The National Law Journal has recently published a study on employment trends within the legal industry.  Interestingly, they found that an increasingly larger percentage of those hired in the nation's 250 largest firms graduated from the top 20 law schools.  They also discovered that many students may wish to weigh their anticipated debt load from law school with their hiring prospects. 

• Law school report -- National Law Journal
• California chart (compares SCU with other CA law schools) -- National Law Journal
• What rankings don't say about costly choices, some students should consider lower-ranked schools that offer more grants, opportunities -- National Law Journal

(h/t to Law Librarian Blog)