Alumni Giving

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.14.13

* This IRS scandal is really like a Republican’s wet dream. Obama needs to start firing people. [Washington Post] * The Department of Justice also looks pretty shady. See, it’s not the “size” of government we should worry about. It’s the power of government that leads to problems. Obama needs to start firing people! [Associated […]

Bad Ideas

Columbia Asks Alumni for $1,000 to Help Pay for Biglaw Interviews

File this under: "reasons why the alumni office should clear everything with the PR department." Somebody at Columbia Law School sent out an email to recent alumni asking for a $1,000 donation (or twelve $85 monthly installments) to help current law students. A bunch of Columbia grads who aren't working in Biglaw were asked to... wait, let me get this language exactly right: "Give a student the chance at a dream job." Hilarity ensues....

General Counsel

A Recent Law Grad’s Attempt at Revenge on His Law School

The administrators at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles didn't think they were walking into a smackdown when they sent out an email to alumni asking them to update their employment statuses. But smacked they were, down on their heads, as one former solo practitioner's epic, slightly rambling response to the innocent request just tore up the school for its behavior towards recent graduates....