Earlier this week, Modria (mentioned in Post 008) was acquired by Tyler Technologies, a publicly traded company that specializes in information management solutions to local governments. See press release. Tyler Technology is headquartered in Plano, Texas and has 3,800 employees. It’s total 2016 revenues were $776 million. See 2016 Annual Report. Modria’s
Supply of Law Graduates Is Shrinking, But So Is Demand (006)
The ABA just released 10-months out employment data for the class of 2016. The percentages of grads employed in full-time/long term Bar Passage Required and JD Advantage jobs is up (72.5% compared to 70.1% in 2015). However, the total number of these jobs is down (28,029 to 26,923).
Is this good news for law schools?