University of Chicago Law School

Federal Clerk Attacks His Law School For Celebrating Pro Bono Work

This is such an unprofessional look.

Dumb Law School Professor Calls Supreme Court Justice Dumb

There's nothing better than being called a second-rate intellect by a third-rate intellect.

Crybaby Law Professor Quits Twitter In A Huff Over UChicago Immigration Slur Debacle

After law student's sick burn, law professor decides to run away from critics.

Law Professor Proposes Bringing Back Indentured Servitude

In fairness, he makes a valiant case for it, but this idea is probably best left in the dustbin of history.

UChicago Administration Doubles Down On Mocking Immigrants — So Much For That ‘Environment Of Inclusion’ They Said Was So Important

It's possible that UChicago has deeper problems than a handful of law students.

Immigrant Student Rejects University of Chicago Law After Trashy Burke Society Response, School Responds With Mild Stalking

Not sure if UofC Law has really come up with an argument for why a non-white immigrant would want to come to their school now.

UChicago Student President’s Letter Eviscerates Administration Over Repeated Failures

Chicago Law's controversial event is canceled for now, but the student body president has some harsh words for school leadership.

UChicago Law Responds To Race-Baiting Student Event With ‘Fine People On Both Sides’ Schtick

How could a law school screw this up? Pretty easily actually.

You Should Absolutely Read This Insane Law School Event Promo Calling Immigrants Toilet People

Elite law school holds event bashing immigrants.

More Law Schools Get In On The GRE Creep — But Some Conditions Apply

Two schools are slow-playing the change.

The Best Law Schools For Prestigious Government Jobs

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Lawyers Make Better Business Leaders Than MBAs

Yet another thing lawyers do better.

Top 5 Law Schools If You Want An Actual Legal Job (2016)

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Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.16

* Some big reasons why Trump will probably stick to well-worn tradition and select a federal appellate judge to fill Justice Scalia's seat. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Class action against Chipotle over burritos containing over 300 calories. [Slate] * Should lawyers learn how to code? Maybe not. Hell, I'd just be happy if someone showed me how Minecraft works. [Lawyerist] * Police are spending millions spying on protesters because the Bill of Rights is merely advisory these days. [Washington Post] * A look at "ageism in the digital era." I'm sure no one will read it because it's not properly Snapchatted. [Digiday] * Law professors weigh in on Mike Pence's night at the theater. Honestly, has anyone considered that they may have just been chanting, "Boourns"? [TaxProf Blog] * The Pawnee Nation has filed suit against the federal government over oil-and-gas operations on tribal lands. If the last 400 years are any indication, they may be out of luck. [Pawnee Nation] * University of Chicago 3L Joshua B. Pickar is a Rhodes Scholar. Congrats. [Rhodes Trust]

Morning Docket: 09.30.16

* According to a labor relations suit filed in 2012, Donald Trump allegedly wanted to fire female employees of Trump National Golf Club in California, who he didn't think were pretty enough. The suit was settled without any admission of wrongdoing. [Los Angeles Times] * Biglaw mega-merger alert: Word on the street is that London-based firms CMS and Olswang will join with international firm Nabarro for a three-way merger that would create a combined entity with more than 3,000 lawyers. If the merger were to go through, the firm would have more than $1.5 billion in revenue. [LegalWeek] * According to the results of this survey, corporate counsel don't think too highly of millennials when it comes to loyalty. Almost 70 percent of baby boomers and Gen Xers thought millennial lawyers in their legal departments would leave in less than five years, potentially causing "major problem[s]" in terms of turnover rates. [WSJ Law Blog] * How many women serve as lead counsel in New York state and federal courts and in mediation and arbitration? That's what a new study being conducted by the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section hopes to find out, because "[o]nce you have a diagnosis, you can get to a solution." [New York Law Journal] * "Something is going wrong at this bank, and you are the head of it. You should be fired." Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf may be forfeiting $41 million in pay, but lawmakers were still pretty darn upset with him when he testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing yesterday. [DealBook / New York Times] * Phil C. Neal, former dean of University of Chicago Law School, RIP. [UChicago News]