Law School Admissions
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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.? -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Would-Be Law Student Responds To Rejection Letter As Only A Future Lawyer Can -- By Being An Epic Tool
How badly do you want to go to law school? Badly enough to ruin your future admission prospects? - Sponsored
Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence? -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money
Second-Tier Law Schools Feel The Squeeze As They Stubbornly Keep Tuition Rates High
Will public law schools ever get back to their mission?
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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? -
Boalt Hall, Law Schools, LSAT, UVA Law
Have LSAT Scores Changed At The Top Law Schools?
Has the pool of talent at top law schools become less talented? -
Law Schools, LSAT
Law School Applications Plummet
How bad has the situation become? When will the madness end? -
Law Schools, LSAT
Cooley Law Plans To RAISE Tuition, Will Consider LOWERING Standards
Cooley makes no apologies for jacking up tuition on students who are bad at logical reasoning. -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, LSAT
Possible Evidence Of The Law School Brain Drain: Now In A Helpful Chart
Why are top college students avoiding law school in droves? - Sponsored
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Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel helps legal professionals get a faster start to their research. Over time, that added productivity can lead to higher-quality research and… -
Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
Please Stop Telling People The Market Is So Bad, It's Good For New Law Students
It's funny when law professors talk about market forces, seeing as they are rather insulated from them. -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism, U.S. News
U.S. News Puts Out Misleading Guide For Prospective Law Students
It's all about how you say it, and U.S. News offers law admissions advice designed to convince everyone that T14 is within reach. -
3rd Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Baseball, Biglaw, Breasts, Education / Schools, Free Speech, In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Sports, Technology, Washington Post
Morning Docket: 08.06.13
* Judges on the Third Circuit bench must really ♥ boobies. Breast cancer awareness bracelets can’t be banned by public schools if they aren’t lewd and if they comment on social issues. [Legal Intelligencer]
* A bevy of Biglaw firms were involved as advisers in the sale of the Boston Globe, Newsweek, and the Washington Post, including Cleary Gottlieb, Cravath, and Morgan Lewis, among others. [Am Law Daily]
* After surviving a motion for disqualification, Quinn Emanuel will continue to represent Snapchat. A short video of John Quinn laughing his ass off will be available for the next 10 seconds. [TechCrunch]
* Alex Rodriguez, the only MLB player who will be appealing his drug-related suspension, has hired Reed Smith and Gordon & Rees to hit it out of the park during arbitration proceedings. [Am Law Daily]
* Don’t say we never did you any favors: Here are the top 5 mistakes new in-house counsel make from the perspective of outside counsel. Take a look before you make them yourselves. [Texas Lawyer]
* We saw this coming back in June (seventh item), but now it’s official. Prenda Law has dissolved after posting six figures in bonds for various ethical sanctions. Next step, bankruptcy? [National Law Journal]
* If you’re interested in applying to a top 14 law school, make sure your stats and your story are both compelling. No one likes a boring law student. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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Alan Dershowitz, Dahlia Lithwick, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Student Loans
How Can We Fix Law School? Six Experts Opine
Which of these legal education reform proposals do you agree with? And what is your favorite idea for fixing law school? -
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.
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Kids, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Applications So Shockingly Low That Law Schools Are Now Admitting Newborn Babies
From Just Diapers to Juris Doctors? -
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. -
Bloomberg, Law Schools
Winners And Losers Of The Great Law School Application Reduction
Some law schools are actually doing quite well as law school applications crater generally... -
Ask the Experts, Career Center, Career Files, Pre-Law
From the Career Files: How to Improve Your Résumé This Summer If You’re Applying This Fall
Anna Ivey helps pre-law students figure out how to improve their resume for fall law school applications. -
Bar Exams, LSAT, Reader Polls, Technology
Will LSAC Ever Stop Killing Trees?
What are LSAT prep students' preferences for a test-taking format? -
Law Schools, LSAT, Rankings, U.S. News
The Law Schools With the Highest -- and Lowest -- Median LSAT Scores
Which list did your school land on? -
Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Law School Applicants Are Down, Again, And We're Shocked
Not surprisingly, law school applications are down, again.