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CA Bar Results Are In!

  • On May 10, 2026
CA Bar results are in! Let’s analyze. The overall pass rate for the February 2026 bar in California hit a near-historic low of 30.8%. How does it compare to other years? Feb. 2025: 63.6%!! (unusually high scores adjusted for technical problems. For more about the meltdown, see here.) Feb. 2024: 33.9% Feb. 2023: 32.5% How […]
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best law schools for your career in CA

  • On April 5, 2026
What are the best law schools for your career? California law schools with the highest bar pass rates: Stanford (100%!), UCLA (96.4%), USC (92.9%), UC Davis (92.9%), UC Berkeley (92.8%), Pepperdine (90.7%), UC Irvine (90.3%). (Source: California State Bar) Non-California schools with 100% pass rates here (with at least 8 test takers): BYU, Cornell, NYU, […]
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Law school rankings for big law job prospects

  • On August 10, 2025
Because law school is such an expensive investment, it makes sense to consider job prospects at graduation. US News recently ranked the top law schools by percentage going to big law (the easiest way to kill debt). It’s worth reviewing with a grain of salt. https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/most-grads-at-big-law-firms-rankings The top California schools according to US News in […]
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Pendulum Swinging Back Towards In-Office

  • On May 5, 2025
While the pendulum is swinging away from remote work and back towards in-office, the Bay Area still “lags significantly behind” almost all other major metro regions. The national average is 32.2% fewer office visits in March 2025 compared to March 2019, pre-pandemic, but San Francisco is tied in last place with Chicago at 44.6%. On […]
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Law School Admission “Brutal This Year”

  • On March 22, 2025
WSJ reports the competition to get into law school is “brutal this year.” The number of applicants rose 20.5% for the top 200 US law schools. Why? The top reasons include: Desire for economic stability. Applicants believe that a career in law seems secure in an uncertain market. “Law school applications often rise during recessions, […]
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Disastrous February CA Bar Offering by the Numbers

  • On March 3, 2025
Disastrous February California Bar Offering by the Numbers: Test takers of the newly designed California bar exam faced a myriad of problems. Many users were unable to log in, disconnected and/or locked out of the testing platform, and unable to copy and paste. Others reported getting blank exam questions or the same question twice, being […]
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What’s the Deal with Unlimited Vacation?

  • On January 26, 2025
The WSJ recently reported on unlimited vacation. Ten years ago, 1% of US companies offered it, but now 7% do. (And I’ve found the Bay Area to have much higher rates.) Do workers actually take advantage? First, they need their managers to approve time off, and then they feel judged by coworkers. Also some workers […]
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Less Remote Work, More In-Office Work per WSJ

  • On December 29, 2024
The pendulum is swinging away from remote work and back to in-office generally. WSJ reports on the latest: Companies calling employees back to work 5 days a week now include Amazon, Boeing, JP Morgan Chase, and UPS. Some companies are letting noncompliant employees go. Roblox, Grindr, and Snap have offered severance packages or laid off […]
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Return To Office vs. Work From Home

  • On September 22, 2024
Amazon is calling workers back in the office five days a week! How common is this? WSJ gives some context on RTO vs WFH: Of all US companies, 33% require employees in office 5 days/week. Of large tech companies, 7% require employees in office 5 days/week. Pre-pandemic, workers reported working from home 7% of the […]
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