Dean Michael Schill

Law Professors

Stop Reusing Your Old Exams, You LAZY Law School Professors!

How hard is it to write an exam for a course you've taught all semester? On a scale of one to ten -- ten involving programing a rocket ship, one somewhere around putting on pants in the morning -- where does formulating a law school exam rate? A two? During this finals period alone, we've got students from three law schools, including two law schools in the top ten, alleging that their professors couldn't be bothered to come up with fresh exams for this year's students....

By Elie Mystal
Job Searches

The University of Chicago Law School Offers Detailed Employment Data; Will Other Schools Follow Suit?

Here's an interesting idea: what if law schools just started posting comprehensive, accurate employment data on their websites? On a voluntary basis -- not compelled by politicians, lawsuits, or the American Bar Association? Take a look at what they're now doing at the University of Chicago Law School. Could it perhaps serve as the model for law school reporting of employment data?

By David Lat
Holidays and Seasons

For Students at Top Chicago Area Law Schools, It’s All About the Pie

It's almost Thanksgiving, an entire American holiday centered around gluttony and based upon the kindness of people we later tried to exterminate. And football. And pie. Lots of pie. Now, normally pie is an unqualified good (unless you are on a diet, which I never am). It's hard to see how this all-American treat could be overcomplicated. But leave it to a group of law students to ruin pie....

By Elie Mystal