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John Yoo, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Trendspotting
A Trend in the Making: Shrinking Law Schools?
Critics of the legal-education industrial complex would probably like to see some radical changes in the U.S. law school system. They’d probably want a few dozen law schools to shut down entirely, to reduce the glut of lawyers in this country. Barring that, they might want to see law schools reduce tuition dramatically — not […] -
Craigslist, Job Searches, Texas
Self-Important Job Listing of the Year (So Far)
Do you need a job? Are you willing to work for a pompous jackass? Well, Craigslist (where else?) might have a job for you. And if you are a lawyer in Austin, you might need a job. The Austin Business Journal reports that one of the city’s most prominent law firms, Clark Thomas & Winters, […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings
Best Law Schools for Getting a Biglaw Job (2011)
If your goal in life, or at least your near-term career objective, is to land a job at a large law firm, which law schools would best suit your needs? When it comes to minting Biglaw associates and partners, not all law schools are created equal. The National Law Journal has just come out with […]
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Interview Stories, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Secret to Finding a Small-Firm Job
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. It’s been many years, but I still remember the steps I took to land a job at a small law firm. Even though some of the methods have changed with technology, law students […] -
Cardozo Law School, Exercise, Fat People, Hotties, Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Susman Godfrey, Women's Issues
Law School Group Urges Female Students To Get in Better Shape
Are you a female law student? Have you put on a few pounds during your time in law school? Would you like to be reminded that fit, attractive women have better employment opportunities? Then maybe you should consider transferring to Cardozo Law School. The Cardozo Health and Fitness Club is holding a networking lunch, but […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Susman Godfrey
Inside Straight: I Want To Hire ... Me!
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. I’ve never met Steve Susman, but he cracked me up recently. Susman clerked at the Supreme Court, and the word on the street is that he’s a pretty theatrical guy. He was recently interviewed […] -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money
Salary Information of Law School Deans (Please, No Digital Stoning)
I, for one, do not think that a person’s salary can or should be used as a proxy for determining whether or not that person is committed to any particular cause. I don’t think people who fight for the poor need be poor themselves. I don’t think people who work for the state should be […] -
Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: The Key Question for Shingle-Hangers
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Many Above the Law readers are currently facing dismal job prospects as the law-firm economy continues to trail the national economy. Some are law students contemplating graduation without an offer in hand. Others […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Craigslist, Gay, Job Searches, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex
Proof That the Legal Job Market Still Sucks
It’s a little risqué, so we’ve placed it after the jump. If your sensibilities are delicate or you don’t like crudeness, please stop reading here. -
Advertising, Job of the Week, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Job of the Week: A Compliance Position for a J.D.
This Job of the Week is for an attorney who is looking to switch gears and join a newly formed marketing compliance group at a top bank. This is one of many in-house positions throughout the country that Lateral Link is working on, so if you are interested in making a lateral move in-house or […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Lewis & Clark Law School Subtly Insults Its Alumni
Recent law grads already know this, but humor me for a moment while I bring the law students up to speed. Dear 3Ls, if you graduate with no job, your school will start telling you about how your law school’s career services will still be available for you after you graduate. It’s February, so expect […] -
Advertising, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Announcing the New Above the Law Job Board
We previously mentioned it in passing, but in case you missed it, here’s the news: Above the Law has launched a new jobs board. This is a feature that readers and advertisers have been requesting for a while, and we’re delighted to roll it out. Right now the job board is in its infancy; it […] -
Biglaw, California, Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Rankings, U.S. News
Quote of the Day: Is that the right cutoff? Discuss.
U.S. News & World Report issues rankings of law schools. The most prestigious law firms recruit from only the top-ranked schools. I am not endorsing this; it is just a fact of life. If you are good enough to get admitted to one of the schools ranked in the Top 50, and you are in […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Biglaw, Grade Reform, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT
K&L Gates Still Cares About Your LSAT Score
Whether or not you think that the LSAT should be important, we all know that it is important. Scoring well on the LSAT is absolutely crucial to getting into a good law school. But usually the power of the LSAT fades after you matriculate to a law school. Usually people who are concerned about your […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Washington & Lee Law School Makes Lengthy Employment Disclosure to Prospective Students
Well, it’s a start. If you think it’s a good thing for law schools to be more transparent about the employment prospects of their students, then you have to applaud Washington & Lee Law School. The school had been building a bit of a reputation for taking an outside-the-box approach to legal education, but that […] -
Bad Ideas, Craigslist, Job Searches, Money, Nude Dancing, Women's Issues
Ladies: A J.D. Will NOT Prevent You From Fulfilling Your Stripper Dreams
Well, I think we are officially at the point in the legal economy where servicing law school debts is just like servicing an expensive drug habit. The parallels between the two are too great to ignore: Is it something you started because everybody else was doing it? Is it something you initially thought was a […] -
Admin, Announcements, Job Searches, Quote of the Day, Shameless Plugs
Fun Fact of the Day: Everything's Coming Up Roses
Job openings in the legal industry are up by 97 percent (December 2010 over December 2009). — A Sign of Hope for More Hiring, New York Times (Speaking of jobs, Above the Law has a new jobs board. If you’re looking for a new job, check out all the listings over here. If you’re an […] -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Law Schools, Outsourcing, Student Loans
Law Graduates: Welcome to Your 'Barely Legal' Future
I know lots of guys fantasize about boinking “barely legal” teenage girls. Not me, I like women: fully formed, adult women. There’s just something unseemly about older men salivating over girls who could have been in high school a year ago. Call me crazy, but it’s just more interesting as an adult to be intimate […] -
Books, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: Hire This Unemployed Chicago-Kent Editor-in-Chief!
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s new column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. First, a story; then, an attempt to find a job for an unemployed former editor-in-chief of the Chicago-Kent Law Review. Here’s the story: After I wrote The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law, I […] -
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Career Center: Your New Year's Résumé Checkup
It’s the new year – time to dust off that résumé. Even if you are happy with your 2010 bonus and not ready to jump ship just yet, you never know when you might get a call about a job opportunity that you simply can’t pass up. Or maybe you have been searching for a […]