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USD Law School Grads Can Find Jobs, If They Pass the Bar Exam

USD Law School Grads Can Find Jobs, If They Pass the Bar Exam

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A major scholarship fundraising drive is underway for the law school at the University of South Dakota. The drive was one of the outcomes of a task force last year that looked at problems with the school.

Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion says the demand for lawyers is strong……

The rate of law school graduates failing bar exams has risen across the country.

Rusch says jobs are available for law school grads, if they can pass the bar exam……

Rusch says many graduates can find jobs in rural areas if they want to work their way up……

The task force also considered a proposal to move the law school to Sioux Falls, but decided to push improvements at the current facility in Vermillion.

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