University of Minnesota Law School
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Law Schools, Money, Reader Polls, Student Loans, UVA Law
The Decision: UVA v. Northwestern v. Minnesota (With Varying Scholarship Amounts)
Time to advise another prospective law student. This applicant is choosing between three great schools that are offering him very different deals. -
Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools
'Twas The Night Before Finals, And Law Students Were Freaking Out
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Bankruptcy, Religion
Deadbeat Debtor Warns of Great Catholic Conspiracy
There are some debtors who go to such lengths to escape their obligations that you have to wonder what kind of person lent them money in the first place. Today we’ve got an expedited motion to vacate. It’s filed by an attorney, representing the debtor, who seems mad — both mad as in “angry,” and […]
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Contests, Holidays and Seasons, Reader Polls
2011 Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest Winner
The voting for the best legally themed Halloween costume was close this year. Very close. The contest pitted a group against a couple. It pitted NYU Law against the University of Minnesota Law School — Big City v. Heartland. And when all the votes were counted, the final margin was seven votes, out of over […] -
Contests, Holidays and Seasons, Pictures, Reader Polls
Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest: 2011
Oh Halloween, a time when the keenest minds have an opportunity to dress up as obscure legal concepts that will baffle their friends. But not Above the Law readers. Oh, we get the jokes, all the jokes. Which is probably a little sad.... -
Drugs, Lawyer Advertising, Marijuana
Minnesota Takes the High Road to Mentoring
I was never a huge fan of firm mentoring programs. In the days after firms started cracking down on using mentoring funds for hookers and blow, mentoring became distinctly less exciting. For the male associates, it seemed to revolve around mass quantities of red meat and booze. For the female associates, it was a lot […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, Rudeness
You Know What Makes Studying for the Bar Exam Easier? LOUD BANGING IN THE LIBRARY.
I know that we're not supposed to panic about the bar exam, but some people are panicking, and rightly so. The powers that be at the University of Minnesota Law School are not making it pleasant for recent graduates to study for the bar exam at the school's law library. Apparently, there's a lot of banging going on between the stacks, and not of the variety you'd brag to your friends about. -
Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Trendspotting
Private Funding of Public Law Schools = Bad News For Future Law Students
Do you know an easy way for moderately priced public law schools to make even more money? Charge more for tuition. Do you know an easy justification for jacking up tuition rates? Say that you are moving to a “private funding model” while you bemoan the lack of public support for your institution. After that, […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Canada, Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions
We started taking submissions for our third annual Law Revue Video Contest way back in March. It’s taken us so long to review the videos because we’ve had scheduling challenges with our special, returning, awesome guest judge. As you’d already know if you follow Above the Law on Twitter, editor emerita Kashmir Hill has returned […] -
Law Schools, Reader Polls, Vanderbilt
The Choice: 0Ls Try To Figure Out Which Law School Is Right For Them
This is the time of year when future lawyers have to make a crucial choice that will follow them for the rest of the legal careers: where to go to law school. The choice of law school is critical, maybe unfairly so. When you look at medical schools, the hard part is getting into a […] -
Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News, UNC Law, Vanderbilt
Open Thread: 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings (16 - 30)
And now things get interesting. As we continue to run through the U.S. News 2012 law school rankings, we get to a crucial set of schools. The schools in this batch are certainly top tier, but they’re not “top 14”; for the most part, though, they charge like top 14 schools (especially the private ones). […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
13% Tuition Increase + 1% Faculty Salary Cut = 100% Screwing of Minnesota Law Students
CORRECTION: This post has been revised since it was first published to reflect the fact that the 13.5% tuition hike for in-state students occurred this summer and applies to the current academic year (2010-2011). Last year, the University of Minnesota contemplated imposing a significant tuition hike on its law students, while trying to keep college […] -
Lesbians, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Green Day
First, a couple of notable non-legal nuptials: Kelly McGillis (of Top Gun and Witness) married her long-time girlfriend. Short ceremony, long write-up. There’s also perhaps the most painfully stylish wedding we’ve ever come across. The bride is the daughter of modernist architect Richard Meier, who keeps his homes “very relaxed and casual but everything has […]
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No Offers
Foley & Lardner: The Firm That No Offered a Summer Associate War Veteran
Yesterday, we told you about a law firm that left a war veteran without an offer. Today, we are able to confirm that the firm in question was Foley & Lardner. But we also have a correction and some additional details about the situation. Let’s get to the correction first. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported: Matt […]