The Top Five Law Schools for Jobs, Cost, Clerkships, and More
Another look at the ATL Top 50 Law Schools, broken out by individual data points. Is your law school on any of these top five lists?
The Author of ‘Confessions of a Sociopath’ Might Be This Law Professor
Our sources attempt to out the author of "Confessions of a Sociopath," who claimed to be a law professor...
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When Getting Ready For Finals, You Should Pray For Heat
Mountain law school apparently doesn't feel the need to provide heat.
Law School ‘Recalls’ Grades, Because Apparently They Were Too Low
Grade recall! Please send them back to the factory to get more air.
Princeton Review Rankings Part Deux: The Toughest Law Schools To Get Into, And More!
Which law schools are the toughest to get into, and which ones have the most competitive students? Check out the most recent Princeton Review rankings and see for yourself!
Behold! ATL Launches Definitive Law School Research Resource
Check out the new ATL Law School Research Directory!
How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession (2025)
A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.
Las Vegas Defense Attorney Busted for Allegedly Busting a Nut — in Jailed Client’s Mouth
Why bother with client service when you can get your clients to service you?
Move Over, Harvard: BYU Law Has Got Memorial Trash Cans
As we noted yesterday, it seems like law schools are eager to sell off the naming rights to, well, just about anything that exists within their hallowed hallways. At top-tier schools like Harvard Law, they name their men’s bathrooms after notable alumni. At lower ranked law schools, however, it seems that notable law professors aren’t […]
Things You Can Do With a Law Degree: Bank Teller
Last week, Elie derisively noted that legal blogs were pushing a silly story in U.S. News about great careers that you can pursue with a law degree. No matter how bad legal hiring gets, law schools like pushing the "you can do anything with a law degree" angle, based on the anecdotal evidence of those who were lucky enough to parlay their J.D. degrees into something non-legal. Obviously, Elie's got some anecdotes of his own. But here's a job, a real live job, that's actually being offered to law students as we speak (or type). If you really want to know "what you can do with a law degree," take a freaking look....
At Brigham Young, OCI Is A Laughing Matter
On-campus interview season has started at law schools all across the land, and it appears that the wild and crazy kids from BYU Law are taking the stress of OCI in stride. Given the economy, there aren't really enough OCI slots to go around. Some BYU Law students decided to have a little fun with that fact....
Your Law Firm’s Website Is Failing You.
Here’s What The Best Ones Are Doing Differently.
A Tale Of Two Law Students: One Summering At Cravath, The Other Still Searching For A Job
Law school isn't a bad choice or financially ruinous choice for everybody -- just for many people. Law schools tend to trumpet the few stories of success while ignoring the many stories of distress. And now we can look at the thoughts of a have-not -- and see just how bitter he's become.
More Law School Rankings: The Top Ten Most Popular Schools
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a seemingly endless stream of law school rankings. For example: the best law schools overall, according to U.S. News & World Report; the best law schools for getting rich (i.e., ranked by graduates’ median compensation); the best law schools according to law firm hiring partners; and the best […]