U.S. News
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Law Schools, Paul Caron, Rankings, U.S. News
Which Law Schools Are Doing Better (Or Worse) Than They Should Be In U.S. News Rankings?
We've got the details on some of the best hidden gems and worst secret offenders for you.... -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Celebrities, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Rankings, Technology, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 10.18.13
* Former top Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson previously told us he was done with public service, but when the president asks you to join the Cabinet, it’s kind of hard to say no. Plus this Paul Weiss partner is filthy rich, so he can secure our Homeland any day. [Washington Post]
* Earlier this year, Gibson Dunn appointed a seventh-year associate as the firm’s first ever global pro bono director. We wish her the very best of luck as she tries to make lawyers do work for free. That can be a really tough sell in Biglaw. [Am Law Daily]
* Law school rankings existed long before U.S. News was even conceived of, and they broke schools into two lists: those that matter, and those without the “slightest significance.” Sick burn. [National Law Journal]
* Arizona Law alumni really don’t need to worry themselves about the fact that the school’s servers were hacked. Come on, your credit couldn’t be much worse than it already is with all that debt. [KVOA News 4]
* Lady Gaga is nearing settlement with a disgruntled ex-employee, which is too bad, because we were dying to see her get on the stand. The dropping of F-bombs been fabulous. [New York Post]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, U.S. News
Law Schools With The Most Profligate Spending Will Still Be Favored By U.S. News
U.S. News is set to allow law schools to lie to them.
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Job Searches, Rankings, U.S. News
You've Been Having Bad Dreams If Being A Lawyer Is Your 'Dream Job'
As it turns out, being a lawyer is more of a nightmare than a dream. -
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! -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism, U.S. News
U.S. News Puts Out Misleading Guide For Prospective Law Students
It's all about how you say it, and U.S. News offers law admissions advice designed to convince everyone that T14 is within reach. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
The ABA Does Something Right! Will U.S. News Follow And End One Perverse Incentive For Law Schools?
Will overspending still be the way to rankings riches? -
Basketball, Non-Sequiturs, Rankings, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trademarks, U.S. News
Non-Sequiturs: 07.08.13
* Sorry ladies, but Seth Meyers is now engaged. To a lawyer of all people. Alexi Ashe of AC Investment Management graduated from Southwestern University School of Law and previously worked at the King’s County District Attorney’s Office, Human Rights First, and the Somaly Mam Foundation. [Gawker] * A D.C. law firm is giving away its law library. An unscrupulous law school could bolster its U.S. News ranking because they count the number of volumes in law libraries even though no one has used a bound legal reporter in a decade. [Constitutional Daily] * “But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? And does it rise to the level of nuisance?” Just one gem over on this Tumblr. [Shakespeare Takes the Bar Exam] * The Ohio Supreme Court may hear a speeding ticket case because there are no more pressing issues in Ohio. [USA Today] * Pharrell is suing will.i.am because the latter seems to think he owns a trademark in every sentence with “I am” in it. And Pharrell quotes from noted legal authority Dr. Seuss. [Jezebel] * Does Dwight Howard’s decision to sign with the Rockets highlight how state taxes pose a hidden threat to league parity? [TaxProf Blog] * Still hankering for Supreme Court discussion? Here’s a thorough roundtable examination of the previous term. [Construction Magazine] * Have a good legal-themed short fiction idea? Enter the ABA Journal’s Ross Writing Contest and you could win $3,000. [ABA Journal] - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
U.S. News Adding Employer Survey
Looks like U.S. News is trying to add more results-based components to their ranking. I wonder who they're competing with? -
Bad Ideas, Cardozo Law School, Rankings, U.S. News
Cardozo Admits Goof
Cardozo admits what they did, but they're still not telling anybody why they did it. -
Bad Ideas, Cardozo Law School, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, U.S. News
Law School's Guerrilla Campaign To Inflate Its U.S. News Rank Turns Out To Be Too Dumb To Inflate Its U.S. News Rank
