Cornell Law School
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Giving Up On US News? Not So Fast!
It is very on brand for a law school to make a statement by not changing a tradition they've had for decades. -
Government
Cornell Law Professor Gives Redistricting And Gerrymandering Breakdown
Soon the campaign trail will just be Texas and Mississippi, as The Founders intended. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Law Schools
'Tis The Season For Law School Exam Screw-Ups
Also, what to get for the lawyer that has no time for anything.
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T14 Law School’s Massive Exam Blunder Sends 1Ls Scrambling
It's 2020, so of course final exam snafus are even worse. -
Law Schools
Internet Troll Worried T14 Law School Finally Sick Of His Crap
Cornell professor thinks faculty, alumni, and students are out to get him. Dude, maybe it's just you. -
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Law School Deans Call For Major Changes To Bar Admission
Deans think this is a good time to make some needed long-term changes. -
Law Schools
Elite Law Schools Move To Pass/Fail System Over COVID-19 Disruptions. But Will That Hurt Students?
Pass/fail won't help everyone. -
Law Schools
Law School Professor Gives Students Gift Of Wholly Recycled Exam Questions
This happens every year.... - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
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T14 Law School Grad Helped Battle The Blaze At Notre-Dame As Volunteer Fightfighter
A worthy moonlighting gig for this attorney. -
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Another Group Of Law Students Thought It Was Okay To Rank Classmates Based On Their Looks -- This Time It's A T14 Law School
When the same crap is happening at two law schools in the same week -- a week when issues surrounding sexual assault and harassment are in the national spotlight -- you have to wonder: what the hell is going on? -
Law Schools
FedSoc Is A Hosting An 'I Still Like Beer' Event, Because Of Course They Are
The only thing FedSoc thinks was 'too soon' was desegregation.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Ivy League Law School To Accept The GRE And The GMAT For Admission
Cornell gets in on some of that sweet, sweet GRE and GMAT action. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.30.18
* Guess which Biglaw firm has decided to bring back on-campus recruiting for its summer associate program? Here’s a hint: You’re going to need a pair of flip flops. We’ll have more on this later today. [American Lawyer]
* With an estimated $11 million annual salary, Sandra Goldstein, who recently left Cravath for Kirkland & Ellis, may be the highest paid female partner in all of Biglaw. You go, girl! [The Careerist]
* Speaking of female Biglaw partners, Bracewell partner Barbara Jones’s $700 per hour rate as special master in the review of materials seized from Michael Cohen’s office has added up to a pretty YUGE bill for just one week’s worth of work: $47,390. [New York Law Journal]
* The Justice Department approved a merger between Bayer and Monsanto, but only after the companies agreed to dump $9 billion in business assets. “Today’s news makes it clear that our antimonopoly laws are completely worthless,” said one farm group that’s just thrilled by the news. [Washington Post]
* Eduardo M. Peñalver, the first Latino dean of an Ivy League law school, has been reappointed to a second five-year term as dean of Cornell Law after achieving quite a few milestones for employment and bar pass rates at the school. [Cornell Chronicle]
* Briana Williams, a single mother who requested an epidural while she was in labor so her contractions wouldn’t interfere with her completion of a final exam, recently graduated from Harvard Law School. Much respect from one law mama to another. Congratulations and best of luck in all that you do! [Yahoo!]
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Job Searches, Law Schools
Top 5 Law Schools If You Want An Actual Legal Job (2016)
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.26.17
* “I’m guessing they have had a number of long days and potentially sleepless nights.” The government lawyers behind the efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with the American Health Care Act have had a rough go of things. Who are they, which law schools did they attend, and which Biglaw firms did they work for before becoming Hill lawyers? [National Law Journal]
* Don’t forget about Merrick: A third of Democratic senators have pledged to vote against confirming Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. At this time, it remains unclear as to whether there will be a united effort by Democrats to oppose his confirmation when the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on April 3. [Reuters]
* Guess who isn’t boycotting Hawaii? People who apparently have a vendetta against this federal jurist. Judge Derrick Watson of the District of Hawaii has been receiving death threats ever since he blocked President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban on March 15. He is now receiving 24-hour protection from the U.S. Marshals Service. [The Hill]
* The Second Circuit has upheld New York’s ban on non-lawyers investing in law firms. Personal injury firm Jacoby & Meyers argued that the state’s prohibition on non-lawyer investment violated lawyers’ First Amendment right to associate with clients, but the court found that connection to be “simply too attenuated.” [New York Law Journal]
* Ithaca may be gorges, but it can’t compete with the Big Apple with it comes to hands-on learning about issues dealing with cutting-edge tech. Cornell Law is launching a semester-long Program in Information and Technology Law at its Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City that’s slated to begin in Spring 2018. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Judge Edward J. McManus, the longest serving of any incumbent judge in the United States (and third-longest servng in the history of the United States), RIP. [N.D. Iowa]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.23.17
* Powerful essay from a Cornell Law professor on the need for empathy in the criminal justice system. [Verdict]
* It’s Apple v. Qualcomm, with $1 billion on the line. [Fortune]
* An inspiring story of a graduate of a lower-ranked law school who has found success. [Breaking into Biglaw]
* What’s the future of ethics? [Law and More]
* An analysis of the decisions of Trump’s shortlisters. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* On the legal consequences of the lack of supervision at work. [Guile is Good]
* The Chinese Business Lawyers Association is hosting a free CLE in New York tomorrow night at Fordham Law School. You can RSVP here. [CBLA Law]
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Law Schools
Black Lives Matter Protest At Law School Graduation
Law students at one Ivy League school decided to inject some political awareness into their graduation festivities. -
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2016 Law School Graduation Speaker Roundup
How cool is your law school? It depends on who you've snagged as a graduation speaker.