3Ls

Finish law school anywhere on earth while gaining hands-on practice experience? Yes, please!

According to many studies, lawyers (especially family lawyers) have some of the highest stress, depression, anxiety and addiction levels of any profession

I never fully aligned with the study or practice of the law.

We’ve accomplished a lot of difficult things in our lives as attorneys

Would you rather go on a fancy vacation or be debt free? Choose wisely.

Which law schools will provide needy Puerto Rican students with assistance in their studies?

Most students should work to expand their professional networks and refine their writing skills.

The first-years will be making much more than $180K.

3L year of law school is already kind of a joke...

* Hey there 3Ls — need a handy excuse for why you didn’t do the assigned reading? Here’s some help. [Law Prof Blawg]

* One law review’s attempt to address diversity among its ranks. [Yale Law Journal]

* One Missouri Law School professor supports the protesting students, but with caveats. [Truth on the Market]

* Most lawyers DO have fulfilling careers — well, as long as you live in Texas. Hardly seems worth it. [TaxProf Blog]

* One NYU Law professor, Jason M. Schultz aka @lawgeek, is moving on up. He’ll be advising the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on IP and innovation. Congrats! [Twitter]

* On the eve of yet another GOP shitshow primary debate, a question for the ages: Is Hillary Clinton to the right, politically, of Richard Nixon? [Lawyers, Guns & Money]

* From an orphaned child refugee to a diplomat, an inspiring story. [Quartz]

One 3L passes his free time in an interesting way.

A law student takes a one-liner from a cult TV show and turns it into an academic exploration of awesomeness.

Take Our Challenge And Find Out What You Know About The Realities Of The 3L Experience

The must-have classes for spring semester -- did your law school make the list?

In response to practical concerns that the third year of law school is too expensive, a professor goes "full Yale" on the issue.

Either this law school went bold or they have a student going rogue, as "bold" is not an adjective usually attached to law schools...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional summer associate programs versus lateral hiring?

Here's a great idea that could really help law students get jobs upon graduation. So, of course, some people don't like it...

NYU Law has revamped its 3L program, but it's still an extra year of tuition with no clear employment benefits.

* Oh, by the way Dewey & LeBoeuf partners, the little contribution plan you signed that received court approval last week might not protect you from your former landlord’s claims for back rent. Hope you’ve all got an extra $45 million sitting in the bank. [Am Law Daily]

* Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson will finally get to claim her seat as chief justice of the state’s high court after official judicial recognition — on both the state and federal level — that the year 1994 does indeed come before 1995. [Bloomberg]

* No matter how hard law school administrators wish it were so, or how much they beg Jim Leipold of NALP, he’s never going to be able to describe the current entry-level legal job market as “good.” [WSJ Law Blog]

* NYU Law School is changing its third-year program in the hopes of making a “good” market materialize. If you ship students to foreign countries for class, maybe they’ll get jobs there. [DealBook / New York Times]

* “[W]e’re determined to do everything we can to help them find jobs and meaningful careers.” We bet Brooklyn Law’s dean is also determined to avoid more litigation about employment statistics. [New York Law Journal]

* Has the other shoe finally dropped? After the Second Circuit ruled that YSL could sell monochromatic shoes, the fashion house decided to drop its trademark counterclaims against Christian Louboutin. [Businessweek]