Association of American Law Schools
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Association of American Law Schools, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Which Law Schools Will Be The First To Close? Expert Hazards A Guess
Could one of them be your law school? -
Abortion, Association of American Law Schools, Biglaw, Books, Conferences / Symposia, Football, Gender, Intellectual Property, Jed Rubenfeld, Law Schools, Racism, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Sports, Tax Law, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 01.06.14
* “Either access to abortion will be dramatically restricted in the coming year or perhaps the pushback will begin.” We’re moving back in history. Here’s hoping pro-choice advocacy will be born anew in 2014. [New York Times] * George S. Canellos, the SEC’s co-chief of enforcement, announced his departure on Friday, and people are already wondering whether he’ll return to his old stomping grounds at Milbank Tweed. [DealBook / New York Times] * We hope legal educators had fun at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, but we hope most of all that they learned what needs to change to really make legal education pay. [WSJ Law Blog] * “I believe women lawyers can contribute a lot to the legal system.” Saudi Arabia now has its first female law firm dedicated to bringing women’s issues to the country’s patriarchal courts. Congratulations! [RT] * A Starbucks spokeswoman issued a defense to the cease-and-desist response letter that went viral worldwide, and it reads just like how her company’s coffee tastes: bland. [International Business Times] * Amy “Tiger Mom” Chua is back with a vengeance, co-authoring a controversial new book (affiliate link) with her husband, Jed Rubenfeld. Which cultural groups are superior? [New York Post] - Sponsored
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Association of American Law Schools, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Well That's A Rude Way To Welcome Your New Dean
Maybe law deans should be hired like football coaches.
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Association of American Law Schools, Law Schools, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Academic Salaries, Please
It’s been a while since the last installment of Skaddenfreude, ATL’s informal survey of compensation within the legal profession. And we’d like to bring you some fresh data. Unfortunately, right now we don’t have enough submissions to fill a post. But based on the submissions that we HAVE received, we have a theme: salaries in […]
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