Prospective Law Students
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Law Schools, LSAT
New Attack Ads Brutalize Rival Law School
A tipster sent us a shot of a new ad for an LSAT prep course that takes it to that hated rival.... -
Law Schools
Another Stupid Defense Of Law School From HuffPo
We get to look inside what the leading law school trade organization actually wants kids to think about law school, and the floor model falls laughably far from the reality. - 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… -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Princeton Review, Rankings
Which Law School Has The Best Career Prospects? (2015)
Did your law school or alma mater make the cut?
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Elena Kagan, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Morning Docket: 09.23.14
* The lawyers fighting against marriage equality say “[w]hether [they] win or lose in lower courts doesn’t matter that much,” because everything will be up to the Supreme Court at the end of the day — but so far, they mostly lose. [National Law Journal]
* On the other side of the coin, the lawyers fighting in favor of marriage equality are sounding more and more like used car salesmen, always bragging about the quality of their “vehicles” just to get their cases in front of the justices. [New York Times]
* In the meantime, Justice Kagan officiated her first same-sex wedding this weekend for one of her former clerks. Only the women of SCOTUS, sans Sotomayor, have performed such ceremonies. [Huffington Post]
* In a landmark decision, Arab Bank PLC was found liable for supporting Hamas in a civil terrorism-finance case. There will be a second trial to determine damages, but the bank plans to appeal. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Here’s advice for those of you considering reapplying to law school during a time of educational crisis: rewrite your app in crayon, you’ll probably get in. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: The Right Way To Do Law School
Ann K. Levine shares some insights about the right way to approach law school and the law school application process. -
Law Schools, LSAT, Reader Polls
Revisiting The 0L Mind
A look at the findings of a survey of students currently studying for the LSAT regarding the legal education landscape. -
Ask the Experts, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law
From the Career Files: How To Get The Most Out Of An LSAC Forum
Advice for LSAC forums from Ann K. Levine of LawSchoolExpert.com. -
Attorney Misconduct, Barack Obama, Job Searches, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Money, Politics, Solo Practitioners, Student Loans
A Final Warning To Those Who Enter The Law School Black Hole
If you're thinking of going to law school, please READ THIS FIRST. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
3 Worthwhile Alternatives To Law School
If you're considering law school because you think you have no other options, think again. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Pre-Law, Rankings, Reader Polls
Happy Cities, Unhappy Law Students (And Vice Versa)?
How does law student satisfaction compare with the broader population? -
Law Schools, Mergers and Acquisitions, Politics
There's No Way This 0L Kid Will Regret This Website
Did he make a cheesy webpage about himself explaining how he's going to be president? Oh, but he did. -
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.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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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. -
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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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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Job Searches, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Go To Law School -- Seriously. Just Do A Few Things First.
If you are dead set on going to law school, how can you make sure you're attending the right school at the right price? -
Law Schools, LSAT
Who Is To Blame For Declining LSAT Applications?
Law schools have only themselves to blame for declining applications. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Pre-Law
From The Career Files: Lessons From Non-Traditional Law Grads
Ann Levine explores the concerns that face nontraditional law students. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Heller Ehrman, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Morning Docket: 06.12.14
* In defense of its PPP metric, the editor-in-chief of the American Lawyer revealed a shocking statistic about Dentons: the firm’s PPP was likely down about 20 percent year over year. [Am Law Daily]
* A judge dismissed many of defunct firm Heller Erhman’s remaining unfinished business claims in the case against its former partners. Dewey know some partners who are thrilled? [WSJ Law Blog]
* From 2012 to 2013, NLJ 350 firms saw the rise of “other” attorneys — staff attorneys, of counsel, and lawyers who were neither associates nor partners. We’re living in lean times. [National Law Journal]
* “No one predicted there would be this kind of huge drop in applications.” Apparently law school deans thought prospective students would be thrilled about their lack of job prospects. [Hartford Business Journal]
* Shelly Sterling has asked a judge to rule that she can sell the Los Angeles Clippers over her husband Donald Sterling’s protests. We’re very eagerly awaiting their impending divorce train wreck. [Bloomberg]