GPA
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Law Schools
Professor's 'Wrong Attachment' Leaked Half Of The Student Body's GPAs
I sure hope a legal writing professor wasn't the one that made this hell of a draft mistake. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Law Schools
Stats Of The Week: Evolving Standards Of Bar Passage Expectations
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.19.14
* A third-year student from the Louisiana State University Law Center was indicted for allegedly raping one woman and allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rape another. He’s currently free on bail under GPS monitoring supervision. [The Advocate]
* Here’s some news you can potentially use (with extreme caution): you may be able to give a law firm partner the finger and still be eligible to receive unemployment benefits after you’ve been fired for flipping the bird. [Madison St. Clair Record]
* Ever go to law school? Ever go to law school… on weed? Lots of law schools are adding courses related to marijuana law to their curricula because “[f]or most students, this is an inherently interesting topic.” Yessir, it is. [National Law Journal]
* Hmm, this advice article says you should evaluate your GPA and LSAT score to determine which law schools to apply to, but we know the only real qualification is a pulse. This is confusing. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* The Federal Communications Commission renewed a radio license for a station owned by Washington Redskins’ owner Dan Snyder, despite the fact that the agency’s chairman previously called the team name “offensive and derogatory.” [WSJ Law Blog]
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Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: Tips On Five Key Pieces Of The Law School Application
Ann K. Levine, a law school admission consultant and owner of LawSchoolExpert.com, offers helpful tips for law school applicants. -
Career Center, Career Files, LSAT, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: How LSAC Recalculates Your GPA For Law School Admissions
Blueprint Test Preparation offers pre-law students some insight on how LSAC recalculates GPAs for admission to law school. -
Law Schools, LSAT, Pictures
The Law School Class Of 2016: By The Numbers
Law school applications are down, but how are the rest of the numbers looking for the class of 2016 -- class sizes, LSATs and GPAs, etc.? -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, LSAT
What's The Best Predictor Of Bar Exam Success? It's Not The LSAT
If law schools are supposed to train people to pass the bar exam, they seem to be already doing the right thing. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, LSAT, Money, Rankings
A Law School Dean's Painful Decision
One top law school is bucking the trend and increasing enrollment -- but at what cost? - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law
From the Career Files: Three Law School Admission Myths Debunked
Ann K. Levine, Esq. of Law School Expert dispels three common myths about law school admissions. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law School Deans, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law, Rankings, U.S. News
From the Career Files: Interview With Kenneth Kleinrock, Associate Dean for Admissions at NYU Law
AdmissionsDean helps prospective law students better get to know the Associate Dean of Admissions at New York University Law School, Kenneth Kleinrock. -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT, Rankings, Reader Polls, U.S. News
What Would a More Relevant Law School Ranking Look Like? You Told Us
What does the ATL readership believe should matter when it comes to ranking law schools? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Bail, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, S.D.N.Y.
Morning Docket: 06.19.12
* Dewey know how many professional services firms it takes to wind down a Biglaw firm? According to new D&L bankruptcy filings, there are at least eight of them — including Togut Segal & Segal, a leading law firm that reportedly charges $935 an hour. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Despite Barack Obama’s pledge of support, Brett McGurk has withdrawn his name from the White House pool of ambassadorial candidates amid much salacious controversy. Apparently this man knows a lost cause when he sees one. [Washington Post]
* So many DOMA lawsuits, so little time: what’s happening in the six major cases on this statute? The majority are in various stages of appeal, and the world at large is currently awaiting a cert filing to get a final take from the Supreme Court. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly]
* LSAC will now vet incoming law students’ GPAs and LSAT scores. The ABA won’t do it because they need the insurance policy of someone else to blame in case something happens to go wrong. [National Law Journal]
* Oh, my sweet little Mittens, you’re making it really hard for moderates like me to consider voting for you in November. Protip: you went to law school, so you should probably stop telling people that you didn’t. [Ology]
* Stephen McDaniel’s lawyers are expected to ask a judge to reconsider his $850K bond today. If he’s released, it seems like there’s a high probability that he’ll become an ATL commenter. [Macon Telegraph]
* Remember the legal fight over the Tyrannosaurus bataar? Well, now Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y., is on the case, and he wants to be seized for return to Jurassic Park Mongolia. [New York Observer]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Law Schools, LSAT, Lunacy, Reader Polls
ATL Readers to ABA: Enforce Stricter Standards
Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.” In contrast, Thomas Jefferson School of Law does not tremble before the toothless authority of the ABA. In fact, the school feels free to respond to utter institutional FAIL with peevish blame-shifting. Either […]
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Email Scandals, Law Schools, LSAT, Quote of the Day
Quotes of the Day: Quite Ingenious -- and Quite Busted
After reading our Quote of the Day, you might get an inkling as to the reason why Paul Pless, former dean of admissions at the University of Illinois College of Law, no longer has a job there....