Black and Native American Law Grads Left Behind on Employment (1)

The law school class of 2019 has achieved the highest overall employment rate in a decade, but Black and Native American attorneys benefited the least with the lowest share of jobs, a new survey says.

According to an annual study from the National Association for Law Placement that tracks law graduate jobs, Black graduates landed 17% fewer jobs that require bar passage than white graduates. Jobs that require passing the bar generally pay more than those that don’t.

The information in the survey dates from March 15 of this year, just as the coronavirus pandemic gained steam in the U.S. ...