Year in Review
Top 10 news stories of 2022
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Every year, we like to take a look back at the news events and stories that most resonated with our online readers. This year, the financial state of the legal industry dominated the list, accompanied by disciplinary cases, law school rankings and the bar exam.
(Jan. 20)
“Milbank announced Thursday that it is raising associate pay by $10,000 to $20,000, depending on class year, a move that cracks the scale set just last year.”
(March 28)
“Yale Law School kept its No. 1 spot on the 2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings, which were released Tuesday, and the University of Chicago Law School moved up—from No. 4 to No. 3 on the list.”
(Feb. 8)
“What helps law schools garner better-than-expected bar passage rates? A high ranking by U.S. News & World Report isn’t necessarily part of the formula, according to a new study.”
(Jan. 18)
“A high-profile criminal defense lawyer plans to file an ethics complaint against a Chicago judge who disparaged her last week during a livestreamed video.”
(April 26)
“A persistent law graduate who passed the bar exam nearly 30 years after his 1985 graduation won’t be able to join the Massachusetts bar as a result of a decision by the state’s top court.”
(June 7)
“A medical malpractice lawyer who bragged about obtaining a defense verdict, even though a man ‘was probably negligently killed,’ didn’t know that his remarks to colleagues would be recorded.”
(Jan. 11)
“Law firms ‘are spending huge amounts of money and putting their profits at increasing risk’ as they battle to hold on to their associates.”
(March 1)
“All eyes were on Cravath, Swaine & Moore after Davis Polk & Wardwell announced associate raises last week that set a new, higher standard.”
(Dec. 14)
“On Tuesday, the ABA posted notice that the Ave Maria School of Law, the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law and Vermont Law School are out of compliance with Standard 316, which requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within a two-year time period.”
(April 21)
“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that the United States doesn’t violate the equal protection clause by denying disability benefits to residents of Puerto Rico.”
