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Building a Better Legal Profession
2007 organization founded by students at Stanford Law School
Building a Better Legal Profession (BBLP) was a non-profit organization founded by students at Stanford Law School in 2007. It was a national grassroots movement for market-based BigLaw workplace reform which analyzed employment data at large private law firms to promote workplace reform at these companies by encouraging students to "vote with their feet" and select future employers based on quality-of-life and diversity criteria, rather than the pure prestige. BBLP's analysis was published by Kaplan as a book in 2009–2010.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersStanford1
- Websitewww.betterlegalprofession.org
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Building a Better Legal Profession (BBLP) was a non-profit organization founded by students at Stanford Law School in 2007. It was a national grassroots movement for market-based BigLaw workplace reform which analyzed employment data at large private law firms to promote workplace reform at these companies by encouraging students to "vote with their feet" and select future employers based on quality-of-life and diversity criteria, rather than the pure prestige. BBLP's analysis was published by Kaplan as a book in 2009–2010.2
Controversies and legal
Building a Better Legal Profession's Guide to Law Firms
In April 2009, Kaplan published Building a Better Legal Profession's Guide to Law Firms: The Law Students Guide to Finding the Perfect Law Firm Job. The book used BBLP's online reports and guides to give career guidance and stories from the professionals already at the legal firms reviewed.
From Wikipedia’s article on Building a Better Legal Profession, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 2007Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.betterlegalprofession.org1
- WikipediaBuilding a Better Legal Profession
- WikidataQ4986516
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