Georgetown Law School
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Job Searches, Law Schools
Externship Fight Takes Center Stage at Georgetown University Law Center
If you followed my reports from the Future of Legal Education conference, you’ll note that “experiential learning” was a big buzzword among those contemplating how to make their students more desirable to potential employers. Many law school deans and faculty touted their school’s experiential course offerings, ranging from traditional clinical courses to for-credit externships. Many […] -
Craigslist, Weirdness
Update on the Georgetown Law Grad Who Sold his J.D. on Craigslist
What do you think the resale value on your law degree is? Earlier this year, a San Francisco lawyer put his degree up for sale on Craigslist and found out. The Georgetown grad was miserable working for a large law firm in Silicon Valley. So he quit and posted his degree in the Craigslist “For […] - Sponsored
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John Roberts, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Anatomy of a Rumor: The Story Behind Chief Justice John Roberts's 'Retirement'
Everyone is wondering: Where did that erroneous rumor of an imminent retirement by Chief Justice John Roberts come from? The gossip spread like wildfire, triggering thousands of texts, blog posts, and emails — a few hundred of them to the ATL tips line — before Radar, which first published the rumor, retracted its report. We […]
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Grade Reform, Law Schools
Harvard Law and Georgetown Law Make Grading Easier
Given the state of the legal economy, I don’t have a problem with grade inflation at top law schools. The job market is terrible enough as it is. If an extra (inflated and totally BS) third of a grade helps a student get a job right now, I think that is fine. Whatever, sometimes you […] -
D.C. Circuit, New York Times, Weddings, White & Case
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 2.24 and 3.2: Cancún Honeymoon
Spring! Cherry blossoms, opening day, and pedigreed lawyers uniting in marriage. We’re pleased to be back with another installment of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, featuring these three impressive couples: 1.) Susannah Foster and Kenyon Weaver 2.) Kathleen DeLaney and Courtney Thomas 3.) Heath Kern and Joseph Gibson More on our finalists, after the jump. -
Free Speech, Hillary Clinton, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Free Speech Hypothetical: Campaign Buttons Outside the Supreme Court
While standing outside the U.S. Supreme Court building this morning, Georgetown Law student Sam Arora sent us this message (with photo): I’m #2 in line for the SCOTUS 11 AM argument. A policewoman standing at front told me I wasn’t allowed to wear my Hillary button “on the plaza.” She said it was rules. I […]
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