Appoint Hillary to the Supreme Court? She couldn't even pass the DC bar exam...how the fuck will she interpret the Constitution?

On a side note: the lowercase email story reported yesterday isn't only old news, it is old news ATL talked about in February. Give me a break.

Third one down
http://www.abovethelaw.com/2008/02/nonsequiturs_021208.php

GULC < GW fo sho

Cruz = big f'in pimp. That is all.

As a GULC student, I think this speaker sucks. AU and Catholic both get SCJ and we get a nothing like this guy.

As a GULC 3L, is this what my tuition went for? Thanks for going all out for us this year!

Seriously, 8:16. It's not like Jeremiah Wright was busy. We should have had _somebody_. Obviously one or more deans owes this guy Klein a favor.

I'm still in denial. Who????

F*ck, we have about 100 professors who would be better than this guy. Even GW has professors who would be better than this guy.

Thank God for section speakers.

hm; he may not be a name, but the bio is pretty impressive

Before Mr. Klein became Chancellor, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Bertelsmann, Inc., and chief U.S. liaison officer to Bertelsmann AG from January 2001 to July 2002. Bertelsmann, one of the world’s largest media companies, has annual revenues exceeding $20 billion and employs over 76,000 people in 54 countries.

From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Klein was assistant attorney general in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Serving one of the longest tenures ever as head of the 700-lawyer division, Klein led landmark cases against Microsoft, WorldCom/Sprint, Visa/Mastercard, and General Electric, prevailing in a large majority of cases. Mr. Klein was widely credited with transforming the antitrust division into one of the Clinton Administration’s greatest successes. He also served as Acting Assistant Attorney General and as the antitrust division’s principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. His appointment to the U.S. Justice Department came after Klein served two years (1993-95) as deputy counsel to President William J. Clinton.

Mr. Klein entered the Clinton administration after 20 years of public and private legal work in Washington, D.C. He began his career as a law clerk, first to Chief Judge David Bazelon on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1973-74), and then to Justice Lewis Powell on the United States Supreme Court (1974-75).

8:42: maybe you didn't catch his current title, New York CIty schools chancellor. He's a second grade teacher....

Bush should nominate Cruz to the Fifth Circuit before he leaves office.

Poor kids. When I graduated from GULC, we had newly appointed Chief Justice Roberts - and he told some pretty good jokes.

8:42 is Joel I. Klein.

GULC's speaker choice is ludicrous. At Annapolis, I got two Presidents of the United States in four years...and all it cost me was five years of kicking ass...GULC could have grabbed someone a bit more inspiring...like Perez Hilton.

This proves the obvious... GULC is TTT.

Generally, firms consider the following to be the "order of prestige" for area schools:
UVA
GW
GULC
U. Maryland
Catholic
George Mason
Howard
U. Baltimore
UDC
American

10:11: Your list is accurate with a few exceptions... GULC is better than GW; American is tied with (or perhaps better than) UDC.

why all the hating of american law? its not a bad school and is has earned the coveted "aba-accreditation."

The talk about AU is interesting, yet seemingly uninformed. Those graduates may not have it as easy as GULC, but they are hardly struggling for DC biglaw jobs.

May 07, 2008

Dear Admissions Committee:

I am the Roger Lou. I come to the U.S. of A. from the People's Republic of China to Attend the University of America's Washington College of Law. I tried to get into the HLS but they no like my writing and say apply to America's University in Washington. I said "no" and next applied to attend the Virginia University, George Washington, GULC, Maryland's University, Catholic University, George Mason, Howard, Baltimore, and UDC. Roger then gets the letters rejecting him from all those schools and suggesting he now applies to American because Rogers good friends on www.abovethelaw.com say to Roger that "University of America's Washington College of Law is good for a backup school for Roger."

Please let me come to University of America's Washington College of Law. I love the country and want best life for my kids and bring many experiences of culture and life to the University of America's. I taked my LSAT and got a score and have an LLM from very good places. I want international law and HLS no wants me. God bless the U.S. of A. and America's University.

With respect,
诶比西

ROGER LOU to AU's CLASS OF 2011 !!!

Who is Roger Lou? I've never heard his name/seen him in the halls-- is character really at AU (I'd like to think we admit only good writers but doubt that now, seriously). AU is a fantastic school with a fantastic reputation, with a fantastic student body and with fantastic faculty!

Roger Lou says to GULC is the TTT of the law schools and happy GULC sends Roger the letter suggesting that Roger applies to the University of Americas.

If Roger was you, and he is not, then Roger would not go to the school with the speakers being from New York CIty schools chancellor. Roger likes American's University because they once had as a speaker the great man, 艾弗吉艾, who works in the Motherland's Ministry of Information. 艾弗吉艾 even earned a degree at night in 4 years from the University of Americans. God bless the U.S. of A. and its wonderful law school.

