Inflated Statistics
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Law Schools, Plaintiffs Firms
It's Time for the New York Court of Appeals to Drop the Hammer on the Law School Lawsuits
Team Strauss/Anziska will be appealing its class action suit against New York Law School over the school's allegedly deceptive employment statistics to the state's highest court. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Holy Crap, Hot Document, Law Schools
Former Thomas Jefferson School of Law Employee Alleges Falsification of Employment Statistics
A former Thomas Jefferson Law employee admits that she fabricated employment data, and all hell breaks loose. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Rutgers Law Dean Offers Nonsensical Response To Transparency Criticism
The Rutgers Law Dean defends the school's statistics, regardless of how many people might have been misled by them...
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Alston & Bird, Anthony Kennedy, Biglaw, California, Email Scandals, Health Care / Medicine, John Roberts, Law Schools, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 03.12.12
* Two weeks from today, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on the Obamacare case. Everyone thinks Justice Kennedy’s vote will swing the Court, but Chief Justice Roberts isn’t about to let him steal his sunshine. [New York Times]
* Montana’s Chief Judge stands accused of sending a racist email, but he once counseled law students about the dangers of email. It seems like the man can’t follow his own advice… and that’s some major Cebulls**t! [Billings Gazette]
* Gaming post-graduation employment statistics: the Columbia Law School and NYU Law edition. It looks like it might be time to fire up the Strauss/Anziska machine for the top tier of our nation’s law schools. [New York Post]
* Greenberg Traurig and Alston & Bird think people care about their new, multimillion dollar rental agreements in Los Angeles. No one cares. They just want to know where the spring bonuses are. [Los Angeles Times]
* But speaking of Alston & Bird, some Floridians are complaining about the firm’s bill. $475 an hour for four partners and associates? You really need to stop, because you’re getting the deal of the century. [The Ledger]
* James Humphreys — with a P-H! — donated $1M to GW School of Law so more students can receive scholarships. Maybe one of our favorite Wall Street Occupiers will get one? [National Law Journal]
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Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: More Like Week-Old Muffins?
Are the lawsuits against law schools over allegedly misleading employment data going to succeed? Some law professors opine on this question. -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
The University of Chicago Law School Offers Detailed Employment Data; Will Other Schools Follow Suit?
Here's an interesting idea: what if law schools just started posting comprehensive, accurate employment data on their websites? On a voluntary basis -- not compelled by politicians, lawsuits, or the American Bar Association? Take a look at what they're now doing at the University of Chicago Law School. Could it perhaps serve as the model for law school reporting of employment data? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools
Illinois Law Restates Its Numbers: The Deception is Deeper Than We Thought
The University of Illinois College of Law has had to restate the LSAT scores and GPAs of its admitted students for the last three years. If you've been following the story, you know that Illinois Law had previously admitted that it misstated admissions data for a year. Some of you really want to talk about how Illinois has been lying all this time. It's like some of you think that the ABA is actually going to do something to punish Illinois....