Legal Education
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Bar Exams, BARBRI, Law Schools
Should 3Ls Be Able To Sit For The Bar Exam?
Here's a great idea that could really help law students get jobs upon graduation. So, of course, some people don't like it... -
In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
Inside Straight: Whiffing At The NYT On The Future Of Legal Education
Columnist Mark Herrmann, an in-house lawyer and former law firm partner, offers his thoughts on reforming legal education. - 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… -
Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Federalist Society, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Actually, They Do It All the Time; It's Called 'Legislation'
Highlights from Justice Scalia's remarks at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention this past weekend.
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics
Liberal Bias In Law School Lives To Fight Another Day
Do we need affirmative action for conservatives in higher education? -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Peter Lattman
NYU Law Revamps 3L Year: This Pig's Lipstick Has An International Flair
NYU Law has revamped its 3L program, but it's still an extra year of tuition with no clear employment benefits. -
In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Schools
Oversold
Maybe law school is just… well… not that big a deal. Maybe the whole schtick — law school as the turning point in a young lawyer’s existence — is oversold. -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: It's the End of the World as We Know It
The jolt to the legal profession is real, and the world is not going back to the way it was. — Thomas D. Morgan, professor of law at George Washington University Law School, commenting on the state of legal education during a plenary session at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools. […] -
Free Speech, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law Schools, LLMs, Richard Epstein
Richard Epstein and John Yoo on Law School Reform
The topic of whether (and how) to reform legal education remains very hot. The latest New York Times story — by David Segal, who isn’t very popular among law school deans right now — has sparked much online commentary. And it’s not over yet. What do Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo — two of […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Department of Justice, Food, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.11
* I’m not alone in arguing for apprenticeships in the world of legal education. On the other side of the pond, Chris Ashford likes the idea too. [The Lawyer] * Speaking of legal education, “Some Things Are Funny in Law School.” [Only in Law School] * Congratulations to Mike Sacks — founder of First One […] -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools
The Tenured Law Prof Turned 'Scamblogger' Reveals Himself
Earlier this month, we wrote about an anonymous law professor -- a tenured professor, at a top-tier school -- essentially joining the ranks of the law school scambloggers. Well, as it turns out, LawProf is an actual tenured law professor, at a top 50 law school. Who is he, and where does he teach? -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools
A Tenured Top-Tier Law Professor Joins the Ranks of the 'Scambloggers'
We've written before about law school scamblogs. It's not surprising that unemployed or underemployed law school graduates have taken to the internet with complaints about legal education; they are, after all, victims of the alleged scam. But now we have a tenured law professor admitting that law school is something of a scam.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Defamation, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day
Cooley Law and NYLS Hit With Class Action Lawsuits
Thomas M. Cooley Law School and New York Law School are both getting sued à la Alaburda v. TJSL, the lawsuit filed back in May against Thomas Jefferson School of Law by an unhappy alumna. What exactly are these lawsuits about? Kurzon Strauss, the firm behind the filings, has more info.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.11
* Interesting historical perspective from Professor Dave Hoffman on the current debate over legal education. One critic wrote that “there are too many lawyers in this country,” “many of them are not busy,” and “many of them are on the margin of starvation” — back in 1932. [Concurring Opinions] * And some thoughts on the […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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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.
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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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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Canada, Law Schools, Student Loans
Canada Has A Better System for Prescription Meds and Law Schools?
It seems like the number of applications to American law schools is finally going down. Maybe that number would go down even further if prospective American law students knew more about the magical land up north. Yes, we’re talking about Canada. America’s homely cousin might not be as hot, but she’s got a great personality […] -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools
Welcome 1Ls: You Decided to go to Law School, Now What?
The class of 2013 probably won’t return to Above the Law in full force until after Labor Day. But a couple of comments on last night’s LeBron James post alerted us to the fact that some of the new 1Ls are here with us now: Maybe I’m missing something, but on what basis does the […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Federalist Society, Law Schools, Politics
Liberal Bias in Legal Education: Does it Exist? Does it Matter? An ATL Debate
As we mentioned this morning, a report from researchers at Berkeley Law suggests that legal education is a field dominated by white, male, elite liberals. The National Law Journal reports: Law schools hire more openly liberal professors than openly conservative ones, but the plum jobs at the most prestigious schools don’t appear to be going […] -
Canada, Law Professors, Law Schools, Student Loans
Blame Canada -- For Its Crappy Law Schools
The Canadian legal blogosphere has been buzzing this week over an article penned by last year by a retired Canadian law professor. In it, University of Western Ontario emeritus professor Robert Martin likens Canadian law faculties to “psychotic kindergartens” and offers other hilarious taunts about the quality of Canadian legal education. The Guardian highlights this […]