Brett Kavanaugh Takes A Shot At The U.S. News Law School Rankings — Maybe Now You’ll Forget About That Other Kavanaugh Story
If Kavanaugh piles onto U.S. News, maybe we'll forget the other big recent story about the Justice.
The Law Firm’s Guide To Trust Accounting And Three-Way Reconciliation
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
Chaos Reigns: Notre Dame Law School Tells Non-Wealthy Students ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
Law School Creates Worst Of All Possible Grading Policies For No Good Reason
Pass/Fail or graded, the school gets an F.
Law School Professor Goes On Homophobic Rant For The Ages
Notre Dame law professor blows the lid off the idea that opposing marriage equality has nothing to do with bigotry.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
Ex-Administrator At Top Law School Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
She claimed that she was in financial need, so she forged more than 250 checks to help herself.
Top Law School Admin Charged With Embezzlement
Investigators allege she stole almost $200,000.
Emeritus Law Professor Sanctioned Over The Disclosure Of Documents
Sometimes teacher doesn't know best.
Columbia Questions Back Injury Because Student Still Got Good Grades
Wouldn't a ceiling collapse make you stupider?
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
‘Religious’ Law School Rankings: Does Your Law School Make Jesus Happy?
Which law schools are the best for the faithful? Or is that the dumbest question you've heard today?
Here’s Something To Get Offended At If You Are Easily Offended
Law students try to be charitable in the most gluttonous way possible.
Morning Docket: 01.08.13
* After serving in the position for 22 years, William K. Suter, the clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be retiring come August. Now don’t get too excited about that, it’s not really a job you can apply for. You have to be appointed, so keep dreaming. [Blog of Legal Times] * A Biglaw hat trick of labor deals: if you’re looking for someone to thank for bringing a tentative ending to the management-imposed NHL lock-out, you can definitely reach out to this group of lawyers from Skadden Arps and Proskauer Rose. [Am Law Daily] * “Thanks for helping us out, but you can go f**k yourself.” AIG, a company that was bailed out by the government, is now considering suing the government with its shareholders. [DealBook / New York Times] * Apparently there’s such a thing as the “Nick Saban Corporate Compliance Process.” And as we saw from last night’s game, that process involves efficiency, execution, and raping the competition. [Corporate Counsel] * Guess who’s back in court representing himself in a racketeering trial? None other than Paul Bergrin, “the baddest lawyer in the history of Jersey.” Jury duty for that could be a fun one. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * Too bad last night’s football game between Alabama and Notre Dame wasn’t played by their law schools. In that case, the final score on factors like tuition, enrollment, and employment would’ve been a tie. [HusebyBuzz] * This just in: when studying for the LSAT, you should focus on scoring the best you can. This is actual advice that the future law students of America need to hear. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
If ATL Decided the BCS
The BCS schools square off over their law schools.
Time To Pay More For The Same Education: It’s Tuition Hike Season
Now comes the time when law schools tell students that the 2012-2013 academic year will cost more than the 2011-2012 academic year, even though the schools will be providing no additional professional help to struggling graduates. We don't track every tuition hike, because just about every law school raises tuition every year for one reason or another. But when a law school is brazen enough to raise tuition by a higher rate than other institutions at the university -- and expects law students to be too stupid to notice how they're getting taken advantage of -- we tend to notice....