With respect,
诶比西

11:20. "fantastic ... fantastic ... fantastic ... fantastic."

My experience with the AU faculty was mixed. Contracts and Torts top notch...CrimLaw prof was obnoxious and needed a tractor-trailer license plate for arse.

As a Partner in DC, I can briefly mention my experience with the performance of our Associates.

(1) Typically, Associates from GULC are very good at what they do. They generally possess solid research and writing skills, are able to hit the ground running after the initial orientation period, and know when to ask perceptive questions about assignments.

(2) My experience with GW grads is a bit more limited; this is likely because the GW grads at our Firm are primarily focused in our IP areas, with which I am not all that familiar.

(3) Associates from the Univ. of Md. are harder to come across, but I have had the opportunity to review the work of about 6 different Md. grads over the years. Compared to GULC, graduates of Maryland consistently turn in a lower quality of work product in my view. While they make the effort to cover all areas of research for an assignment, the result many times lacks a perception and analysis beyond the general holding of the cases the Associate used for the research.

(4) Associates from American have generally performed very well. Of the (approx.) thirty American graduates that have worked for me in the last ten years, I have only had a poor experience with one person. However, that person's experience was unique overall, and she did not remain involved with out law Firm past the first year. Aside from that experience, however, American graduates usually possess fine writing and research skills, analytical ability, and a commendable work ethic. I would not be hesitant to hire a graduate of that school if my group was looking to add to its summer class.

(5) I have no experience with any graduates from UDC.

6:07 (aka Jaffe),

Come on. You can't even kid yourself.

DC "Partner":

STFU. So much to say, and you have no place in your group for summers? Come back when you become relevant. I have lost all patience for your kind.

6:07- Roger Lou says you is idiot !!!

With respect,
诶比西

6:07 -- Really interesting comments. Thanx.

6:07, you forgot to talk about your UVA, Mason, Catholic, Baltimore, Wash & Lee, and Regent grads.

Everyone knows that UVA and W&L produces great lawyers. Maybe the partner omitted the other schools because that Firm doesn't have anyone from those places!

Hey 6:07 - Are all the partners at your firm as pompous as you?

GULC usually hosts shitty speakers...

UDC / Baltimore / Catholic are more prestigous than AU.

I disagree with Roger Lou's assertion that "University of America's Washington College of Law is good for a backup school...." The school has no ABA accredidation and sends its top students to Sutherland and magistrate judge clerkships.

American University to 190th Ranked Law School !!!

Mr. Lou & 12:57.

Why all of the anti-AU feelings?

AU really isn't a bad school and is better than many area schools including, Baltimore, Catholic, Howard, GW, Maryland, W&L, W&M, Mason, etc. Although GULC / UVA are "ranked" higher by USNWR, the student bodies at those school and AU are practically indistinguishable. Also, AU has the ABA's stamp of approval.

As for post-grad employment, we send our grads all over -- top (V5) law firms, SCOTUS / COA / DC clerkships, non-profits / fellowships, government (DOJ / SEC honors), academia, etc.

I graduated AU's WCL a few years back, clerked for a COA judge, and am now making bank at a big firm in NYC.

AU 4 Ever.

I would generally agree with 1:12, except I take issue with two comments:

(1) AU has not had a SCOTUS clerk in its history
(2) Who cares about ABA approval? That really says nothing about a school because any half-assed institution can get accred.

I too graduated from AU, clerked for a COA, and transitioned back to DC for a V10 biglaw gig.

Anyone who knocks AU is very likely to be a naive law student making comments solely based on USNWR rankings. As any DC practitioner will tell you, AU turns out graduates that are just as qualified and competent as almost any other school in this country.

Me Roger Lau and am angry at people for making knock out punches at America's University in Washington College of Law. I come all the way to this country for the honour and respect of the dignified legal community. America's University is good school and even has graduates who are the Summa Cum Laude. Although not a HLS or GULC or Thomas A. Cooley or other institution of greatnes and higher education, it makes me proud to love America!

I love America, I love America's University, I love and say "God Bless the U.S. of A."

With respect,
诶比西

I worked with Ted at the AG's office. What matters is what kind of man he is. He is the type of man who kisses up and is ultra nice if you have power and who treats you like crap if you don't. He is an elitist in every sense of the word. His behavior reminds me of what we hear about Hillary. You really have to wonder about a guy like that.

R. (Ted) Edward Cruz - Elitist who treated the people he worked with like crap and sucked up to those with power. As an Assistant AG in Texas, I hope he is defeated.

R. (Ted) Edward Cruz - Elitist who treated the people he worked with like crap and sucked up to those with power. As an Assistant AG in Texas, I hope he is defeated.

R. (Ted) Edward Cruz - Elitist who treated the people he worked with like crap and sucked up to those with power. As an Assistant AG in Texas, I hope he is defeated.