I do think the legal field/schooling has changed for the worse in this regard since Laura Ingraham’s time. It’s much more political now.
I'm sure it has, but even back then in the late 80's, early 90's at a supposedly conservative school, the LaW Democrats club had about 250 members compared to about 30 in the Law and Grad Republicans club. And only about 30 of us Federalists. It just wasn't considered socially acceptable.