This study looks at the likelihood of lawyer at major law firms including a law school in their estate planning. Data in the study describes this likelihood, as well as the overall level of familiarity with the idea.
Just a few of this report’s many findings are that:
52.84% of lawyers sampled felt it was very unlikely that they would include a law school in their wills or other estate planning.
Other than tax lawyers, those specializing in energy/environment were the most likely to be aware of the tax advantages of bequests to law schools.
Data in the reports is based on a sample of 229 attorneys at 65 major US law firms. Data is broken out by gender, work title, age, law school ranking, predominant area of legal practice and other variables.