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ABA Employment
Protocols for the Class
of 2021: TRIVIA
ABA: Molly Wilensky, Manager, Law School Analytics and Reporting
ABA/NALP Career Services Working Group:
Angélica Evans, University of Texas at Austin School of Law (Chair)
Arturo Thompson, University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law (Board Liaison;
Former Chair)
Eric Bono, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (Former Board Liaison)
Heather Spielmaker, University of Kansas School of Law
Sandra Morriss, University of Washington School of LawGeneral Resources/Reminders
ABA Questionnaires Page: all resources and relevant
documents for the Class of 2021 and Class of 2022
reporting cycles
Employment Protocols for the Class of 2021
Add molly.wilensky@americanbar.org and leap-career-
services@mail.americanbar.org to your safe senders
list
Please be sure to follow up with questions!
Molly– substantive questions and training
Ken or Enna – technical questions about the EQ/ABA
Quest SystemMechanics
This game has three rounds designed with the following groups in
mind:
No experience as a lead or key player in the reporting process for
one full ABA employment reporting cycle – Molly + Sandra
Experience as a lead or key player in the reporting process for 1-3
full reporting cycles – Eric + Arturo
Experience as a lead or key player in the process during 3 or more
full reporting cycles – Heather + Angélica
Participants will consult their colleagues in breakout rooms, but each
breakout room can only have one final answer
Using the Class of 2021 Employment Protocols is encouraged!
The Quiz Master/ABA’s decisions are final
Have fun!Categories Yes/No True/False Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks Enumeration Case Studies
Round 1
I can reach out to Molly Wilensky, Manager of Law
School Analytics and Reporting, at any time to get
training on the reporting responsibilities and
process, and for guidance on classification
questions. TRUE: Molly can be emailed at
molly.wilensky@americanbar.org or called at
312.988.6804. Email is preferred for specific
classification questions so the guidance can be
memorialized in the file. March 15, 2022 is the Graduate Employment
Status Date for Class of 2021 graduates. YES: Schools should report each graduate's status
as of March 15, 2022. Absent leave or military
service exemptions outlined in Data Protocol
201(d), graduates must have started employment
on or before this date to be reported as
employed. I can contact graduates after March 15, 2022 to
collect their employment information. TRUE: I can contact graduates and continue to
obtain documentation of employment information
for ABA purposes until April 1, 2022.
The Graduate Data Reporting Deadline is firm and schools should not continue
data collection efforts for ABA purposes beyond that date. There is, however,
an obligation to notify the ABA and follow the instructions and parameters of
the edit process when the school discovers, after the Graduate Data Reporting
Deadline and before December 20, that an amendment to one or more Key
Items regarding a graduate’s status as of March 15 needs to be made.Round 2
MULTIPLE CHOICE Documentation showing the graduate is working as an “Attorney” at a law firm means the graduate can be reported using the following Key Items – without additional documentation (including professional judgment): A. Employed – Bar Admission Required B. Full-Time C. Long-Term D. All of the above
MULTIPLE CHOICE Documentation showing the graduate is working as an “Attorney” at a law firm means the graduate can be reported using the following Key Items – without additional documentation (including professional judgment): A. Employed – Bar Admission Required B. Full-Time C. Long-Term D. All of the above
FILL IN THE BLANKS In order for a Law School/University position to be exempt from being reported as Law School/University Funded, the school must include documentation of the following: ___________________, ___________________, AND ___________________; OR ___________________, AND ___________________.
FILL IN THE BLANKS In order for a Law School/University position to be exempt from being reported as Law School/University Funded, the school must include documentation of the following: _the position is long-term_, _the graduate is making $40k or more_, AND _the position and all of its funding are advertised and open to qualified graduates from all ABA-approved law schools_; OR _the graduate was employed by the Law School/Parent Institution before starting law school_, AND _the graduate continues to be employed in the same or a similar position as of March 15_.
ENUMERATION
ABA Key Items: 1) ____________________
2) ____________________
What are the 6 ABA Key 3) ____________________
Items that must be 4) ____________________
included in each individual
Graduate Employment 5) ____________________
File? 6) ____________________ENUMERATION
ABA Key Items: 1) _Employment Status_
2) _Full-Time/Part-Time_
What are the 6 ABA Key 3) _Long-Term/Short-
Items that must be Term_
included in each individual 4) _Employment Type_
Graduate Employment
5) _Employment Start
File?
Date_
6) _Employer Name and
Contact Information_Round 3
CASE STUDY #1
Graduate A dropped their NALP ERSS survey off in
our office the Friday before graduation (May
2021). All Key Items were reported, except for
the start date. The graduate wrote “after the bar
exam” instead of a specific start date. I know
graduates took the bar in July 2021…can I use
August 2021 as the start date?CASE STUDY #1
If you don’t get additional information and the
documentation remains as-is, this is a compliance
issue.
While I understand the graduate likely started their
position on or prior to March 15, 2022, given the
employment was reported in May 2021, the date a
graduate reports accepted employment cannot be a
substitute for documentation that the graduate
started on or prior to March 15, 2022.
The Key Item of Start Date is fundamental to
reporting a graduate as employed, so we need clear
documentation that the graduate has started the
position and not solely professional judgment.CASE STUDY #2 CSO: Hi, Graduate B! Hope you are doing well and can relax a bit post-bar exam. Did you end up getting an offer from the law firm you interviewed with last week? Graduate B: Thanks for checking in. I didn’t get that job, but I got hired at the Leipold DA Office. I start next month. Thanks for the help – Jim remembered me from the mock interview program. Does the CSO have all the Key Items?
CASE STUDY #2
If you don’t get additional information and the
documentation remains as-is, the file will not be in
compliance.
There is nothing in the current documentation to show the
graduate will start as an Assistant District Attorney, which
impacts the “Employment Status,” “Full-Time/Part-
Time,” and “Long-Term/Short-Term” Key Items.
While I understand the graduate likely started as an ADA,
given DA hiring practices for individuals who have
graduated from law school, we need more documentation.
Additionally, there is no presumption of full-time and
long-term for graduates working as Assistant District
Attorneys.CASE STUDY #3
Graduate C leaves a voicemail: “Please stop
contacting me. I do not want to provide
information about my employer due to privacy
reasons and because this office never helped me
with my job search. All I will say is that I am
employed full time and it is not a legal job. I have
not taken the bar and do not currently intend on
taking the bar. I started in December 2021.”
What Key Items should be reported?CASE STUDY #3
Employment Status: Employed - Undeterminable
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Long-Term/Short-Term: Short-Term
Employment Type: Employer Type Unknown
Employment Start Date: December 2021
Employer Name and Contact Information: None; the
school should provide a note documenting the
information learned from the voicemail and add a
note of professional judgment that they were unable
to determine this information through any 3rd party
sources.And the winner is…
EVERYONE! We all win when
employment data is recorded and
reported accurately.
Schools can always reach out with
general questions, as well as for
guidance in classifying graduates.
molly.wilensky@americanbar.org
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