Student Loans
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Banking Law, Money, Real Estate, Student Loans
New Rules Make It Harder For Attorneys To Buy Homes
Get used to renting, lawyers! -
Barack Obama, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Student Loans, Twittering
Will Twerk For Loan Forgiveness! Ridiculous Responses To Obama's Fictional Student Debt Plans
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Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Law School Dean Responds To Accusations of Inflating Tuition at Taxpayer Expense
A week after accusations surfaced that a top law school was gaming the federal government, the dean responds -- not very persuasively.
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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. -
Law Schools, Money, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News
Which Law Schools Have The Best Return On Investment?
Did you attend one of these schools? If so, count yourself among the lucky! -
Boalt Hall, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Videos, YouTube
Law Schools Devise Trick To Game Taxpayers
Washington Post catches on to what many of us have been predicting: law schools are using debt-forgiveness programs to line their own pockets. -
California, Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Are Degrees From This Law School Considered 'Defective'?
The law school litigation movement is still alive and well in California. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Student Loans
ABA Finally States The Problem: Now, Will They Do Anything About It?
The first step is admitting you have a problem. Is the ABA ready for the next step? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
9th Circuit, Banking Law, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Books, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Racism, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Sports, Student Loans, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Video games
Morning Docket: 08.01.13
Ed. note: We are having an Above the Law retreat this afternoon, so we may be less prolific than usual today. We will return to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
* “I think I am now the hardest-working justice. I wasn’t until David Souter left us.” Justice Ginsburg celebrates her twentieth year on the high bench in true diva style. [USA Today]
* Sorry, EA, the Ninth Circuit thought your First Amendment free expression defense to allegedly stealing college sports players’ likenesses was a load of hooey. [Wall Street Journal]
* “It’s a decision that clearly favors the merchants.” A federal judge gave the Fed a spanking in a ruling on its cap for debit card fees earned by banks after consumer swipes. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “What makes this discriminatory? I don’t think there’s anything in Title 7 that says an employer has to be consistent.” Ropes & Gray’s “token black associate” had his day in court. [National Law Journal]
* The firm that outed J.K. Rowling as author of “The Cuckoo’s Calling” will make a charitable donation as an apology — getting the book to the bestseller’s list wasn’t charitable enough. [New York Times]
* As the bar exam draws to a close today, here’s something to consider: 12,250 people signed up to take the test in New York alone. Are there jobs out there for them? Best of luck! [New York Law Journal]
* The feds want to make a better return on their investment on law student loans. Perhaps it’s time for those good old gainful employment regulations. [Student Loan Ranger / U.S. News & World Report]
* Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro is expected to speak at his sentencing hearing today, where a judge will decide if a term of life in prison plus 1,000 years is appropriate punishment for him. [CBS News]
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
A Guide For Choosing A Low-Ranked Law School
If you plan to attend a low-ranked law school, here is some advice for your consideration. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
Law Professor Defends Law Schools; Blames Media, Students, Advisors, Everybody But Himself
Law professors would rather blame their students instead of helping them. -
Alan Dershowitz, Dahlia Lithwick, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Student Loans
How Can We Fix Law School? Six Experts Opine
Which of these legal education reform proposals do you agree with? And what is your favorite idea for fixing law school? -
Law Schools, Student Loans
Actually Useful Studies About The Value Of Going To Law School
There is some really good research out there about the value of a law degree.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
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Arent Fox, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Education / Schools, Family Law, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Student Loans
Morning Docket: 07.22.13
* Though she be but little, she is fierce! Under Mary Jo White’s guidance, the Securities and Exchange Committee is now cracking down on financial fraud with a vengeance. [DealBook / New York Times]
* When a Biglaw firm’s chairman skeptically says, “Uh, OK, I mean, maybe,” with regard to a future increased demand for legal work, you know things are bad. We’ll have more on this later today. [New Republic]
* With Detroit’s downfall, vultures are swooping in left and right to snag clients. Firms retained thus far include Weil Gosthal, Arent Fox, Kirkland & Ellis, Winston & Strawn, and Sidley Austin. [Reuters]
* “I’m not a 100% sure this is legal.” Two law professors have come up with a revolutionary way for law students to finance legal education that sounds like it just might work. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Normally when Biglaw firms and legal departments go to court over contested litigation, something’s gone wrong, but this summer, they’re trying to do some good in the world. [National Law Journal]
* Soon, it’ll be known as Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, but even with a new name, you’re still going to be Cooley, and there’s no recovery from that. [Lansing State Journal]
* In Greenwich, Connecticut, the fact that people buy homes where they want their kids to go to school isn’t a “complicated concept.” The schools’ racial diversity, on the other hand, is. [New York Times]
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Bankruptcy, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Money, Racism, Student Loans, Violence
3 Legal Stories That Dominated the Week
The George Zimmerman verdict, Detroit's bankruptcy, and revisiting the "$1 million law degree" -
9th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Books, Football, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Student Loans, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 07.18.13
* J.K. Rowling’s outing as The Cuckoo’s Calling (affiliate link) author Robert Galbraith has rendered print copies of the book scarce and a hot collector’s item. Now Rowling is hurling Cruciatus curses at her lawyers as the source of the revelation. [The Guardian] * The New York Times weighs in on the worth of a law degree debate and makes Elie’s day by labeling him “indomitable.” [DealBook / New York Times] * After the Ninth Circuit struck a tone of sanity, federal bankruptcy judges in Michigan and Tennessee remind us that law school debt is forever. [The National Law Journal] * The hottest barristers in London. Meh. Holding out for the hottest solicitors countdown. [Legal Cheek] * A lawyer should get suspended for smuggling stuff out of prison for a client. But shouldn’t the punishment be a tad more severe for smuggling a HIT LIST out of prison for a client? [Mercury News] * The Ten Competencies that law schools should teach. I’d add “understanding how to order from Seamless at 4AM,” but otherwise it’s a solid list. [Associate's Mind] * Penn State has approved a $60 million settlement in the Sandusky cases. Which is less than the football program makes in a year. [Deadspin] * Apparently, the laws and other conditions surrounding America’s oil industry make it only the fifth friendliest place to extract petroleum in the world. Thanks a bunch you granola-eating socialists. [Breaking Energy] * It’s not over yet, but the current projection for law school applicants this year is 59,200. My response to those fresh young go-getters after the jump… -
Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Another Garbage Study Offering Misleading Statistics On The Value Of A Law Degree
A terrible study on the value of a law degree seems purposely misleading. -
Law Schools, Student Loans
Man Joins Army To Pay Off Law School Loans
When the only way to dig yourself out of a student debt hole is to fight your way out... -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans, Unemployment
Are Top Law School Grads Immune to Crushing Debt and Unemployment?
A new law school dean thinks graduates of his school won't suffer the fates of their lower-tiered colleagues. -
Anthony Kennedy, Law Schools, Student Loans
Law School: Slashing Class Size, Keeping Tuition High
Instead of increasing value, one law school responds to the challenging economy by cutting services...