Brooklyn Law School
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Biglaw, Crime, Partner Issues, S.D.N.Y., White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: Jonathan Bristol, Winston Partner Turned Accused Fraudster
Back in June, we wrote about an amusing effort by Winston & Strawn to rewrite history. The firm edited an historical press release to omit all mention of sketchy lawyer Jonathan Bristol, who joined Winston as a partner from Thelen. Now Winston has even more reason to be embarrassed by its former partner. Earlier today, […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cardozo Law School, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Registry Error
And just like that, it’s December. Flurries fill the sky, Wham’s “Last Christmas” saturates the airwaves, and the list of weddings in the New York Times shortens dramatically. Quality tends to decline along with quantity, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised to find plenty of comment-worthy nuptials (and attractive brides!) over the past couple of weeks. […] - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians, Pictures
Hot Models Get Busy in Brooklyn Law Library
The library at Brooklyn Law School is fast becoming the most sexual law library in America. Last week, the class of 2010 dedicated a plaque inside the library warning students, “It’s supposed to be hard.” This week, we’ve learned that the law library also plays host to some hard bodies. Apparently, Brooklyn Law allowed models […]
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Law Schools
Brooklyn Law 2010 Class Gift is More Like a Terrible High-School Yearbook Quote
The class of 2010 at Brooklyn Law School decided to give themselves a plaque in the library for their class gift. Given the state of the legal job market, I’m impressed that this class gift phenomenon still exists, it’s a testaments to man’s ability to look on the bright side of getting screwed with your […] -
Bar Exams, Hotties, Reality TV, Skaddenfreude, Television
Reality TV Star Victoria, of Downtown Girls, Fails the Bar Exam
MTV has sunk low. Really low. Its newest program, Downtown Girls — a reality TV show about a group of hot girls living in TriBeCa — is using the New York bar exam as a dramatic narrative hook. We wrote before about the law grad on the show in our post: Why Unemployed Lawyers Shouldn’t […] -
Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Open Thread: It's Time For Another Round of Tuition Hikes
Over the past year, we’ve devoted a great deal of coverage to the value proposition of going to law school. While reasonable people disagree on just how much law school should cost (Canadian professor Robert Martin starts the bidding at $12 a year), there is a growing consensus that the cost of legal education is […] -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches
Career Alternatives: Internship Market Maker
Every now and then, we like to offer our readers some career alternatives — things you can do with your law degree and legal training that don’t involve, say, working in a large law firm or as a contract lawyer. We’ve profiled a wide range of individuals, from lawyers who have left the law for […] -
Here's One Job Brooklyn Law Students Are Definitely Qualified For
The Good Wife is one of the few legal dramas out there that is worth a damn. The writing is good, the situations are believable yet not so realistic as to be boring, and the acting is quality. The producers of the Good Wife brought their show to the campus of Brooklyn Law School this […]
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