Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature, Quote
of
the
Day.
This
should
serve
as
a
wake-up
call
to
everyone
in
legal
education.
This
shift
is
particularly
concerning
because
first-gen
college
graduates
are
a
vital
way
to
broaden
who
gets
to
be
a
part
of
the
legal
profession
and
what
it
means
to
promote
access
to
justice
throughout
our
society.
—
Sudha
Setty,
president
and
the
CEO
of
the
Law
School
Admission
Council
(LSAC),
in
comments
given
to
the
ABA
Journal,
concerning
the
decline
in
law
school
enrollment
of
first-generation
college
graduates
for
the
second
consecutive
year
(23.95%
for
the
2024
1L
class
and
21.6%
for
the
2025
1L
class).
This
data
comes
from
an
LSAC
report
on
law
school
enrollment
trends
from
2021
to
2025.
We
are
now
two
admissions
cycles
removed
from
the
Supreme
Court’s
2023
landmark
decision
in
Students
for
Fair
Admissions,
which
ended
affirmative
action.
Staci
Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to email her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
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