Law School Transparency

Law School Transparency Teams Up With LSAC To Guide Future Law Students

It's amazing how far this nonprofit has come. Great work!

The ABA To Expand Law School Diversity Data

The ABA is expanding law school diversity data but needs to go further.

The Law School Putting More Than Half Of Recent Graduates Into Judicial Clerkships

That's... a LOT of clerkships.

Students At This Law School Are Projected To Have The Most Student Debt

Get ready to service those loans!

This Law School’s Recent Graduates Are Raking In The Money

Big bucks on the horizon for these grads!

Morning Docket: 10.13.20

* A class action about Xbox controllers that allegedly "drift" has been beefed up. I used to blame controllers when I lost at GoldenEye as a kid... [Video Games Chronicle] * Andrew Cuomo apparently has "no interest in going to Washington" to become Attorney General if Joe Biden is elected president. [Fox News] * A Connecticut lawyer who served time in federal prison for fraud is seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut Bar. [CT Post] * Law School Transparency is hosting an event on the future of the bar exam that you should all check out! [Law School Transparency] * A black man who was allegedly led through Galveston, Texas, by a white police officer on horseback is suing the city for $1 million. [CNN] * The Florida Bar says a lawyer acted so poorly, the judge had to “resort to a discipline strategy typically reserved to parents separating bickering siblings.” This sounds like so many depositions I've attended... [Daily Business Review]

Scholarship Or Loan In Disguise? Law School Policy Has Experts Asking Questions

California Western Law School's policy has experts wondering about a requirement that the award be repaid if a student transfers to a different law school.

The Truth About Law School, Diversity, And Debt

What do you need to know before you make the investment?

Morning Docket: 10.15.19

* Attorney for accused poker cheat explains that he loses all the time, so people who win all the time must be possible too. These are the math students law school was built to serve. [Card Player] * A Davis Wright Tremaine partner has resigned amid controversy that a board he served on covered up allegations against the non-profit's founder. [American Lawyer] * Comedy writer writes tale of what would have happened if he'd listened to his mother and gone into law instead of comedy. Having read this contribution to the New Yorker's humor section... he should have listened to his mom. [New Yorker] * Inmate seeks to intervene on R. Kelly's behalf. He feels a kinship because the prisoner is... Trapped in the Jail Cell. [Yahoo] * LST is looking to expand its board as part of its commitment to maintain a board reflecting a cross-section of the legal industry. [Law School Transparency] * Lawyers overpay for less? Shocking! [Legaltech News] * Irell & Manella may be suffering from failed merger exodus. [Business Insider]

Maybe This Positive Jobs Report For Law School Graduates Isn’t As Positive As It Seems…

Future graduating classes may be in trouble.

Harvard Law Can Afford To Eliminate Tuition, But Will It? Or Should It?

It would be awesome if this ever happened, but it sure seems unlikely.

First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: A Guided Tour Through The Debate Over Changing The ABA Employment Data Form

It's a complicated mix of arguments about substantive policy, procedural thoroughness, and outside perception.

ABA Takes Giant Step Backwards On Transparency

An abuse of the accreditation process that will benefit a handful of schools and hurt prospective law students.

The 5 Most Expensive Law Schools In America (2017)

These debt figures are scary.

Low-Cost Bar Prep Materials? Unbundling To Drive Down Costs

This company wants to help you prepare for the bar and tackle the student debt crisis instead of contributing to it.