Berkely Law
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Asians, Boalt Hall, California, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Politics, State Judges
A Conservative's Worst Nightmare: Justice Goodwin Liu?
Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor whose nomination to the Ninth Circuit fell victim to a filibuster, is getting a nice consolation prize. Governor Jerry Brown just nominated Professor Liu to the California Supreme Court. -
Boalt Hall, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money
Boalt Hall and UCLA Issue Scholarships To Cover Last-Minute Fee Increase
The administrations at UCLA Law and Boalt Hall step up to the plate to help law students facing yet another fee increase. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Conferences / Symposia, LSAT, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Quote of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: Surprising?
Performance on the LSAT is negatively correlated with networking ability. — Vice Provost and Professor Sheldon Zedeck of UC Berkeley, at a panel entitled Beyond Grades and Scores: Factors Predicting Lawyer Success and Effectiveness, at the annual NALP conference (which concluded yesterday).
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Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News, UVA Law
Open Thread: 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings (7 - 14)
Welcome Texas! As you are all know, the University of Texas School of Law has moved into the “top 14” in this year’s U.S. News law school rankings. It’s a bit of cheat for U.S. News: Texas is technically tied for 14th, which means that the magazine has actually managed to cram 15 schools into […] -
Bar Exams, Boalt Hall, California, Law Schools, Loyola Law School
California Bar Exam Results By Law School: Open Thread
Here in New York, home to Above the Law and Breaking Media, we’re gearing up for more epic snow. Those of you lucky enough to live in the Golden State might have to deal with earthquakes, mudslides, and obnoxious celebrities, but at least you don’t have to deal with blizzards. Falling snow? Not in sunny […] -
Boalt Hall, Drinking, John Yoo, Pranks
UC-Berkeley's Gun Club Secret Society Rides AgainJohn Yoo unimpressed
UC-Berkeley once again topped Michigan in the (leaked so still unofficial) U.S. News law school rankings. Boalt Hall also dominated the Wolverines this month when it comes to secret society activity. Whereas, members of Michigan’s “Barrister’s Society” threw their dirty laundry o’er the rooftops, resulting in campus-wide derision, recent activities by Berkeley’s “Gun Club” have […] -
Biglaw, Boalt Hall, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Congratulations to the Newest Class of Skadden Fellows
In addition to being one of the world’s most successful law firms, Skadden is also a public-spirited one. The firm just donated $100,000 to Haiti relief efforts, for example. (More on that later.) In addition, the firm supports public interest work through the Skadden Fellowship Program: The Skadden Fellowship Foundation, described as “a legal Peace […] -
Advertising, Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Reader Polls
A New Name for Boalt Hall: WGWAG School of Law!
Dean Christopher Edley, listen up. The people have spoken, and here is their verdict. UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall should be renamed… the White Guys With Asian Girls School of Law! Don’t like this idea? That’s okay. At least we didn’t charge you $25,000 for it. UC Berkeley dropping Boalt Hall from law school’s official name […]
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