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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Tuition Is Going Up at Notre Dame Law (But Not as High as Some Other Places)
There’s been a lot of buzz coming out of Notre Dame Law. No, the students are not being being pressed into service to defend the university from Declan Sullivan lawsuits. Instead, ND Law dean Nell Newton held a town hall meeting with the students to discuss the future of the university. After the public meeting, […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
13% Tuition Increase + 1% Faculty Salary Cut = 100% Screwing of Minnesota Law Students
CORRECTION: This post has been revised since it was first published to reflect the fact that the 13.5% tuition hike for in-state students occurred this summer and applies to the current academic year (2010-2011). Last year, the University of Minnesota contemplated imposing a significant tuition hike on its law students, while trying to keep college […] - Sponsored
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In Defense of Going to Law School: A Prudential Perspective
A prudential perspective, because it appeared in Slate’s advice column, Dear Prudence (alongside an inquiry from a woman dating a wonderful man who unfortunately has a “micropenis”): Dear Prudence, I am just a little over a year away from becoming a lawyer, and I’m miserable because I hate it. I wasn’t forced into the profession. […]
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Deferral Stipend, Student Loans
Georgetown Extends Post-Graduate Stipends: But Is It On the Backs of Part-Time Students?
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the public interest stipend Georgetown Law offered its recent graduates. Georgetown University Law Center gave a three month stipend of $4,000 to its recent graduates who are working for a public interest organization. Today, we have news that GULC is extending the fellowship for an additional three […] -
Erwin Chemerinsky, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
UC Irvine School of Law: Now Offering 33% Scholarships to the Class of 2014
When the UC Irvine School of Law first burst onto the scene, the school offered free tuition to everyone in its inaugural class. Then, in its second year, UC Irvine offered a 50% discount to all students admitted to the class of 2013. And now, UC Irvine will knock 33% off its tuition, for members […] -
Drinking, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: You Can Drink Away Your Sorrows, But Not Your Student Loans
I just bought 4 bottles of wine in sweats at 530 on a monday night. F**k law school. — a poster at Texts From Last Night -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, Videos, YouTube
How Many Jaded Attorneys Does It Take to Discourage One Law Student?
It has been a while since we’ve had one of these cut-rate animation movies discouraging people from going to law school. There have been some great ones in the past: A Law School Carol springs to mind, as well as Don’t Go To Law School. There was a time when I thought little video clips […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
Boston College 3L Asks for His Money Back; Hilarity Ensues
A third-year student at Boston College Law School made a very reasonable request of the law school’s interim dean, George D. Brown: Give me my money back. I say it’s a reasonable request, because it is customary in this country to get a refund when you buy something that is defective in some fundamental way. […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Arizona State Law School Moving Towards Private Funding Model: Prepare to be Gouged, ASU Law Students
Earlier this week, a story in the National Law Journal (subscription) reported that the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is weaning itself off of public funding and trying to become self-sufficient on private dollars. Towards that end, ASU will be raising tuition and admitting more law students. I wanted to wait […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Student Loans
Someone at the ABA Is Aware That New Law Schools Make No Sense
A year ago (almost to the day), we learned that Belmont University in Nashville was planning to start a new law school. At the time, I asked: “[H]ow colossally dumb are the people who sign up for a Belmont law degree next year?” Well, there’s an article in the Tennessean today suggesting that the new […] -
India, Law Schools, Outsourcing, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: Well, the Economy Is In the Toilet....
“Knowledge Economy” An environment in which a person has run up $150,000 in student loans to pay for a law degree only to see jobs exported to India whose citizens are apparently very knowledgeable about the U.S. legal system. Example: “The best job in the knowledge economy is plumbing because nobody with an advanced degree […] -
Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans
National Jurist's 'Best Value' Law School Numerical Rankings and Grades Are Out
Last month, we reported on the Best Value Law School Rankings produced by National Jurist. The initial list just mentioned the publication’s “honorees,” with a promise of numerical rankings later. That day has arrived, and the magazine is ready to tell us which is the very best value for law school in 2010. I’ve already […] -
Department of Justice, Student Loans
Student Loan Relief for Public Defenders and Prosecutors
We have good news on the student loan front. Really good news if you are a public defender or prosecutor. The Blog of the Legal Times reports that the Department of Justice is making $10 million available in loan forgiveness for PDs and prosecutors. So if you want to live the Law & Order dream, […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Law Schools, LLMs, Student Loans
What Is the Value of an LLM Degree?
Earlier this week, the legal blogosphere took a look at the “value” of an LL.M degree. I put “value” in scare quotes because the main point of the pieces in the National Law Journal and the WSJ Law Blog was that we don’t really know how valuable these degree programs are. Now, in most markets, […] -
Barack Obama, Money, Politics, Student Loans
Disgruntled Law Grad Brings Student Loan Woes to Obama's Attention
Yesterday President Obama held a town hall meeting with those affected by the terrible economy. But the New York Times reports that the televised meeting “turned into a therapy session for disillusioned Obama supporters.” A lawyer was among the disillusioned. Thanks to his question, Obama is now on notice that student debt is crushing the […] -
Citigroup, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Student Loans, Trendspotting
Citi Sells Student Loan Division: Can't You Hear the Bubble Bursting?
In a couple of years, we might look back on today as the first point where the giant, unsustainable bubble that is the student loan market began to burst. Check out this press release: The Student Loan Corporation (NYSE:STU – News), a subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., and a leading originator and servicer of student loans, […] -
Money, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: At Least You Don't Have Chlamydia
Unfortunately, I have a terrible secret that is making it difficult for me to get close to women: I have $190,000 in student loan debt. — a correspondent calling himself “Debt Leper,” who wrote in to advice columnist Dear Wendy (via Instapundit). Reading the full question on The Frisky, this guy sure sounds like a […] -
Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: Actually, they just want your tuition dollars.
Law Schools Now Require Applicants To Honestly State Whether They Want To Go To Law School. — headline for an article in The Onion -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News, Vanderbilt
Most Schools Would Like Law School Transparency to Just Go Away
In July, we profiled the efforts of a group of Vanderbilt law students who are trying to bring more accuracy and transparency to the employment statistics provided by law schools. Their group, Law School Transparency, has requested all ABA-accredited schools to provide useful information to prospective law students — information that neither the ABA nor […] -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
The Student Loan Racket: Now in One Easy-to-Understand Graphic
I’ve written a lot about the horrible reality of the student loan industry. I’ve talked about how schools have no incentive to keep costs under control, how student debt is the next “credit bubble,” and how student loans cannot be discharged through bankruptcy (which is ridiculous). But I’m not good with pictures. Luckily, the people […]