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Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Student Loans
Law School Is Not A Stock: It's A Very Expensive Lotto Ticket
Above the Law v. Slate law school deathmatch, round 3. -
Breasts, Student Loans, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Student Loans Lead To A Job -- A Boob Job
This is an "interesting" way to use loans that were supposed to pay for law school. - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Hillary Clinton, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Sonia Sotomayor, Student Loans, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 06.24.14
* Justice Sonia Sotomayor insists that her meeting with Hillary Clinton at Costco wasn’t planned. She just wanted to say hello to the “other lady,” as referenced by the woman at the store’s pharmacy counter. [Washington Post]
* Six U.K. firm leaders got together to talk about how to run their practices during challenging economic times. It turns out they’d prefer not to run their firms into the ground. [The Lawyer]
* Look out everyone, because Taylor Wessing, an international law firm that’s known for its IP, media, and telecommunications work, is storming both coasts of the United States in its very own dual office launch Biglaw blitzkrieg. [Am Law Daily]
* “It is a shameful canard that student loans and indebtedness are the cause of high tuition. They are not; they are the symptom,” says a law dean standing up for his students. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* If you want to go to law school and you’ve got an undergrad degree in a technical area like engineering, then congrats. You might stand to get a job after graduation. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
The 'Best Value' Law Schools Of 2014
What do you think of the latest Best Value rankings? Is your school on the list? -
Kids, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Father Ultimately Trolls Law Student Daughter
A daughter makes the mistake of listening to her dad -- and pays for it, dearly. -
Advertising, Law Schools, Money, Pictures, Shameless Plugs, Student Loans, This Is an Ad
Law School Debt: An Infographic
An infographic about law school debt. -
Education / Schools, Federal Government, Money, Politics, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Law Professor Decides It's Time To Stop Ripping Students Off
President Obama offers a no-brainer. -
Copyright, Labor / Employment, Legal Ethics, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 06.06.14
* Beastie Boys prevail in another intellectual property fight. This time winning $1.7 million from Monster Energy — the drink that guarantees you’ll get no sleep until Brooklyn. [Grantland] * Law school hands out the wrong exam. To the whole class. [Legal Cheek] * Best politico defense of taking a bribe: I was too drunk to realize I was being bribed! [New York Post] * Lawyer wrote “go ahead and disbar me” to Departmental Disciplinary Committee. Sometimes there’s no just bluff to call. [Legal Profession Blog] * One more problem with high student debt: debt alone can nix your character and fitness approval. [Arizona Law Review] * A celebration of courtroom illustrators in light of the release of The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art (affiliate link) [Illustrated Courtroom] * Vice Media is doing tremendous work exposing injustices. Perhaps they need to look into their own office… [Capital New York] * In a comical bout of karma, a landlord sued its blogger resident for alleged defamation. Next thing you know, HUD inspection records come to light. Let’s just say the landlord should be very unhappy that truth is a defense. [Columbus Dispatch] * Check out the conclusion of ReplyAll’s conversation with John Grisham. [Above the Law] * Do you think someone is not happy with Jones Foster’s billing practices? - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News
10 Law Schools Where Starting Salaries Outweigh Debt
Are these the law schools that'll give you the best headstart in life? -
5th Circuit, Fashion, Laurence Tribe, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Paralegals, Pornography, Rankings, SCOTUS, Student Loans, Summer Associates, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.14
* Dan Marino was suing the NFL over concussions, becoming the highest profile former player to level a suit against the league. Among his allegations, he claims concussions led him to hold that ball laces in for Ray Finkle. Why do I say "was," you ask? Because he claims he filed suit accidentally. No greater proof of the dangers of concussions necessary. [Awful Announcing] * The Supreme Court used to gather in the basement and watch porn together according to Larry Tribe (affiliate link). Best anecdote is Justice Marshall narrating porn to the nearly blind Justice Harlan. You can spoil the ending for Justice Harlan here. [Washington Post] * It turns out the Brits have their own obsession with law school rankings. Here’s their “league table” for a legal education. [The Guardian] * You know not to wear a bikini to the firm pool party, but what should you wear to the other summer events? [Corporette] * An article ponders when firms are going to figure out that recent law school grads are perfect paralegals. Thanks for that kick in the gut. [New Geography] * Following up on an older story, the Fifth Circuit has withdrawn a ruling made in 2007 upon revelations that one of the judges involved had a financial interest in one of the parties. [Center for Public Integrity] * Do we need more reasons why Bitcoin is stupid? Ah, it’s used in messy divorces to hide assets. Perfect. [Digital Journal] * Debt collectors are increasingly giving up on calling you all the time and just seeking default judgments. [Huffington Post] * From the SUNY Buffalo commencement, Judge Thomas Franczyk and graduate Joey Nicastro took the stage to perform a song for the occasion. Francis Malofiy is already planning to sue them. Video below…. -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Student Loans
Student Debt Collector Takes Out Loan For Unaccredited Law School
When trying to be prudent just isn't enough. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Social Media, Student Loans
Tales From The Crypt: Terrifying Law School And Law Firm Horror Stories
These chilling tales will give you goosebumps. Keep reading, if you dare! -
Law Schools, Student Loans
Law School Announces 30 Percent Tuition Cut
For the second straight year, this law school announced a generous tuition cut.
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Antonin Scalia, Commencement, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Student Loans, Supreme Court, William and Mary School of Law
Justice Scalia: The Current Law School Model Is 'Not Sustainable'
Even Justice Scalia, a defender of the three-year model of law school, believes that some things have to change. -
Non-Sequiturs, Sonia Sotomayor, Student Loans, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 05.14.14
* When people tell you that you can do anything with a law degree, they’re wrong. Sounds like… everything Elie writes. [Slate] * Student debt is dragging down the economy. Is today “every news outlet catches up with Elie Day”? [New York Times] * Everyone’s talking about the law student turned prostitute. What about the law professor who was a gigolo? [The Nota Bene] * Baker Hostetler lawyer leaving the law to start a gym. With any luck he’ll have a championship dodgeball team in no time. [Crain's Cleveland Business] * Just a reminder, there isn’t a “telling a university everything you’ve done for an oral history” privilege. [BBC] * An argument for Republicans to get serious about loosening the reins on technological innovation like the Republican Party of old. But that might require saying no to some billionaire donor, so that’s off the table. [The American Conservative] * Professor Will Baude pointed us to a fun new law professor blog from Professor Richard Re, soon to be of UCLA Law, with an even more fun title. Here he compares Justice Sotomayor’s dissent in Schuette to Quidditch. [Re's Judicata] * A new show about law school. It’s supposedly about criminal law, but the trailer looks more like a professional responsibility fact pattern. [YouTube] -
Courthouses, Job Searches, Money, Student Loans
In What State Do Courthouse Janitors Make More Money Than Prosecutors?
Which state is allowing entry-level government attorneys to live in squalor? -
Law Schools, Old People, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Old Dog Goes To Law School To Learn New Tricks
This guy paid a lot of money to learn how to win fights with his wife... -
Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Law School Loves That You're Bad At Math
Can you calculate debt? No? Have we got an education for you! -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
3 Things Wrong With Above the Law's Law School Rankings
Time to hate on the ATL Rankings. -
Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans
The Law Schools With The Least-Indebted Graduates
Which law school graduates have the least debt of all? There's a ranking for that!