American Bar Association / ABA
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American Bar Association / ABA, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Villanova Might Need A Kiss From Mommy Since The ABA Slapped Their Wrist Wreally Wreally Whard.
For those who haven't been following along, an investigation revealed that former Villanova administration officials misrepresented the median LSAT scores and GPAs of incoming Villanova students. These are pretty serious findings against the school. You'd expect the punishment to be severe... unless you've actually been paying attention to how the ABA operates. What was the school's punishment? Read on to find out.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Politics, Student Loans
Not So Fast, ABA -- Chuck Grassley Isn't Letting You Off the Hook
In mid-July, we wrote about Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and his quest to get answers from the American Bar Association about the future of legal education in this country. Apparently unsatisfied with the ABA's response, Grassley fired back last week with a shorter (and snarkier) list of questions.... - Sponsored
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American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
Quote of the Day: What About Affirmative Action?
When the statistics tell you that virtually every black college will be in noncompliance, it’s a matter of grave concern. — LeRoy Pernell, dean of Florida A&M University College of Law, commenting on the possibility of a more stringent ABA bar passage requirement for law schools. (At present, to remain in good standing with the […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Cellphones, Fabulosity, Fast Food, Food, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Privacy, Technology, Television, Texas
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.11
* Should the police be able to use mobile-phone location data in order to locate a charged defendant? Kash reports on a recent decision. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * More importantly, should Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street get “gay married”? [Althouse] * The ABA takes a lot of blame for the inadequacy of […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Defamation, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day
Cooley Law and NYLS Hit With Class Action Lawsuits
Thomas M. Cooley Law School and New York Law School are both getting sued à la Alaburda v. TJSL, the lawsuit filed back in May against Thomas Jefferson School of Law by an unhappy alumna. What exactly are these lawsuits about? Kurzon Strauss, the firm behind the filings, has more info.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Canada, Conferences / Symposia, Quote of the Day, Sex, STDs
Quote of the Day: No Glove, No Love
People see our sign. They read it. They walk away. They turn around. They come back and they grab a handful. — Shelley Hayes, chair of the ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee, commenting on the fact that even lawyers can’t pass up a free condom. The Committee offered free condoms and HIV testing at the ABA […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Bad Ideas, Law Schools
Because Cooley Law Really Needs Another Campus
Boasting four campuses and more than 15,000 graduates in Michigan isn't enough for Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The nation's #2 law school needs MOAR CAMPUSES (and unemployed graduates). So, yet another Cooley Law campus will soon be invading a state near you on the east coast.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.11
* Interesting historical perspective from Professor Dave Hoffman on the current debate over legal education. One critic wrote that “there are too many lawyers in this country,” “many of them are not busy,” and “many of them are on the margin of starvation” — back in 1932. [Concurring Opinions] * And some thoughts on the […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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American Bar Association / ABA, Baseball, Biglaw, Books, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Gambling / Gaming, Gay, Immigration, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 08.04.11
* Is a Ropes & Gray attorney behind a shell company that gave $1 million to the Romney campaign? [The Docket / Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly] * Working on the matter pro bono, Skadden wants greater cooperation from the NYPD in the case of a missing eight-year-old boy. [WSJ Law Blog] * Breaking down the Alex […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools
ABA Will Collect More Detailed Information From Law Schools
The American Bar Association is resistant to change and slow to act. But it appears that the ABA will finally start collecting enhanced employment information on law school graduates. Starting with the class of 2011, the ABA will try to turn the tide on the inflated and misleading employment data put out by American law […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
The Broken Law School Model: What Is To Be Done?
Does legal education need to be reformed? If so, how? The New York Times solicited views from a panel of experts (including Above the Law's own David Lat). -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Politics
ABA Claims It Lacks Authority To Stop Proliferation Of Law Schools. And Claims It Doesn't Matter Anyway.
About a week ago, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the American Bar Association, essentially asking the organization to explain its lack of institutional control over law schools. Well, the ABA has now responded. If you’ve been following the ABA closely, you’re not going to be surprised by the response. It’s the usual […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Politics, Student Loans
And Now The ABA Has Bi-Partisan Pressure To Actually Regulate Law Schools
When Republicans start asking an organization to make more use of its regulatory authority, you know that organization has grossly failed its mandate. We've documented the pressure Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has been putting on the ABA. Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) decided to join the party.
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American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
The ABA Will Work With NALP On Law School Transparency
Are you ready for some change? We’re about to see if two organizations worth about a quarter when it comes to regulating law schools can add up to a dollar’s worth of law school transparency. The American Bar Association has adopted new reporting standards for law school graduate employment data. And at least for the […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools
American Bar Association Gets Smacked Around By Accreditation Committee, But Keeps Its Power
Did you know that there is a federal panel that reviews accreditation organizations? Did you know this panel makes recommendations to the Department of Education on how well the accreditation organization is doing its job? Did you know that there is a government panel that can actually address how the American Bar Association is doing […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Politics
Senator Boxer Keeps Pressure On The ABA
I’m telling you, the tide is turning against the American Bar Association and the weakness the organization shows when it comes to regulating law schools. People are starting to figure out that major American law schools purposely mislead prospective students about post-graduate outcomes. People are starting to figure out that the ABA hasn’t done enough […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Conferences / Symposia, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Twitter and Business Cards at the ABA TechShow
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. When 1,500 lawyers gathered at this week’s ABA TechShow in Chicago, an interesting thing happened: The business card died. When these lawyers weren’t listening to the dozens of cutting-edge seminars or browsing the […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Shutting Lawyers Up, and the Power of Constraints
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. I’m reporting to you live from Chicago at the 25th Annual ABA TechShow, where an amazing group of passionate lawyers from around the country have gathered to talk and teach about the future […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Politics
Watch Out, Law Schools: A United States Senator Wants You To Stop Lying
Hell. Yeah. Today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer called out the American Bar Association and asked the ABA to require law schools to provide accurate post-graduate employment and salary information about their former students. And so now the movement to get law schools to engage in some basic transparency about the value of a legal education […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Should New York's Bravest Brave Law School?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I am an aspiring law student getting ready to send off my law school application. However, I have a problem: I can’t go to the only law school that makes sense for me; not because I did not score well […]