Scaramucci Falls Face First Into Some Holocaust Denial
What in the dystopian hellscape is this?
For The First Time In History, The Majority Of The Harvard Law Review’s New Editors Are Women
Will more top law schools welcome majority-women editorial classes?
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Morning Docket: 10.16.17
* Colin Kaepernick, who remains unsigned six weeks into the season, has filed a grievance against the NFL and its owners alleging collusion under the latest collective bargaining agreement, claiming that he's been deprived of employment in retaliation for "bringing awareness to peculiar institutions still undermining racial equality in the United States." [Bleacher Report] * Harvey Weinstein was planning to file suit against the New York Times for defamation, but Charles Harder, the hot-shot lawyer who brought down Gawker, has left the media mogul's legal team. Harder is the third lawyer to step away from this representation, following moves made by Lisa Bloom and Lanny Davis. [Deadline] * Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rolled back protections for transgender people in the workforce and in education, but the Department of Justice is taking a hard line when it comes to federal hate crimes that have been committed against the very people his policies have thrust into potential danger. [New York Times] * Harvard Law students and alumni want major improvements to be made to the school's public service loan assistance program, saying their alma mater has "fallen behind its peer schools" when it comes to supporting graduates who work in public interest. Will HLS act to preserve its stature, or to help its own? [Harvard Crimson] * Even though women account for more than 40 percent of the school's student body, there aren't enough women's bathrooms at the University of South Dakota School of Law, and students who've been forced to wait in long lines are pretty pissed that the administration has done such a piss-poor job of handling this issue. [Wichita Eagle]
Fulbright Scholar And HLS Alum Lauren Weinstein On Bright Women Lawyers
It is particularly hard to be a young, woman lawyer. How can they make their voices heard?
What In The World Is The ABA Doing About The GRE?
The ABA's decided to ... decide nothing.
Move Over LSAT — As Of Today 6 Law Schools Accept The GRE
A sixth law school presents students the option of taking the GRE.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Biglaw Associate Fails Bar Exam, Gets Fired, Sues Bar Examiners For Causing Job Loss
If the bar examiners hadn't denied her testing accommodations, perhaps she'd still have a job.
25 Percent Of Law Schools Say They Plan To Accept The GRE
The landscape of legal education is shifting before our eyes.
This Is Who You Should Blame For Law School
We trace it all the way back to this guy.
Harvard Law Students Protest Military Trans Ban During JAG Interviews
Even the dean thinks this violates the school's antidiscrimination policy.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
The Best Law Schools For Prestigious Government Jobs
Did your school make the list?
Morning Docket: 09.07.17
* Harvard Law School unveils new plaque recognizing the contributions of Isaac Royall’s slaves. [Smithsonian Magazine] * In an open letter, 47 high-profile conservatives, including Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, blast the Southern Poverty Law Center for using the […]
Constitutional Law In The Age Of Trump: Law Professors React
Being a Con Law professor has never been more important.
LSAC Unintentionally Proves Why Law Schools Need The GRE
They are NOT happy about schools accepting the GRE.
Morning Docket: 08.01.17
* Apparently Donald Trump dictated the Donald Trump Jr. statement that’s going to land his son in trouble. Here’s a bit of free advice: when you’re the subject of a criminal probe, let your lawyers draft your statements as opposed to washed up steak salesmen. [Washington Post] * Hooboy! Ad links Airbnb to terrorism. That’s… […]