Epic Failures
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Advice for the Lawlame
What Does Failure Look Like In The Legal Profession?
We all fail, all the time, in all different ways. No one is immune to it. -
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
Despite All Efforts, Law School Posts Worst Bar Exam Performance Ever
Do extensive research before investing in a law school education -- you might be able to uncover ugly facts like these.
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Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Columbia Law School's Very Public Fail
We've all heard the adage "measure twice and cut once," and it seems a certain T14 law school needs the reminder. -
Bar Exams, Disasters / Emergencies
The Bar Exam: Remember It Could Be Worse
Before you complain about your bathroom break, just remember that last year's test was an all-around epic fail. -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Summer Associates
7 Epic Examples Of On-Campus-Interviewing Fails
These stories are funny, but they're also educational. -
Bar Exams, New Jersey, Screw-Ups
Is the New Jersey Board of Law Examiners Incredibly Incompetent or Willfully Negligent? You Make The Call.
The incompetence from the New Jersey Board of Law Examiners has gone from comedic to tragic... -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv, Screw-Ups
More Finals Week Ridiculousness: Law Prof Rips Final Exam Straight from Commercial Outline
What should happen when a professor doesn't even write her own exam -- and just takes it straight from a widely available outline? - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Huge Exam Screw-Up Requires Class to Retake Portions Of Test
An amazing exam administration screw-up defies explanation... -
Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: A Cooley Law Grad's 'Epic Fail' in Court
An "epic fail" jumps straight out of Katy Perry's lyrics and into a bankruptcy court opinion.... -
Courtship Connection, Drinking, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try to Get Her Wasted
Since the dates in D.C. have been a little more exciting than those in Chicago, Kash decided to spoil you with one last set-up in the nation's capital. She brought in a pinch hitter for this one. The two legal eagles both sounded like thrill-seekers to her, so she sent them to The Russia House after work on a Friday and hoped for an epic night. Epicness ensued.... -
Grade Reform, Law Schools
New York Law School Student Plea for Pass/Fail Grading Results in Epic Fail
Here’s a little rule I just made up: People who do poorly in legal writing at New York Law School should not file pro se complaints against their school. It’s a good rule for people who don’t want to embarrass themselves. I think I’ll call my brand-new maxim the “Timothy Keefe Rule.” The kid deserves […]
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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