human-centered skills.”