Above the Law

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School Website
NALP
Region
Northeast
State
Connecticut
Dean
Robert C. Post
Enrollment
629
Student/Faculty Ratio
8.5
Talking Points
  • Allows first-year students to represent clients in legal clinics.
  • Notable Alumni include: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Gerald Ford, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, and most impressive David Lat

Recent Headlines from Above the Law

 

Is your law school one of the best in the world? Now you can find out!

Thursday, May 9, 2013 / 12:04 PM

Don’t try identifying the “most impressive” Yale Law School students, ’cause they’re ALL awesome….

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 / 1:07 PM

* The saddest thing about prisons getting rated on Yelp is owning the bar down the street with fewer stars. [Simple Justice]

* Sending “LOL totes glty” is a bad idea. [IT-Lex]

* The chief of the Brooklyn DA’s gang bureau probably should have spent more time with the civil rights bureau. [NY Post]

* People don’t really pay attention to the U.S. News Best Intellectual Property Program rankings — though it’d help if they did. [Science to Law]

* UNLV’s Nancy Rapoport thinks law schools are no better than Enron. That sounds about right. [TaxProf Blog]

* When it comes to the Boston bombings, Logan Beirne answers, “What would George Washington do?” [Reuters]

* Tenure has put a crimp in the ability of law schools to excel in the ranking system that considers publication. [Ramblings on Appeal]

* Kickstarter plug: A progressive Yale student took a year off to make a documentary about a conservative activist group, the Tennessee 9-12 Project, to show civility and respect. [Kickstarter]

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 / 5:25 PM

Justice Scalia is all about prestige…

Friday, Apr 26, 2013 / 4:45 PM

The Yale Law Women are out with their annual list of the top ten family-friendly firms. Which firms made the cut?

Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 / 11:15 AM

A suit about a suit? This is definitely why people hate lawyers.

Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 / 1:35 PM

* “Yes, it is true.” Justice Scalia admitted in a speech this week that he was guided to the right by his colleague, Justice Thomas, who’s apparently “a very stubborn man.” [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]

* It’s about time to say so long to your ticking tax time bomb: in President Obama’s proposed budget for 2014, he eliminates taxes on forgiven loan debt under all IBR plans. [Bucks / New York Times]

* “I am the luckiest man in the world.” Larry Macon, an Akin Gump partner from Texas, had nearly finished the Boston Marathon when the bombs exploded, but lived to tell his tale. [Am Law Daily]

* Because sometimes you need to steal $374K worth of copy toner. This ex-Fried Frank staffer pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and is looking at up to 15 years in jail. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]

* Judge Victor Marrero isn’t a fan of SEC policy, but when it comes to this civil insider trading case, SAC Capital may get to walk away without admitting or denying anything. [DealBook / New York Times]

* This Yale Law graduate is suing Brooks Brothers over a three-button suit, and wants $2K for the 90 minutes he spent arguing over it in the store. Who is the $1320/hour man? [New York Daily News]

Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 / 9:03 AM

Legal Eagle Wedding Watch returns after a winter hiatus. Let’s check out three noteworthy couples from the colder months.

Monday, Apr 15, 2013 / 2:49 PM

Hint: it’s not Harvard or Stanford or Yale….

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 / 10:30 AM

Which elite law schools have failed to provide employment transparency data that’s required by the ABA?

Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 / 1:29 PM

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