No, Brooklyn Law School, The Eclipse Is Not Racist
I don't see color, when the LITERAL SUN is taken away.
Caveat Venditor: Empty Threats From Notorious For-Profit Law Schools
InfiLaw threatens a documentary filmmaker, but truth is the ultimate defense.
Why Some Firms Are Leading The Market With Generative AI
A culture of innovation with strategic AI like Lexis+ AI is revolutionizing law firms by boosting efficiency and deepening client relationships.
Criticisms Of American Legal System That Are Even More Stupid Than Normal
These critiques of the American legal system sound childish...
More Evidence That The Legal Job Market Is In Terrible Shape
Yesterday, the Atlantic was the messenger reminding you of the serious financial peril involved in starting a legal career. Yeah folks, even in 2011, the legal economy was still shedding jobs. But it's not like law schools were spitting out fewer graduates, so... you do the math. Here, the Atlantic has put things in a fancy chart. Pictures people, it'll be like an LSAT game: how many people made a terrible investment in higher education?
Kids, Get High Off Drugs, Not Debt. It’s More Fun And People Are Nicer To You When It’s Time To Recover.
Let’s say that instead of taking on huge debts while I was in law school, I had taken up a wicked cocaine habit. Let’s say I had done loads and loads of blow from 2000 to 2007 and then went into a 12-step program. If I had been lucky enough to avoid an overdose or […]
Quote of the Day: Tense Times for Judges
What is not thought of or talked about relative to these threats and follow-up protection is the effect on a judge’s ability to think about the cases and the law. With gun toting Deputy Marshals, good people all, within arm’s reach, it’s pretty hard to think about anything other than security. The whole experience is […]
Generative AI Facts And Fallacies
Four insights and misunderstandings to help demystify GenAI for legal professionals.
Non-Sequiturs: 09.03.10
* Wow — and OW. There is actually a body of case law about “broken penises.” [Legal Satyricon] * Remember the claim of witness coaching through footsies? It’s going to an evidentiary hearing. [South Florida Lawyers] * Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic responds to Elie’s critical commentary on Friedersdorf’s takedown of entitled attorneys. [The Daily […]
The World Hates Lawyers: Mainstream Media Manages to Criticize Biglaw Summers AND Public Sector Lawyers in the Same Breath
Earlier this week, Conor Friedersdorf, writing for The Atlantic, poured a big bottle of haterade all over the legal profession. More specifically, he criticized the way “Ivy League” lawyers are recruited, and the “palpable sense of entitlement” they exhibit even when they don’t take Biglaw bucks and instead work for the government. Here’s the set […]