Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
Golden Gate University Sued By Students And Alumni Over Poor Management
I get the feeling the school shouldn't budget around alumni donations in the years to come. -
Law Schools
Even Golden Gate Law's Exit Strategy Has A Low Passage Rate
So much for finishing strong. -
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Law Schools
Bumps Or No Bumps, A Free Ride At Law School Is A Free Ride
Just hope your ticket comes with a transfer. -
Law Schools
Law School Won't Close Next Year, But The Year After That Looks A Little Bleak
This isn't exactly the rhetoric of a school with a long future. -
Law Schools
Law School Braces For Vote That May Close Its Doors Forever
After years of headlines that prominently feature the word 'struggling' and 'troubled,' this isn't a huge surprise. -
Law Schools
Single Mom Breaks Down Her Law School Experience By The Relevant Numbers
The most important number comes last. -
Law Schools
ABA Is Still Cracking Down On Law Schools That Admit Students Who Seem Incapable Of Graduating, Passing Bar Exam
Which law schools will be the next to face the ABA’s wrath? -
Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Good Grief: These Law School 'Debt Per Job' Numbers Are Ugly
For every job obtained by a graduate of these law schools, an extraordinary debt burden has been accrued. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.26.15
* If you thought Squire Patton Boggs would be able to meet its projection of $1 billion in combined revenue after its merger, you’d be wrong. If you thought the firm would be able to meet its projection of having more than 1,500 lawyers after its merger, you’d also be wrong. [National Law Journal]
* Use this slideshow to compare how California law schools are doing in terms of job placement. Stanford was on top, and Golden Gate was dead last. Bonus: If you strip out school-funded jobs, the numbers look even worse. [Sacramento Business Journal]
* Uh… oops? Keila Ravelo, the ex-Willkie Farr partner who was accused of stealing millions of dollars from two of her former firms, is now at the center of questions over settlements in credit-card cases she worked on. [New York Law Journal via ABA Journal]
* “Please help us heal.” David Messerschmitt’s widow is begging for information about the DLA Piper associate’s death. The case is being actively investigated, and police believe the person of interest who was seen on surveillance footage is a woman. [Legal Times]
* In case you missed it yesterday, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The first charge could result in up to five years in jail, while the second could result in a life sentence. Yikes! [WSJ Law Blog]
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Contests, Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: The Worst Law School In America -- First Round
Voting begins for the Worst Law School In America! Polls close Sunday night. -
Contests, Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: The Worst Law School In America -- Bracket Released
Time to while away your Monday filling out a bracket. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Pre-Law
Law Schools May Appear Worse in the Rearview Mirror
Which law schools' alumni have the worst views of their alma maters? Let's find out! -
American Bar Association / ABA, John Marshall Law School, Law Schools
Twelve More Law Schools Slapped with Class Action Lawsuits Over Employment Data
Back in October, we informed our readers that law school litigators Jesse Strauss and David Anziska intended to file class action lawsuits against 15 additional schools, on top of the two they'd already filed against Cooley Law and New York Law School. In mid-December, we brought you an update on the status of those potential filings after Anziska told us that at least three named plaintiffs had been secured for 11 out of the 15 law schools on October's target list. And now, about a month and a half later, have we got some news for you.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, John Marshall Law School, Law Schools
Calling All Disgruntled Law School Graduates: Will You Ring in the New Year By Suing Your School?
Back in October, we brought you the news that Jesse Strauss and David Anziska intended to sue 15 more law schools over their post-graduate employment rates, in addition to their already pending class action suits against Cooley Law and New York Law School. As mentioned during their October 5 media conference, Team Strauss/Anziska will not […] -
Baseball, Intellectual Property, Screw-Ups, Sports, Trademarks
Whoops, the San Francisco Giants Forgot to Trademark Their Logo
Nobody ever seems to believe me when I say this, but San Francisco gets chilly. It is cold most of the time. And foggy. The warmest time of year is right now, in late October. If you come to visit in July, and you stay in the city, and you will get cold. That’s why […] -
Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Student Loans, Stupid Lawyer Tricks
Are Law School 'Merit Scholarships' A Big Racket?
That’s the question essentially posed in a long and interesting New York Times article, Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win (which we previously mentioned on Saturday; yes, we do post on weekends). The piece is by David Segal, who also wrote a big and buzzy piece back in January, Is Law School […] -
Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Student Loans, Stupid Lawyer Tricks
Quote of the Day: Law School Scholarship Funny Money?
By the middle of second semester of that first year, everyone saw the system for what it was. We were furious. We realized that statistically, because of the curve, there was no way for many of us to keep our scholarships. But at that point, you’re a year in. They’ve got you. You feel stuck. […] -
Alex Kozinski, Defamation, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Technology
Did Blogging Kill the First Amendment?
Our buddy, the Honorable Alex Kozinski, is on a roll. On Monday, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit benchslapped a pair of wealthy, persistently annoying and mildly famous identical twins. The same day, he gave a lecture at San Francisco’s Golden Gate University School of Law, where he […]