University of Notre Dame Law School
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Law Schools
Top Law School Eliminates Early Decision Application Program
There's now less stress involved in applying to Justice Amy Coney Barrett's alma mater. -
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Notre Dame Law School Doubles Down On Hare-Brained Grading Scheme
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Law Schools
Top Law School Students Are So Bummed Their Moot Court Trip To Italy Was Canceled Due To Coronavirus
They're all prepared for moot court with nowhere to go. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.11.19
* “I don’t know them, I don’t know about them, I don’t know what they do. I don’t know, maybe they were clients of Rudy’s. You’d have to ask Rudy.” President Trump is trying his hardest to distance himself from Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani’s recently arrested associates. He may have been in pictures with them, though, and his son might have as well. Oopsie. [The Hill]
* “Together, we will blow our whistles against Barr, President Trump, and their enablers in Congress.” AG Bill Barr is scheduled to speak today at Notre Dame Law on “religious freedom,” and protesters are expected to be there, where they’ll literally be blowing whistles. [South Bend Tribune]
* Years after his brutal murder, the Dan Markel case is finally in the hands of a jury. Luis Rivera has already taken a deal, but will Katherine Magbanua and Sigfredo Garcia be found guilty? [Tallahassee Democrat]
* Minnesota Law is celebrating its largest first-year class in about a decade. The school, which is ranked 20th by U.S. News now has reliable employment statistics for graduates, has been recovering from the recession’s effects on law school enrollment. [Minnesota Daily]
* In case you missed it, Kim Kardashian West is trying to help Brendan Dassey of “Making a Murderer” in his quest to receive clemency from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. Per Gov. Evers, “Brendan’s case will be given the same thoughtful review and consideration as any other case.” [Esquire]
* Sign up here if you’d like to take part in a conversation between best-selling author John Grisham and former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara (S.D.N.Y.). I’ll be there to cover the event for Above the Law, and I hope to see you there. [TimesTalks]
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Law Schools
Jim Obergefell Speaks At Law School And Fed Soc Entirely Predictably Loses Its Mind
Try not to throw a muscle rolling your eyes at this student's op-ed. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.01.18
* New firm, new pay: Recently merged firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is going to be moving to a merit-based pay system for partners. Messing with people’s money? This should be interesting! [Legal Week]
* Reed Smith has rolled out a new plan that will “revamp” associate life at the firm, complete with new training, billing requirements, and reviews. This isn’t specifically for millennials (suuuuure), but rather, “an acknowledgment that there are some creative and inventive ways to do things differently.” [American Lawyer]
* In case you missed it, President Trump says he’s considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for corruption and he might even throw a pardon Martha Stewart’s way. Hmm, it’s almost like the president is trying to set the stage for something that could come in the future… [Chicago Tribune]
* According to Vivia Chen, if we really want gender equity in the legal profession, it might be time for some quotas. It’s working for corporate boards in Europe, so it could work here too, but alas, “the topic has largely been a nonstarter in the U.S.” [The Careerist]
* Jennifer Ihns, the former clinic administrator at Notre Dame Law, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling about $200,000 from the school, but she’ll only spend two years behind bars, with five years of probation. [Law.com]
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Law Schools
Ex-Administrator At Top Law School Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
She claimed that she was in financial need, so she forged more than 250 checks to help herself. - Sponsored
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Top Law School Admin Charged With Embezzlement
Investigators allege she stole almost $200,000. -
Clerkships, Rankings, U.S. News
Which Law Schools Get The Most Clerkships?
U.S. News releases its findings on the most successful law schools when it comes to placing grads in clerkships. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Education / Schools, Howrey LLP, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.08.14
* Footnote fight! Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been clashing with quite a few of her fellow Supreme Court jurists lately, aside from Chief Justice John Roberts. She recently inspired the wrath of Justice RBG herself. [New York Times]
* After months of being poked and prodded for cash, 60 former Howrey equity partners have reached clawback deals with bankruptcy trustee Allan Diamond, and it looks like a few of them agreed to pay pretty hefty sums. [Am Law Daily]
* Here’s a headline we could’ve told you was coming: “The US lawyer bubble has conclusively popped.” It’s not a terribly good decision to attend now, but if you do, people who can’t pay you need your help. [Quartz]
* Cutting law school tuition may be a good idea to attract more students, but in the long run, it could hurt the schools, says Moody’s. Aww, let us shed some tears for those poor law schools. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Crim Law prof not guilty of… crime. Stephen Smith of Notre Dame Law was acquitted on a misdemeanor invasion of privacy charge, and the felony battery charge he faced was dismissed. [South Bend Tribune]
* The University of Arizona will be the first school in the U.S. to offer a bachelor’s degree in law. The degree is being marketed to people who eventually want to have lots of law-related debt. [National Law Journal]
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Ave Maria School of Law, Cardozo Law School, Jews, Law Schools, Rankings, Religion
'Religious' Law School Rankings: Does Your Law School Make Jesus Happy?
Which law schools are the best for the faithful? Or is that the dumbest question you've heard today? -
Food, Law Schools
Here's Something To Get Offended At If You Are Easily Offended
Law students try to be charitable in the most gluttonous way possible.
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Biglaw, Law Schools, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, Paul Bergrin, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.08.13
* After serving in the position for 22 years, William K. Suter, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be retiring come August. Now don’t get too excited about that, it’s not really a job you can apply for. You have to be appointed, so keep dreaming. [Blog of Legal Times]
* A Biglaw hat trick of labor deals: if you’re looking for someone to thank for bringing a tentative ending to the management-imposed NHL lock-out, you can definitely reach out to this group of lawyers from Skadden Arps and Proskauer Rose. [Am Law Daily]
* “Thanks for helping us out, but you can go f**k yourself.” AIG, a company that was bailed out by the government, is now considering suing the government with its shareholders. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Apparently there’s such a thing as the “Nick Saban Corporate Compliance Process.” And as we saw from last night’s game, that process involves efficiency, execution, and raping the competition. [Corporate Counsel]
* Guess who’s back in court representing himself in a racketeering trial? None other than Paul Bergrin, “the baddest lawyer in the history of Jersey.” Jury duty for that could be a fun one. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Too bad last night’s football game between Alabama and Notre Dame wasn’t played by their law schools. In that case, the final score on factors like tuition, enrollment, and employment would’ve been a tie. [HusebyBuzz]
* This just in: when studying for the LSAT, you should focus on scoring the best you can. This is actual advice that the future law students of America need to hear. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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Law Schools, Student Loans
Time To Pay More For The Same Education: It's Tuition Hike Season
Now comes the time when law schools tell students that the 2012-2013 academic year will cost more than the 2011-2012 academic year, even though the schools will be providing no additional professional help to struggling graduates. We don't track every tuition hike, because just about every law school raises tuition every year for one reason or another. But when a law school is brazen enough to raise tuition by a higher rate than other institutions at the university -- and expects law students to be too stupid to notice how they're getting taken advantage of -- we tend to notice.... -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Prostitution, Religion, Rudeness, Women's Issues
A Contraception Controversy -- and an ATL Debate
Getting upset over inadequate access to contraception is one thing. What about getting upset -- at a Catholic law school, mind you -- over a discussion of birth control? Can you imagine what kind of comments about contraception could cause a law school community to get all riled up? Let's look at -- and argue about -- the email that caused students at one top-ranked Catholic law school to get their diaphragms all scrunched up proverbial panties in a wad. Even the dean had to get involved....