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Biglaw, Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools, LLMs, Student Loans, Tax Law
The Value of the LL.M. Degree? Still Low
Every so often, people ask us about the "value" of getting an LL.M. degree. Our answer has remained pretty consistent. Is it a tax LL.M. from Georgetown or NYU? No? Then save your money and buy something valuable like gold or drugs. The National Law Journal made that EXTREMELY OBVIOUS point this week (again).... -
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Career Center: Looking for Greener Pastures - Tips for Partners Wanting to Switch Firms
Despite the lukewarm job market, the lateral market for partners is going strong. Still, not all partner candidates are created equal. Whether you are trying to lateral to a big firm or a small firm, there are several considerations firms must analyze during the partner vetting process. Unlike the promotion of an internal candidate, a […] - Sponsored
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, Unemployment
The ABA Thinks It's Your Own Fault If You're Poor and Unemployed
William Robinson, the newly appointed president of the American Bar Association, is taking a stand on the status quo of legal education in our country. But instead calling for reform, Robinson is defending the ABA's role, stating that young lawyers "should have known what they were getting into." Isn't it wonderful to know that the man in charge of the ABA is essentially playing the "blame the victim" card when it comes to debt-saddled and unemployed law school graduates?
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Abortion, Bankruptcy, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Election Law, Howrey LLP, Job Searches, Money, Morning Docket, Murder
Morning Docket: 01.03.12
* Obama took a break from his vacation to sign the NDAA. But don’t worry, as long as he’s president, he’ll never indefinitely detain American citizens. Oh boy, we get a one-year guarantee. [New York Times] * “By your powers combined, I am Captain Primary!” Four Republican presidential candidates are joining forces to assist Rick […]
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Advertising, Career Center, Holidays and Seasons, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Job Hunting Tips for the Holiday Season
Most of us correlate this time of year with holiday cheer, happiness, and general festivity. However, if you find yourself looking for a job in December, it can be a little disheartening. Employers, if they are not taking time off, focus their efforts on end of the year wrap-up. Although hiring may seem slow during […] -
In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Revamping Interviews Entirely
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the difference between résumé-based interviews and behavioral interviews. (In a nutshell, résumé-based interviews ask applicants for opinions about their personal histories; behavioral interviews ask for factual descriptions of how applicants handled certain situations in their lives.) I really didn’t expect that to be a controversial topic, but […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: A Partner's Lament
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann considers the plight of the big firm partner. You succeeded at law school, succeeded at your law firm, have hot and cold running associates at your disposal, are being paid the riches of Croesus every year, and are perceived by the world as being wonderfully successful. What the heck are you complaining about? -
Job Searches, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Career Disservices
A law student wrote in seeking advice about some questionable career tips he received from his school. As if law students didn’t have enough strikes against them -- sh*tty economy, no jobs, worthless degree -- a new and insidious threat also conspires to keep them broke and unemployed: Career Services. What did Marin advise? - Sponsored
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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? -
Amy Schulman, Depositions, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Litigators, Litigatrix, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Litigatrix, Toppled
A story I often tell is about the first time I took a deposition. I got there early, and I thought that the most important thing was to control the witness. I didn’t realize the first time around that the way you control somebody is not by intimidating them. But I adjusted the chair that […] -
Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
Law School Claims Potato Chip Tester/Taster Job Was Fictitious
On Friday, we brought you what could be classified as one of the worst law jobs of all time: a job as an unpaid potato chip tester/taster. And much like the side effects of eating an Olestrafied potato chip, the law school in question has announced that the notorious job was full of crap.... -
Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
Once You Pop, You Can't Stop: New Law School Job Post Borders on Absurd
Here at Above the Law, we write all the time about crappy law job postings. We recently received word about a law school career services job posting that was so horrendous, so ridiculous, that we could not help ourselves but to write about it. After all, writing about crappy law jobs is like opening a can of Pringles: once you pop, you can't stop. And this job -- well, let's just say that it takes the cake, or the potato chip, as the case may be.... -
In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Inside Straight: Thinking About Interviews
People have occasionally asked me for advice about interview techniques. My suggestion has always been short and pointed: “Say something smart. Say something funny. Ask a good question. And get the heck out of there.” What about on the other side of the table? I really don’t trust interviews. I don’t believe that it’s possible […]
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Advertising, Career Center, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Tips for Selecting a Legal Recruiter
The lateral hiring market has improved substantially over the past year. With that improvement, associates are receiving a greater number of cold-calls from recruiters. For many junior associates, these calls are a new phenomenon. Your choice of a recruiter — and the way you manage the process — will have a profound impact on your […] -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Kids, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Sex, Student Loans
Morning Docket: 12.05.11
* Apprenticeship programs sound great (especially to Lat), but will they help you to become a lawyer? Of course they will, but only if you don’t mind failing the bar exam a few times. [National Law Journal] * According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 100 jobs were added to legal sector in November. Cue […]
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Jungle Drums
The People's Therapist, Will Meyerhofer, received an offer recently that he couldn't refuse - an invitation from “legal search consultants.” Headhunters! They were having a convention and asked if he wanted to drop by, and, you know, say hi. Vague images flitted through his mind - guys in suits dancing in a conga line wearing hats with silly horns.... -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Nude Dancing
'Students Employed As Strippers' Should Be Part Of A Law School's Ranking
You have to love it when law students are openly telling New York Magazine that they are stripping on the side. It's even better when it's a student at one of the best law schools in the nation. Or did the magazine just successfully troll its own readers? -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Father Knows Best?
[Y]ou have one child who is a lawyer; you don’t think twice about it. You have two, and you write it off as a coincidence. You have three, and you begin to lie awake at night and scratch your head. You have four, you’re pretty sure there is a special place for you reserved in […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Romance and Dating
Law Student Breaks Up With His Law School
At some point law students have to take responsibility for their own choices in professional schools. There really is enough information floating around on the internet warning potential law students about what they are getting into. At this point in time, if you believe what American legal education is trying to sell you, it's your own damn fault.... -
Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, Student Loans, Vanderbilt
Quote of the Day: Is Law School Worth It?
[L]aw school is a very risky (and expensive) investment; it should not be entered into lightly…. [E]ach potential student’s calculus will be based on a host of factors unique to him or her. For some, like an English major (relatively low opportunity costs) who gets some scholarship assistance (somewhat lower out-of-pocket costs) to attend Harvard […]