Above the Law

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Region
Southeast
State
Florida
Dean
Don Weidner
Enrollment
779
Student/Faculty Ratio
14.4
Talking Points
  • Twice in the past four years, the FSU Student Bar Association has been selected “SBA of the Year” by the Law Student Division of the ABA.
  • Notable Alumni include: Shannon Bream (Fox News Correspondent), John Marks (mayor of Tallahassee), Mark Ellis (Executive Director of International Bar Association), Mel Martinez (former chairman of Republican National Committee).

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

One recent law graduate with crazy sauce, coming right up.

Monday, May 13, 2013 / 5:32 PM

A Florida personal injury lawyer takes out an ad begging the Jags to sign Tebow. Hopefully he’s a better lawyer than these arguments suggest…

Friday, May 10, 2013 / 12:06 PM

* Federal judges are going to keep getting their cost of living raises. Sequestration be damned! [CBS DC]

* Florida passes “anti-Sharia law” law. Accidentally outlaws Jewish divorce instead. [Gawker]

* Why are people so stupid? Legal threat based on the name of a blog. Not the actual content, just the name. In a related note, we’d like to let everyone know that if we write about you, you are not, in fact, “above the law.” [Popehat]

* This is curious. Convicted of stealing $1 million dollars and walking away without jail time. And no written opinion to explain it. Moral of the story? Commit your crimes in Judge Carney’s court. [Navelgazing / OC Weekly]

* You’ve got to move fast if you want to take the profit off a disaster. Best part? A tipster says the explosion pictured isn’t even of the fertilizer plant explosion. [Baron & Budd]

* Newsmax videoed an interview with Logan Beirne, author of Blood of Tyrants: George Washington & the Forging of the Presidency (affiliate link). Apparently, George Washington was a badass. No kidding. [Newsmax]

* Well you must have expected something like this. Michael Shannon delivers a dramatic reading of the sorority girl’s memorable cease and desist letter….

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 / 5:31 PM

I don’t usually say this, but this “departure memo” was way too soon.

Monday, Apr 22, 2013 / 2:02 PM

Are you thinking about going to law school? With this new series, we hope to be able to guide you on your way.

Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 / 1:41 PM

Because if an Article III judge thinks this assistant U.S. attorney is a stud, shouldn’t the star of The Bachelorette?

Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 / 2:09 PM

Mel Weiss may be heading back to prison after a night on the town back in December.

Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 / 1:05 PM

How are things going over at Edwards Wildman, the entity created by the 2011 merger of Edwards Angell and Wildman Harrold? Not so well, say some….

Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 / 11:15 AM

The Bachelorette would be crazy not to offer this stunning attorney a rose.

Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 / 12:15 PM

* It looks like it’s time for yet another rousing game of Biglaw musical chairs. This time, 11 of Bingham McCutchen’s securities enforcement partners are hightailing it over to Sidley Austin en masse. [DealBook / New York Times]

* This week in on-shore outsourcing: there may be a job waiting for you at Kaye Scholer’s new operations center (so new we bet you didn’t know about it), so hurry up and apply, because the interviews are soon. [Tallahassee Democrat]

* “We’re trained in the law and persuasion, not firearms.” But maybe you should be? After the targeted killing of attorneys in Texas, prosecutors are now on high alert. [New York Times]

* When looking at the current law school model, Paul Caron of TaxProf Blog urges law deans to take advice from Jimmy McMillan because “law school tuition is simply too damn high.” [Businessweek]

* Change our admissions practices amid the worst legal economy we’ve seen in decades? “Ain’t nobody got time for that,” scoffed Sarah Zearfoss, director of admissions at Michigan Law. [AnnArbor.com]

* Drexel Law will accept applications for its two-year law degree program in May 2014. The higher-ups at the ABA are scheduled to laugh their asses off on or about the same date. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* “[F]or James Eagan Holmes, justice is death.” In a move that shocked absolutely no one, the prosecution in the Aurora, Colorado movie theater massacre case is seeking the death penalty. [CNN]

Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 / 9:04 AM

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  • Ratings*

    Student Rating ? A+
    Alumni Rating ? A
      Student Alumni
    Academics A+ B
    Practical/Clinical Training A+ B-
    Career Counseling A+ A-
    Financial Aid Advising A+ A-
    Social Life A+ A+
  • Employment

    Total Employed ? 90%
    LST
    Score ? 65%
    School Funded 0.30%
    Large Firm 5.6%
    Federal Clerkships 1.4%
    Government 21.15%
    Public Interest 5.38%
    Top Biglaw Employers ?
    1. Greenberg Traurig
    2. Foley & Lardner
    3. Alston & Bird LLP
  • Cost

    Tuition   $19,731 / $39,743
    Total Investment ?   $130,809 / $205,202
  • Admissions

    27.0 / 100
    applicants are accepted.
    2.5 / 10
    admitted students enroll.
     
    LSAT (25/75) 161/164
    GPA (25/75) 3.30/3.70
  • US News Rank

    48