The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Latest on Law Student Mental Health

Amy B. Levin, Clinical Professor of Law at LMU Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, has posted a recent Legal Studies Research Paper that surveys the state of mental health at law schools and offers some suggestions for improving it. Levin examines mental health research showing that women are especially affected, that younger students and junior attorneys are particularly troubled, and that Gen Z faces special challenges in law school. She suggests that law schools could get rid of the grading curve, rethink how professors do cold calling in the classroom, and provide more substantive feedback before final exams. Finally, she gives examples of how she has promoted wellness and normalized mental health care in her classes.

Read it on SSRN: Amy B. Levin, The Kids Aren’t Alright (Sept. 26, 2024). Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-19, Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4969937