Another look at the ATL Top 50 Law Schools, broken out by individual data points. Is your law school on any of these top five lists?
A look at the law schools of the South, based on our ATL Insider Survey.
Do you have something to say about your law school’s U.S. News ranking? This is the place to do it!
* After serving in the position for 22 years, William K. Suter, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be retiring come August. Now don’t get too excited about that, it’s not really a job you can apply for. You have to be appointed, so keep dreaming. [Blog of Legal Times]
* A Biglaw hat trick of labor deals: if you’re looking for someone to thank for bringing a tentative ending to the management-imposed NHL lock-out, you can definitely reach out to this group of lawyers from Skadden Arps and Proskauer Rose. [Am Law Daily]
* “Thanks for helping us out, but you can go f**k yourself.” AIG, a company that was bailed out by the government, is now considering suing the government with its shareholders. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Apparently there’s such a thing as the “Nick Saban Corporate Compliance Process.” And as we saw from last night’s game, that process involves efficiency, execution, and raping the competition. [Corporate Counsel]
* Guess who’s back in court representing himself in a racketeering trial? None other than Paul Bergrin, “the baddest lawyer in the history of Jersey.” Jury duty for that could be a fun one. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Too bad last night’s football game between Alabama and Notre Dame wasn’t played by their law schools. In that case, the final score on factors like tuition, enrollment, and employment would’ve been a tie. [HusebyBuzz]
* This just in: when studying for the LSAT, you should focus on scoring the best you can. This is actual advice that the future law students of America need to hear. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
The BCS schools square off over their law schools.
In today’s sports law column: an LSU fan gets teabagged, Chris Cicero gets suspended after the OSU incident, and other sports figures in legal hot water.
Nick Saban’s daughter allegedly beat up one of her sorority sisters. Hilarity ensues…
Yesterday, we devoted some coverage to the devastation down in Alabama due to the terrible storms there earlier this week. In the National Law Journal, Karen Sloan has an excellent report about how the tornadoes are affecting operations at the University of Alabama, including its law school. It appears that the storms affected the college…
Despite the waves of people trying to show me the humor and humanity of stomping a bird to death, I prefer my laughs to come in more traditional formats. Something light: like YouTube videos, made by prospective law students, that are both intentionally and unintentionally funny at the same time. And it just so happens…
Yesterday, there was a wonderful story coming out of Kansas Law School (gavel bang: @VaultLaw). A student there is starting the first animal cruelty prosecution clinic in the country. That’s what the scholars call “awesome.” There are simply not enough lawyers who are even familiar with animal cruelty laws. If more people know how to…
| Student | Alumni | |
|---|---|---|
| Academics | A | B+ |
| Practical/Clinical Training | B+ | B+ |
| Career Counseling | C+ | B+ |
| Financial Aid Advising | B+ | B+ |
| Social Life | A | A+ |
| School Funded | 1.7% | |
| Large Firm | 8.10% | |
| Federal Clerkships | 9.30% | |
| Government | 9.76% | |
| Public Interest | 7.32% | |
| Tuition | $18,030 / $30,950 | |
| Total Investment ? | $131,440 / $180,574 | |
| LSAT (25/75) | 159/167 | |
| GPA (25/75) | 3.50/3.92 | |