Rankings
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Law Schools, Rankings
The Top 10 Law Schools For Best 'Social Life' (2014)
Where can you learn the law and party like a rock star at the same time? Let's find out! -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The 2014 Am Law 200: Survival Of The Fittest
While some firms came out on top, others were merely surviving. How did the Am Law 200 stack up? - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Rankings, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 05.12.14
* Human Rights Watch wants to “stop killer robots” from being used as cops. In case that was really weighing on your mind. [PC World] * A profile and Q&A with Twitter’s foremost jurist, Justice Don Willett of Texas. He indulges us with answers longer than 140 characters. [Coverage Opinions] * The Berkeley bird beheader gets four years probation and service to an animal shelter. And you just know some bird is going to try and start something with him on the first day. [Associated Press via San Diego Union-Times] * Instead of announcing a new dean, Louisville has given a three-year extension to its interim dean to keep holding the “interim” title. What’s going on? Could one of the commenters be right: that the school doesn’t want to take on a new salary because they expect the school to fold? [The Faculty Lounge] * The Drake Law service dog lawsuit is over. [Des Moines Register] * Today is the last day to enter the New York’s Funniest Professional Competition! [Manhattan Comedy School / Gotham Comedy Club] * Internet collegiality alert: Internet Tax Lawyers blog blatantly rips off another blogger. For shame. [Law and More] * Comparing the U.S. News peer ranking with which faculty’s academic writing really gets read. [Tax Prof Blog]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Rankings, Rape, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 05.07.14
* When you think of professions likely to be menaced by armed maniacs, you don’t think of veterinarians. You’d be wrong. [Legal Juice] * Robert Ambrogi talks with Bryan Garner about the latest edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, including the fact that three new terms coined by David Lat made this edition. Let’s start the campaign for Appellageddon and SCOTocaplypse for next time around! [Robert Ambrogi's LawSites] * The ABA has appointed an all-star panel to study law school financing. By “all-star” they mean “all the people responsible for the status quo.” That’s how you do “reform,” guys. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * A photo essay of people breaking the stupid laws on the books in various states. [The Phoblographer] * Law professors making a difference in the real world. Specifically, pushing the anti-smoking message. [PR Log] * A Seattle attorney pleads to 5 counts of third-degree rape to avoid trial over attacks on a series of massage therapists. He says he’s just a sex addict. The government says he was “kicking in doors, and pulling knives on them.” That sounds pretty extreme for a sex addiction. [Seattle Times] * Check out Elie talking about the ATL Top 50 Rankings, after the jump… [Mimesis Law] -
Career Center, Law School Rankings, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News Law Firm Rankings
Again With The Law School Rankings: Winners, Losers, Critics, And U.S. News
Which law schools had the biggest gaps between their ATL and U.S. News rankings? Which law schools had the biggest moves up and down in this year's ATL rankings? -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Are The Am Law 100 Rankings Unfair? Let’s Whine About Vereins
Should vereins be counted as single entities for purposes of the Am Law 100 rankings, and did vereins get unfairly slammed in the latest Am Law 100? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Unemployment
Go To A Top 50 Law School Or Don't Go At All
The employment stats for law schools beyond the top 50 are kind of embarrassing. -
Andrew Cuomo, Basketball, Biglaw, Football, Free Speech, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Rankings, Sports, White House Counsel
Morning Docket: 05.01.14
* Boies Schiller announced it will be working with Hausfeld LLP for the limited purpose of creating a new practice group that will allow the firms to co-represent professional athletes. (Sorry, college athletes, you don’t count yet.) [Bloomberg]
* It’s highly likely that departing White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler will return to her former stomping grounds at Latham & Watkins. Imagine how many pairs of shoes she’ll be able to buy with her Biglaw money. [Washington Post]
* Governor Andrew Cuomo is so desperate to keep the Buffalo Bills in Western New York that he recently inked a $350K deal with Foley & Lardner to convince the team’s future owners to stay put. [Buffalo News]
* The Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings are virtually ungameable, but Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency proposes a novel way deans can try: by lowering tuition. GASP! [Law.com (reg. req.)]
* Marc Randazza, one of the preeminent lawyers on First Amendment rights (who happens to represent us from time to time), thinks what happened to Don Sterling was “morally wrong.” Interesting theory. [CNN]
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Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rankings
The Biglaw Firm With The Best Brand In The Business (2014)
A good brand can withstand even the bad taste that layoffs can leave in a client's mouth. How strong is your firm's brand? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
3 Things Wrong With Above the Law's Law School Rankings
Time to hate on the ATL Rankings. -
Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans
The Law Schools With The Least-Indebted Graduates
Which law school graduates have the least debt of all? There's a ranking for that! -
Law Schools, Rankings
The ATL Top 50 Law School Rankings: We Hope You Held Your Deposits
The Above the Law rankings are here. -
Admin, Announcements, Law Schools, Rankings
The Above The Law Rankings
The Above the Law rankings are coming soon!
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Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The 2014 Am Law 100: 'The Super Rich Get Richer'
How did your firm fare in this year’s Am Law 100 rankings? -
Biglaw, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law, Rankings
From The Career Files: Choosing A Law School
Dave Hall and David Mainiero examine major factors pre-law students should consider before picking a law school to attend in the fall. -
Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Rankings
Say Hello To The Most Influential Lawyers On Earth
Lawyers represent 14 percent of the list. Which legal eagles soared into the Time 100 this year? -
Law Schools, LSAT, Quote of the Day, Rankings, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. News
This Supreme Court Justice HATES The U.S. News Law School Rankings
The U.S. News rankings make the legal profession pretentious and snobbish, says this SCOTUS justice. -
Law Schools, Rankings
Law School Gets Caught Lying About Its Above The Law Ranking
Don't try to lie to Above the Law about how Above the Law rates your school. -
Biglaw, Gender, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rankings, Women's Issues
The Top 10 Family-Friendly Law Firms (2014)
This year's list changed very dramatically from last year's; which firms made the cut? -
Law Schools, Politics, Rankings, Reader Polls
The Decision: The Conservative Choice
How much of a discount would you need from Duke to turn down Chicago?