We anticipated that the new U.S. News Law School Rankings would come out this week. That means we anticipated that the new rankings would be leaked beforehand. It happened last year; apparently U.S. News has more moles than Jack Bauer’s office at CTU. We reached out directly to U.S. News rankings guru Bob Morse, but […]
The speculation continues over who will be nominated to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court. If you’re looking to follow all the latest news and rumor, in addition to reading the usual suspects, like SCOTUSblog, check out the particularly comprehensive coverage over at The Ninth Justice, a blog of the National […]
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While it may be tempting to date — and even marry — a law firm colleague, it can create some awkward situations. Like having someone walk into your office when you’re busy billing coital time. Or like going through a horrific break-up while working together on a huge matter. The latter was the case for […]
For this set of set-ups, I decided to pair Biglaw men with female law students from Columbia and NYU. Apparently, the stereotypical pairing does not play out well in real life, at least in the case of these two couples. I also discovered that brunch as a first date is awkward. I sent one couple […]
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Ed. note: In advance of the soon-to-be-released U.S. News and World Report law school rankings, we wanted to get a fresh take on why the rankings are something we should care about. So we reached out to one of the most well-known proponents of law school rankings, Dean David E. Van Zandt of the Northwestern […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Last summer, we wrote about an apparent drafting error by lawyers at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan that “could cost Stroock’s client millions.” Time for an update: it looks like the mistake will cost Stroock’s client millions. The Wall Street Journal reports: A long-simmering dispute between Extell Development Co. and individuals who agreed to buy […]
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to [email protected]. ATL – Can you do a post on how to avoid the first year “fifteen” or “thirty,” besides the usual diet and exercise? Or, better yet, explain why it is that every male associate here is huge and has gained a ton […]
The oversupply of lawyers. It’s a problem. There might not be a lawyer oversupply at the bottom end where poor clients need legal services at a price point that makes it hard for young lawyers to pay off their debts. But at the top end, there are too many lawyers seeking a diminishing number of […]
* Simpson Thacher partner Philip Culhane joins the RICO lawsuit against his prep school for sex abuse. [AmLaw Daily] * A Denver lawyer is threatening to sue the University of Wyoming on behalf of a student unless it lets former 1960s radical William Ayers speak on campus. [Associated Press] * Tagged.com is going to be […]
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On Friday, we told you that at least one corporate GC thinks that first and second year associates are “worthless.” But at the Harvard Law School/New York Law School Future of Education Conference, it wasn’t just business people that had negative things to say about the current state of legal education. The panel: “Top Three […]
* What is it like to go to law school, according to Google? [YouTube] * A day in the sex life of a female attorney. [New York Magazine] * Maybe you can’t go from law school to the NBA. But you can certainly learn how to play poker like a star. [Woman Poker Player] * […]
A University of Tennessee College of Law student sent along this photo: The class composite is hanging in the entrance to the law school library. Maybe the extra “s” stands for screwed?
It has been a sports heavy day here on ATL, and in its own way this story is much more interesting than a coincidental intersection of legal issues and sports themes. You see, it’s a sad day in your life when you realize that your parents misled you into pursuing higher education. Sure, education is […]
Some law school students are getting famous for reviewing t-shirts. Other law students got busy making their own. Three recent Temple Law grads started their own t-shirt company in 2008 called 3muchapparel, which specializes in legally-themed t-shirts — check out the gallery, after the jump. I caught up with one of the founders by phone […]