Recent Law School Grad Taking On The Olympic Games
From Olympian to federal clerk.
You Should Go To Law School Because… Skiing? Sure, Why Not?
Law schools need to get students through the door somehow, and the whole "we're good at teaching law" thing is sooo 2013.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
The Law Schools Where Students Have The Best ‘Social Life’
Where can you learn the law and party like a rock star at the same time? Let's find out!
The Most Important Part of Law School: Social Life Rankings!
Where can you learn the law and party like a rock star at the same time? Let's find out!
Quote of the Day: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Is being employed by your law school after graduation similar to a Ponzi scheme?
The Tenured Law Prof Turned ‘Scamblogger’ Reveals Himself
Earlier this month, we wrote about an anonymous law professor -- a tenured professor, at a top-tier school -- essentially joining the ranks of the law school scambloggers. Well, as it turns out, LawProf is an actual tenured law professor, at a top 50 law school. Who is he, and where does he teach?
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
Law Schools Lie Like A Dog… Or A Rug. A Dog On A Rug.
I graduated from Northwestern Law in 2009. It is now 2011, my loans are coming due (real due — not the fake, put ‘em in forebearance, due of yesteryear), and I am currently “employed” doing two things: reviewing documents at an embarrassing hourly wage on projects that start and stop without any sort of consistency, […]
Morning Docket: 04.05.11
* Did Malcolm Gladwell’s endorsement lead to an increase in Colorado Law applicants? Malcolm Gladwell, a man whose book Blink was described by Richard Posner as “written like a book intended for people who do not read books.” [Law Week Colorado] * A litany of legal challenges faces the Obama administration now that they’ve backtracked […]
Colorado Law Employment Correction
Last week, we mentioned the disturbing employment statistics for the University of Colorado Law School. Colorado Law Week had reported that only 35% of the school’s students were employed upon graduation. Apparently the publication got it wrong. After doing some digging, a Colorado Law professor explained how the mistake was made: The news story got […]
A ‘Rocky Mountain High’ Jobless Rate
CORRECTION: It appears that the jobless rate reported below is INCORRECT. Please click here for the correct information. I really hope that students at the University of Colorado Law School have enjoyed their time in Boulder. I hear it is beautiful country out there. But it’s no country for old law students who want a […]
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.