Student Loan Bubble
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Law Schools, Student Loans
New Student Loan Rates For Law Students
New student loan interest rates announced. Are they lower or higher? -
Law Schools, Student Loans
How Student Loan Refinancing Could Undo Federal Loan Policy
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Law Schools, Money, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Startling Statistics About Law Student Debt Levels
How much has law student indebtedness increased over the past few years? A lot....
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
The Law School Bubble Is Bursting: Over 80% Of Law Schools Estimated To Be Operating At A Loss
Someday James Cameron will make an epic movie about law schools. -
Federal Government, JPMorgan Chase, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Wall Street
Taxpayers Should Worry When JPMorgan Gets Crowded Out Of The Student Loan Business
When private lenders are getting out of the student loan game, we should all worry that the government is still in it. -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Matt Taibbi Joins The Student Loan Crisis Bandwagon: Good Seats Still Available
Another convert opens his eyes to the student loan crisis. -
Federal Government, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Politics, Student Loans
Federal Government Profiting Handsomely Off Your Debt
And yet the government seems unwilling or unable to remedy the situation. -
Football, Job Searches, Law Schools, Sports, Student Loans
Gradenfreude: The Legal Profession Has the Luck of the Irish
A disgruntled law school graduate compares the state of the legal profession to the Fighting Irish's lackluster performance in the BCS bowl game. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
How the Heck Will You Pay Your Law School Loans After You've Been Kicked Off Income-Based Repayment?
Happy holidays from your law school loan servicers, you've been kicked off IBR! -
Money, Student Loans
Gradenfreude: Loan Debt Repayment for Law Grads Is a Scam
An underemployed law grad contemplates the government's loan debt repayment schemes, and doesn't like it one bit. Is it a scam? -
Bankruptcy, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Can You Show 'Undue Hardship' On Your Student Loans? You May Be Surprised.
Maybe claiming undue hardship isn't as impossible as it seems, if you truly have no hope... -
Bankruptcy, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Television, Videos, YouTube
Lawyers & Economics: Student Debt
Welcome to the latest installment of Lawyers & Economics, our occasional video series on financial topics by Professor William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law. Today's topic isn't going away anytime soon. If you have -- or are thinking of taking on -- student loans, keep reading.... -
Ann Althouse, Books, Crowell & Moring, Department of Justice, Education / Schools, Emily Goodman, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Office of Legal Counsel, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.12
* Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has a challenge for you: “I defy you to tell the difference between a naked prostitute and any other naked woman.” [Dealbreaker] * It’s not often that Cravath partners leave for other firms, but it happens. Jeffrey Smith, former head of the environmental practice at Cravath, recently decamped for Crowell & […]
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News
Quote of the Day: Tuition Money Well Spent?
[A] law school could literally burn a huge sum of money and, as long as the flames were meant to teach something to the students — the craziness of the U.S. News algorithm, perhaps? — the school would benefit in the rankings. — New York Times journalist David Segal, responding to a reader’s question in […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Police, Student Loans
Morning Docket: 11.23.11
* The American Bar Association can’t handle law schools, yet Obama trusts them to vet potential judicial nominees. Well, seems like they’re doing a bang-up job with that, too. [New York Times] * First the New Jersey bar exam results, and now more MF Global drama. Angry investors want to know if a lawsuit will […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Federal Government, Law Schools, Money, Politics, Student Loans
Two Petitions of Possible Interest
Two petitions of possible interest showed up in our inbox today: 1. In favor of student loan forgiveness: This petition, reminiscent of Elie Mystal’s call for a student loan bailout, “strongly encourage[s] Congress and the President to support H. Res. 365, introduced by Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI), seeking student loan forgiveness as a means of […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Unemployment
In This Economy, What's the New Meaning of JD?
Gone are the days when earning a JD meant having automatic employment prospects. Gone are the days when having student loans wasn't completely debilitating. These days, the JD has taken on a new meaning. It doesn't just mean Juris Doctor anymore. These two are a little more fitting: Job Dilemma and Jumbo Dumbass. The Connecticut Law Tribune has come out with an informative piece just in time for new 1Ls to realize that they may have embarked upon a six-figure mistake.... -
Education / Schools, Money, Student Loans
The Student Loan Bubble: Only Stupid People Will Be Surprised When It Bursts
Today we have more evidence that the student loan market is headed for disaster. The tuition is too damn high, and there aren't enough high paying jobs available for all of the young people with enormous debt. For many recent college graduates, default is inevitable. The numbers are starting to catch up with reality....