Are Top College Grads Starting to Think About Law School Again?

Has the law school so-called “brain drain” stopped?

It’s been well-documented that the graduates of elite universities are applying to law school in smaller numbers. But a recent look at 11 elite colleges by Keith Lee of the legal blog Associate’s Mind suggests that law schools’ worst days could be coming to an end.

In an analysis of Law School Admission Council data , Lee found a 1.2 percent year-to-year increase in graduates from these 11 top schools applying to law school — the first increase in this group of schools since 2010, Lee noted.

The schools Lee tracked are all in the ...