Fourth Tier Law Schools

Entering The Race: #fourthtierproblems

This is what it's like trying to get a job coming out of a low-ranked law school, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe.

Gradenfreude: The Beginning of the End

Tristan Taylor Thomas is here to tell you about the biggest mistake he's ever made in his life. He's here to tell you about going to an unranked law school…

Lawyerly Love Note of the Day: A Sad Sign of the Times

A line taken from a "romantic" love note sent between law students -- is this a sad sign of the times, or what?

Morning Docket: 02.02.12

* How many friend requests did these firms just get? Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher are the Biglaw stars of Facebook’s S-1 filing for its $5B initial public offering. Like. [Am Law Daily] * The prosecution is expected to make its arguments today in Julian Assange’s appeal of his extradition from the U.K. to […]

Morning Docket: 12.09.11

* DLA Piper is blaming the Occupy Wall Street movement for Biglaw’s sad, 2011 bonus season. It looks like we can expect a Cravath match from that firm. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * We could really use some more law schools — fourth tier law schools, in particular. Say hello to the Savannah Law […]

In Defense of Law School — Namely, Touro and Other Fourth-Tier Schools

Last week, I wrote a post about Touro Law School. The post highlighted allegations of wrongdoing at Touro College. In light of these allegations, and after talking about Touro Law’s reputation with a St. John’s law student I know, I suggested that the ABA might want to take a closer look a Touro Law — […]