Quote of the Day: Sorry I’m Not Sorry
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is defending remarks he made to a Rutgers Law - Camden student last week. Is he sorry he called the former Navy SEAL an "idiot"? Fat chance.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Calls Law Student an ‘Idiot’
In what is being referred to as “the most-heated town hall clash of the year,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reportedly got into a shouting match with a current Rutgers Law – Camden student. Who is this law student, and what was said?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Law School Dean Threatens to Send Graduating 3Ls Back to 1L
Apparently, some 3Ls at this first-tier law school forgot to fill out a form necessary for graduation. In response, an administrator took it upon himself to send out what some tipsters have construed as the most "obnoxious and sarcastic email" ever written. Except he sent the email to the wrong people....
Morning Docket: 01.31.12
* “Members of Congress are not above the law,” and that’s why the Senate will likely approve a ban on insider trading of non-public information by the end of the week. Say hello to the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. [Boston Globe] * Eye of newt tiger, and toe of frog, wool of bat, […]
Let’s Get Ready For Finals
For most law students, finals start this week. For the class of 2014 1Ls, it’s their first finals period. Good luck to all. I had a very strict, almost superstitious, regimen to get myself in the mood to take a series of eight hour exams for 100% of my grade. Before finals period, I would […]
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Alito on the Ninth Circuit
If Learned Hand’s opinions are like the products of a bespoke tailor, the opinions coming out of the Ninth Circuit are like the products of a factory that is staffed by machines and menial workers who are overseen from afar by a handful of overworked managers. — Justice Samuel Alito, in a recent speech at […]
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
2L Bitter Over Law Review Snub Illustrates Why He Wasn’t EIC Material
It so happens that we are right in the middle of election season for law review boards. At top law schools around the country, 2Ls who want to be Supreme Court clerks — or Supreme Court justices, or even presidents — are finding out if they’ll be able to include “Editor in Chief: Law Review” […]
Quote of the Day: They may take our jobs, but they’ll never take… our freedom!
[S]tudents should embark upon a legal education with their eyes open; the job market is difficult, and likely to remain so. Legal education is not, as the comments of some would suggest, an entitlement program…. [T]he real value of legal education is not, and never has been, primarily economic. It’s not about money; it’s about […]