Have Law Schools Lost All Credibility With The U.S. News Rankings?
It will take time and evidence of responsible behavior before U.S. News will give law schools the benefit of the doubt.
The OFFICIAL 2019 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here!
Did Pepperdine really deserve to be stripped of its ranking? And just how screwed are law grads with high debt and low job prospects?
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.
Behold, The FULL 2019 U.S. News Law School Rankings Leak (1-144)
Whoa! Welcome to the home of the largest rankings tumbles and gains.
The 2019 U.S. News Law School Rankings Leak: The Top 100
Which law schools made the Top 100 this year?
The LEAKED 2019 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here
If these are accurate, there are some key changes at the top of the rankings -- including a new T14.
Morning Docket: 02.28.18
* "With respect, I dissent." Thanks to this Supreme Court opinion, asylum seekers and other immigrant aliens can now be held indefinitely without bond hearings. Justice Breyer was so pissed off that he read part of his 33-page dissent from the bench. [National Law Journal] * Was Trump compromised? In the latest phase of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, members of his legal team have been asking about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to his campaign, when he was still considering running for president. [CNN] * Partner billing rates at the biggest of Biglaw firms (750 or more lawyers) continue to climb, and they're now 45 percent higher than those of slightly smaller Biglaw firms (501 to 750 lawyers). In fact, the gap between the two types of firm grew by 11 percent over 2016. We wonder what the highest hourly rate of all is. [American Lawyer] * The 2019 edition of the U.S. News law school rankings will be released on March 20, 2018. We repeat, the 2019 edition of the U.S. News law school rankings will be released on March 20, 2018. Prepare yourselves for the annual running of the deans after law schools drop in rank. [Morse Code/ U.S. News & World Report] * Karma is great: The Weinstein Company will be filing for bankruptcy following a failed deal with investors to sell the tainted film and television studio in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct scandal. [DealBook / New York Times]
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.
Cheapest Law Schools In The Country — That Are Still Pretty Decent To Attend
Balancing money and prestige.
Which Law Schools Have Been The Very Best Over The Last 10 Years?
Which law schools make the grade?
Is T14 Dead? Is It T15? T13? Was T14 An Arbitrary Ranking All Along?
Elie Mystal and Joe Patrice debate the significance and meaning of the "T14" law schools.
It’s Official — There’s A New T14 In Town! (2018 USNWR Rankings Are Here)
Never has so small a drop resonated so loudly.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Leaked: Are These The 2018 U.S. News Law School Rankings?
If these rankings are correct, there are some key changes at the top of the rankings -- including a new T14.
Everything That’s Wrong With Legal Education — According To Law School Deans
Props to these law school deans for talking honestly about what's wrong with the legal academy.
Back In The Race: Are Average Student Loan Debt Figures Misleading?
Columnist Shannon Achimalbe warns against relying on the debt numbers of the law school marketing arm colloquially known as the U.S. News rankings.
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Bureaucracy And Metrics
Please welcome our newest columnist, Dean Vikram Amar of the University of Illinois College of Law, who will be writing about legal education.