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The Best Way To Pick The Best Law School For You
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Bad News If You Are Actually Trying To Start A Legal Career
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.04.17
* The White House announces ten new judicial nominations, including two for circuit courts (previously predicted in these pages). We’ll have more on this later. [Washington Times]
* King & Spalding joins Jones Day and Sullivan & Cromwell as a “feeder firm” for the Trump administration. [Law.com]
* Will the Trump Justice Department’s possible attack on affirmative action succeed? Law professors disagree. [How Appealing]
* Michelle Carter, the woman convicted for basically texting her boyfriend into committing suicide, gets sentenced to 15 months. [ABA Journal]
* White-collar criminal defense lawyers discuss what to expect from the grand jury convened by special counsel Robert Mueller. [National Law Journal]
* The trend continues: fewer law school graduates, better employment statistics. [ABA Journal]
* Elliot Katz, a leading lawyer in the self-driving-car space, motors from DLA Piper to McGuireWoods. [Law.com]
* If you’ll be online in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 16, join me and ABA Legal Career Central for a Twitter chat about career paths for lawyers, especially alternative careers. [American Bar Association]
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Job Searches, Law Schools
The Law Schools With The Most Graduates Employed In School-Funded Jobs (2016)
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.12.17
* What’s the over–under on how long acting FBI director Andrew McCabe will keep his current post? [New York Times]
* And Democratic senators want answers — lots of answers — from deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. [Washington Post]
* Following up on our list of top law schools with great employment outcomes, here’s a broader look at the latest ABA employment data. [ABA Journal]
* And following up on our recent round-ups of possible judicial nominees in the Trump administration, here’s a name for one of the open Third Circuit seats in Pennsylvania. [CA3 blog via How Appealing]
* A lawsuit claims that a Biglaw behemoth is trying to invalidate the same patents it prosecuted — not a good look. [Daily Business Review]
* Former Biglaw chair J. Stephen Poor ruminates on the riches of this year’s top Am Law 100 firms. [Big Law Business]
* Robert Post looks back over his eight years as dean of Yale Law School. [Law.com]
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
Meet A New Law School Dean: An Interview With Judge Gail Prudenti
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Evaluating Legal Education's Vital Signs At The End Of The Academic Year
It's a tale of the (relatively) good, the (pretty) bad, and the (downright) ugly. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
The Top Law Schools With The Best Employment Outcomes
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.16
* Children (under 8) around the country prepare for the first white president of their lifetime. [Ad Week]
* Do people regret going to law school? YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. [JSTOR]
* If law schools fudge employment data, will they be liable for their students’ debt? [TaxProf Blog]
* Are humanity, compassion and kindness the antidote to the recent wave of police killings and the death of Dallas police officers? Or is that too simplistic an answer? [Katz Justice]
* Notorious RBG has a lot to say about all the Court shenanigans going on. [New York Times]
* Law school cheating isn’t all that rare. [Law and More]
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Job Searches, Law Schools
Caveat Venditor: Throwback To The Days Of Junk Employment Statistics
Deceptive statistics are not yet a thing of the past. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools
The Fall Of Systemic Deception At Law Schools
We long ago declared victory for law school transparency. Here's why. -
Law Schools, Trials
What The Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson Law Case Is Not About
This case is not about an entitled millennial brat trying to play victim. It’s about a corporation allegedly doing horrible things to people for financial gain.
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Job Searches, Law Schools
An Inside Look At A T14 Law School's Unemployment Rate
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Law Schools
Let The Law School Class Action Lawsuits Proceed: 5 Defenses That Don't Work
If any of the remaining law school lawsuits end up in appeal, the motions to dismiss should be denied and the cases be allowed to proceed. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Using Statistical Caveats To Mislead Students About Law School
An oversight in an earlier article gives rise to some more troubling observations. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
This Is How One Law School Is Trying To Game Its Job Statistics
This law school is trying to pull a fast one for the sake of its employment statistics. -
Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law, Student Loans
We Would Be Better Off If 30 Law Schools Closed
A modest proposal for reforming legal education: cull the herd. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
What Doesn’t The Media Get About The State Of Law Hiring?
Columnist Renwei Chung offers his thoughts on the latest job data from the ABA. -
Job Searches, NALP
Entry-Level Hiring Starts Long Crawl Out Of The Abyss
Entry-level hiring is up. FWIW.