U.S. News 2014 Law School Rankings
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Which Law Schools Are Doing Better (Or Worse) Than They Should Be In U.S. News Rankings?
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The Law Schools With the Highest -- and Lowest -- Median LSAT Scores
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Morning Docket: 05.31.13
* The Am Law 200 rankings are out, and the difference between the First Hundred and Second Hundred Biglaw firms has been described as “stark.” Check out who made the grade here. [American Lawyer]
* Many Biglaw attorneys are sharks, but at Crowell & Moring, a firm with a duck as its mascot, at least they’ve got hearts. They’re awaiting the birth of little ducklings outside of their office. [Washington Post]
* Spyfall, Round Two: General David Petraeus, of CIA and sex scandal fame, is joining private equity company KKR & Co. with Williams & Connelly advising on his employment agreement. [Am Law Daily]
* Want to know at which law school you’ll get the biggest bang for your buck? Want to see which law school is best at financial efficiency? You may be surprised at some of the schools on this list. [Morse Code / U.S. News & World Report]
* No, silly, he wasn’t being an antisocial gunner, he just wasn’t old enough to go to the bar with you. Harvard Law recently graduated one of its youngest African-American students ever. [Boston Globe]
* A legal Hail Mary? Joe Paterno’s family, former Penn State football players, and select members of the school’s board of trustees are suing the NCAA over its Sandusky sanctions. [Legal Intelligencer]
* A woman is suing MAC after she allegedly picked up the gift that keeps on giving from Rihanna’s lipstick: herpes! Chris Brown, don’t hurt me for implying it was from Rihanna. [New York Daily News]
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The Most Overrated and Underrated Law Schools
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Which Law Schools Employed the Most Grads in 'Elite' Jobs?
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Which Law Schools Employed the Most Graduates as Real Lawyers Versus Real Baristas?
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (The Second Tier)
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (102 - 144)
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (76 – 98)
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (53 – 68)
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (33 – 48)
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (15 – 31)
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Morning Docket: 03.14.13
* Celebrated litigator David Boies thinks the Supreme Court is going to rule in favor of gay marriage in a united front — which is helpful, since in March he’s arguing in favor of gay marriage in the Prop 8 case. [USA Today]
* “What we had to do was do more with less.” Archer & Greiner had to lay off 14 attorneys and 27 staffers thanks to the firm’s rapid overexpansion via mergers. This is why we can’t have nice things. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* In New York / Concrete jungle where dreams are made of / There’s nothing you can’t do / Now you’re in New York / Law deans will try to inspire you / But rankings will ruin you / Hear it for New York! [New York Law Journal]
* If you’d like to save the world by working a public-interest job, you’d better consider Penn Law. Its LRAP now covers all IBR loan payments over 10 years for a total savings of up to $140,000. [National Law Journal]
* But then again, if you’re not interested in public-interest work, you can always get a temp job, where you’ll allegedly make as much as “a mid-level associate at a small or medium firm.” [U.S. News & World Report]
* Because Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer was called out by a judge for a performance that was almost as piss poor in his client’s in Liz & Dick, he contacted a local firm to step in and assist him. [L.A. Now / Los Angeles Times]
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Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (1 – 14)
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Who Has the Best 'Employed at Graduation' Rate Among the Top 14 Law Schools?
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Responding to the New U.S. News Rankings: The Parade of Butthurt Deans Begins Now
Law school deans are trying to explain away drops in the rankings, but one leading indicator is always on the way up.... -
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Brain Drain From Top-50 Law Schools
The number of top LSAT scorers who actually apply to law school is declining. What does that mean for the people who are still trying to go to law school?