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Law Schools
Cooley Law May Be Forced To Close One Of Its Campuses
Will Cooley Law be one of the first schools to succumb to the pressures of the new normal? -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Updates On The Investigation Into The Killing Of Professor Dan Markel
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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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Caption Contest Finalists: A Sneaky Law Student’s Hidey-Hole
That's one way to study Constitutional Law...
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Dan Markel, Deaths, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, State Judges
Morning Docket: 07.28.14
* “[T]he nation’s last explicit ban of the right to bear arms has bitten the dust.” On Saturday, a federal judge said D.C. couldn’t ban the carrying of guns in public for self-defense. [Legal Times]
* Late on Friday, Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage was tossed by a state judge, making it latest in a string of major legal victories for marriage equality. Congrats, Floridians! [Bloomberg]
* There’s been some new updates in the case of Dan Markel, the young FSU Law professor who was murdered in his own home. We’ll have more on the details police released later today. [CNN]
* “I’ve come to the realization I’d really like to have a paycheck at some point.” Ouch. Law school graduates in Florida are starting to feel the pain of a very tough job market, and they’re not too happy about the situation. [Tampa Bay Times]
* “[T]hey treat us like step children instead of adoptees.” A group of Texas Wesleyan Law graduates have filed a complaint (in vain?) with the ABA in the pursuit of new diplomas from Texas A&M Law. [WFAA 8]
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Law Schools, Lawyer Advertising
That Time The Boston Bar Association Denounced Me
The Boston Bar Association is cross that I made fun of Suffolk Law's new ads comparing them to Yale, Harvard, and Columbia. -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Politics, Quote of the Day
Student Loses His Mind After Protesting Law Professor's Political Bid For Governor
What would possess him to react so strangely and with so many curse words? -
Books, Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Pictures
Caption Contest: A Sneaky Law Student's Hidey-Hole
Law students are the worst. What was this guy trying to hide? -
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Consolidation Options For Law School Grads
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Canada, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
The View From Up North: Law School Grifting
What are the top law schools in Canada, and how much do they cost? Hint: a lot less than U.S. law schools. -
Entertainment Law, International Law, Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Understanding Law School: 3 Common Misperceptions
How does your romanticized impression of legal practice diverge from reality? -
Law Schools, Rankings
Which Law Schools Received the Most Applications For Fall 2013?
People are finally realizing that it's not a very good time to go to law school. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
More Memories Of Professor Dan Markel
Former classmates, teachers, and students of Dan Markel remember this late, great law professor. -
Cheapness, Law Schools, Money, Texas
Why One Law School Is Bucking The Downward Trend On Applications
Turns out, people DO want to go to law school -- if it's cheap.
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Celebrities, Department of Justice, Kids, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, Solicitor General's Office, Trials, Trusts and Estates
Morning Docket: 07.22.14
* From Big Government to Biglaw: Our congratulations go out to Benjamin Horwich, most recently of the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice, as he joins Munger Tolles & Olson as counsel. Nice work. [Munger Tolles & Olson]
* The number of law school applicants took a nose dive for the fourth year in a row, this time by 8 percent, summarily crushing the hopes and dreams of law deans praying for a change of their otherwise most dismal fortunes. [National Law Journal]
* Considering the latest slump in applicants, whether a law school evaluates your average LSAT score or highest LSAT score matters little. Admissions officers will jump for joy that you have a pulse. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* “You don’t have to convict on every count to have a win.” Azamat Tazhayakov, friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was convicted of obstruction and conspiracy to obstruct justice. [Bloomberg]
* Per documents filed by a lawyer appointed to represent Philip Seymour Hoffman’s children, the actor didn’t set aside money for them because he didn’t want them to become “trust fund kids.” [New York Post]
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9th Circuit, Clerkships, Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Professor Dan Markel: Some Personal Recollections
What do friends and former colleagues of Professor Dan Markel have to say about him? -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Regent University School of Law, Religion, Student Loans
God Told Her That YOU Should Pay For Her Law Degree
"I believe that I will be going on His dime, 100% debt-free." Good luck with that. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
A Prominent Law Professor Is Shot At Home And Killed
What do we know -- and what do we not know -- about Professor Dan Markel's terrible and tragic death? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Bill Clinton, Dan Markel, Deaths, Document Review, Health Care / Medicine, Law Professors, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology, Tobacco / Smoking, Trials
Morning Docket: 07.21.14
* NO, NO, NO, NOTORIOUS! Previously unpublished documents from the Clinton White House have been released, and it looks like Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was criticized for her “laconic” nature. Not cool, Bill. [Legal Times]
* Document review jobs aren’t going anywhere, folks. Exhibit A: Winston & Strawn’s e-discovery practice is bringing in the big bucks, earning the firm more than $20 million in revenue last year. [Capital Business / Washington Post]
* More lawyers are being treated for substance abuse for drugs and alcohol than ever before. In fact, a founding partner of Farella Braun + Martel, one of California’s largest firms, was once a “functioning alcoholic.” [Am Law Daily]
* A Florida jury apparently set on “sending a message” to tobacco companies awarded $23.6 billion in punitive damages to a chain smoker’s widow against RJ Reynolds. That was a costly message. [Reuters]
* June 2014 marked the fewest people who sat for the LSAT in 14 years, but it may get even lower if a new ABA proposal which would allow the test to be waived for 10% of students passes. [Central Florida Future]
* Dan Markel, FSU Law prof, criminal law theorist, and PrawfsBlawg founder, RIP. [Tallahassee Democrat]
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Career Center, Career Files, LSAT, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: Continued Decline In LSAT Administrations Is Good News For Aspiring Lawyers
Taking the LSAT has apparently gone out of style. Use that to your advantage. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Death Penalty, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, State Judges, Student Loans, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.18.14
* Now that a federal judge has classified California’s death penalty as unconstitutional, it’s only a matter of time before the issue reaches the Supreme Court. We have a feeling the justices will likely roll their eyes. [National Law Journal]
* Word on the street is that Bingham McCutchen has got the urge to merge, and has apparently spoken to a handful of potential partners over the course of the past three months. We’ll have more on these developments later. [Reuters]
* As it turns out, it was neither Wachtell Lipton nor Jenner & Block that managed to snag the coveted GM litigation oversight job. Nice work, Quinn Emanuel — you’re considered a “well-respected outside law firm.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Congrats, Flori-duh, you did something right. A state court judge has ruled that Florida’s ban on gay marriage violated the U.S. Constitution in the latest post-Windsor victory for equality. Yay! [Bloomberg]
* Thanks to their hundreds of thousands of dollars in law school debt, many graduates are considering declaring bankruptcy. Too bad most won’t be able to get their loans discharged. [Connecticut Law Tribune]