Law Schools
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Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: Living in a Van, Down By the River
Last week, we asked for possible captions for this sad, strange photo: You must really want an Above the Law t-shirt, because you made it hard for us to pick the finalists. Elie and I were able to narrow it down to the Final 10. Vote for your favorite finalists after the jump. -
Art, Law Reviews, Law Schools
Hey, Fourth Tier: We Do Not Need Coloring Book Law Journals
Above the Law's newest editor, Staci, thought that she could make readers and commenters see the sunnier side of things at lower-ranked law schools. But sometimes, lower-ranked schools can make even Staci cringe. Especially when they want to publish "coloring book" law journals. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans
UCLA Law's Job Placement Numbers Strain Credulity, But Did You Read The Fine Print?
We've busted UCLA Law in the past for blatantly trying to inflate its employment statistics. But the stats the school is publishing for the class of 2010 are frankly unbelievable. Want to see how insane they really are?
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Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools
New York Law School Helps At Least One Person Get A Job: The Dean!
New York Law School's long standing dean, Rick Matasar, is about to make his exit from NYLS. Matasar isn't telling people where he is going just yet, but he did tell the students that his stewardship of NYLS has left him with a great opportunity he didn't want to pass up. Well, at least one person from NYLS got a job. -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Bar Review Diaries: The Bridge Is Out!
Thus far into the Bar Review Diaries, our intrepid columnists have been strangely in sync with each other. Last week, motivation was the hot topic. Another time, it was simply stress. But I’m not going to lie, this week Mariah, Mike, and Christopher are all over the map. And that’s OK. They don’t plan this […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools
The Oversupply of Lawyers in America
We do not need any more lawyers. Law schools won't tell you that, they just want to get your money. Check out these stats from the Economix blog on the massive problem of lawyer oversupply in America. -
Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Tuition Dollars Hard at Work: A Palatial Pad for NYU Law Profs
NYU Law students fell on hard times this year in the wake of the recession. Perhaps the administration could have assisted these poor and downtrodden students with their tuition dollars, but instead, NYU Law bought a $3.5 million condo in the West Village. -
Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Caption Contest: Living in a Van, Down By The River
Welcome to the new and improved Above the Law Caption Contest. This time, we won’t just be voting on the most creative captions, we’ll be giving out prizes to the top finishers. And prizes are exactly what the father of one recent law school graduate needs… - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Facebook, Law Schools
John Marshall Law School Figures Out What 'A Facebook' Is
Oh, to be a newborn babe. A bright Cherub of innocence and hope who opens his eyes for the first time to look upon the world as if it were new. Oh, to be a administrator at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and see a brave new world with such people in it. Yes […] -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Paralegals, Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas, Where Lawyers Go to School to Become Paralegals
Many law school graduates are wondering how they can make themselves more marketable in light of their dismal job prospects. Hell, even graduates from elite law schools are having trouble finding jobs these days. What can these would-be lawyers do to help themselves land a respectable job? Some of these people are actually so desperate […] -
Contests, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls
Closing the Loop on May's Lawyer of the Month
It appears that we closed the poll but forgot to announce the Lawyer of the Month for May 2011. That’s our bad. We’ve been so busy trying to keep up with all the bats**t crazy lawyers sprouting up in June that May 2011 feels like it took place in 2008. But we don’t want to […] -
Book Club, Books, Gender, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Weddings
Stanford Law School: Why Are Your Professors Writing Books That Sound Like They've Been Written By Bloggers?
Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories about black women. Things can be tough. African-American women get all of the sexism white women have to deal with, and all of the racism black men have to deal with. Successful black men tend to fulfill their own self-loathing destiny by running away from […] -
Education / Schools, Glenn Reynolds, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans
A Visual Representation of the Law School Bubble
Here at Above the Law, editor Elie Mystal likes to tell readers why they shouldn't go to law school. But why tell them, when we can just show them....
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Trendspotting
Trendspotting: Will Law School Start Decreasing The Supply of Unemployable New Lawyers?
If the American Bar Association was serious about protecting its members, it’d be trying to do something to stop the influx of market-depressing new attorneys. America might need more lawyers willing to work for next to nothing to help those who can’t currently afford legal representation, but the last thing current attorneys need is even […] -
California, Job Searches, Law Schools, Litigators, Student Loans
Could Thomas Jefferson School Of Law Actually Lose?
For the most part, I’ve just been happy that the lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson School of Law, over the school’s allegedly misleading employment statistics, exists. It’s not about winning or losing; it’s about raising awareness of the disingenuous way law schools go about filling up their classes. Of course, anytime somebody says “it’s not about […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Is Not Getting Your Grades A Big Deal? The Georgia Bar Thinks So
Yesterday, we brought you a story about the plight of UGA Law students who were still jonesing for their grades. After having received a number of comments, emails, tweets, and Facebook messages, it seems like the moral of the story for rising 2Ls and 3Ls at UGA Law (and at every other law school) is […] -
Bar Exams, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Did Uga Eat The Grades At UGA Law?
Well, it’s the middle of June, and it seems that some law students are still waiting for their grades. As we know from past discussion of the issue, this is a fairly common practice. The only problem with it is that it keeps law students fiending for their last grade like a crack addict searching […] -
Hotties, Law Schools, Politics
Ilan Grapel: He's No Austin Powers
As we mentioned yesterday, a student at Emory Law School by the name of Ilan Chaim Grapel was arrested in Egypt on Sunday, and ordered held for 15 days. The Egyptians allege that Grapel is a “highly trained” spy, working for the state of Israel. Ilan Grapel is a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen. And he did […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Bar Review Diaries: Making Law From Fire Logs
I’m not sure how to say this, but I think some of our columnists are starting to get a little unhinged. This week on the Bar Review Diaries, we’ll start off with some wood-piling hallucinations and imaginary Kiwi exchange students. Let’s join Mariah in Vermont, a.k.a. the 1860s, after the jump… -
Hotties, Law Schools, Politics
Law Student of the Day: Ilan Grapel, Accused of Spying for Israel
At this year’s Emory Law School commencement, Professor Sara Stadler urged graduates to think outside the box with respect to their career options: “You might not be able to land that [top-choice] job…. You might have to move to Nebraska.… You might have to join a small firm where they don’t make the big bucks.” […]