Is this the most embarrassing alumni giving campaign in the world? -
Bad Ideas, Cardozo Law School, Law Schools, Money, Rankings, U.S. News
A Law School Shows Everything That's Wrong With Law Schools and U.S. News Rankings, In One Email
The email that tells you how to increase the value of your law degree.... -
Career Center, Career Files, Law School Deans, Law Schools, LSAT, Pre-Law, Rankings, U.S. News
From the Career Files: Interview With Kenneth Kleinrock, Associate Dean for Admissions at NYU Law
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Law Schools, LSAT, Rankings, U.S. News
The Law Schools With the Highest -- and Lowest -- Median LSAT Scores
Which list did your school land on? -
Affirmative Action, Blogging, D.C. Circuit, Job Searches, John Roberts, Non-Sequiturs, U.S. News
Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.13
* Slave law is still considered “good law” by the courts? Originalism is alive and well! [Post & Found] * For the first time ever, the Washington Post’s scavenger hunt/riddle/prove how pretentious we are competition was won by a single individual. Congratulations to Sullivan and Cromwell’s Sean Memon, an ’08 Duke grad, who prevailed after figuring out that nothing was happening. That makes sense when you read the article. [Constitutional Daily] * Here’s an argument against affirmative action based on the premise that black people at the barest of margins may be hindered by having too good of a résumé. This is, well, wrong, but much more intellectual than the arguments against affirmative action advanced by the Chief Justice. [Ramblings on Appeal] * A San Diego lawyer is seeking a young attorney in L.A. to work for slightly more than peanuts. But the requirements are entertaining, like confidence that “you are going to be the next F. Lee Baily or Johnny Cochran.” The poster is also an “elderly gay man (late 50′s).” Is that really elderly anymore? [Craigslist] * More on the problems facing the D.C. Circuit. Probably a good reason to shrink the complement of the Circuit. [SSRN] * Another look at the business benefits of blogging. Get out there, people! [Likelihood of Confusion] * Hey there, lawyers! The Wall Street Journal would like you to know that you and your ilk are responsible for the student loan bailout. Video after ye olde jump… -
Animal Law, Contracts, Football, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Rankings, Sports, STDs, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 05.31.13
* The Am Law 200 rankings are out, and the difference between the First Hundred and Second Hundred Biglaw firms has been described as “stark.” Check out who made the grade here. [American Lawyer]
* Many Biglaw attorneys are sharks, but at Crowell & Moring, a firm with a duck as its mascot, at least they’ve got hearts. They’re awaiting the birth of little ducklings outside of their office. [Washington Post]
* Spyfall, Round Two: General David Petraeus, of CIA and sex scandal fame, is joining private equity company KKR & Co. with Williams & Connelly advising on his employment agreement. [Am Law Daily]
* Want to know at which law school you’ll get the biggest bang for your buck? Want to see which law school is best at financial efficiency? You may be surprised at some of the schools on this list. [Morse Code / U.S. News & World Report]
* No, silly, he wasn’t being an antisocial gunner, he just wasn’t old enough to go to the bar with you. Harvard Law recently graduated one of its youngest African-American students ever. [Boston Globe]
* A legal Hail Mary? Joe Paterno’s family, former Penn State football players, and select members of the school’s board of trustees are suing the NCAA over its Sandusky sanctions. [Legal Intelligencer]
* A woman is suing MAC after she allegedly picked up the gift that keeps on giving from Rihanna’s lipstick: herpes! Chris Brown, don’t hurt me for implying it was from Rihanna. [New York Daily News]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), U.S. News, Unemployment
Five Defenses Used By Law Schools for Poor Graduate Employment Outcomes
Defenses, or excuses? Persuasive, or not? -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Vanderbilt
Which Law Schools Had the Most Clerkship Placements?
Believe it or not, there are some surprises in the top 10 of this list! -
Law Schools, LSAT, Rankings, U.S. News
The Most Overrated and Underrated Law Schools
This one's for the people who still think that inputs like LSAT scores and peer assessments should matter in law school rankings. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, U.S. News, UVA Law
In Defense of Law Schools Hiring Their Own Graduates
Why are law-school-funded job programs a good thing? Let us count the ways.