Quote of the Day: You Should Have Known This Would Haunt You for the Rest of Your Days
The outgoing ABA president attempts to make amends with law students and young lawyers....
Law School Success Stories: The Virtue of Thrift
If you can go to law school without incurring too much debt, it might be a good idea.
Commencement Speakers: Coming To A Law School Near You
Will a commencement speaker this year cause a controversy?
Are Disgruntled Law School Graduates a Bunch of ‘Whiners’?
Are disgruntled law school graduates a bunch of whiners? Lawyer turned television personality Star Jones seems to think so....
Is the Legal Recession Finally Ending?
At the start of this new year, what is the outlook like for legal employment? There's certainly a fair amount of bad news out there, particularly for recent law school graduates. But what about for denizens of Biglaw, the lawyers fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to work at the nation's largest law firms? What does 2012 hold for them? Earlier this month, Elie made some predictions for the legal profession. Lat will follow in his footsteps and venture some prophecies of his own for the year....
Morning Docket: 01.09.12
* Is the Roberts court really as pro-First Amendment as we’ve been led to believe? Lawyers aren’t really that good at math, but they’ve done studies, you know. And 34.5% of the time, it works every time. [New York Times] * The people at the ABA aren’t concerned that William Robinson’s remarks made him seem […]
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Law School Professionals Want Bill Robinson to Put a Sock in It
When the story about the head of the ABA's tactless remarks broke, Elie had the good fortune of being in Washington, D.C., at the annual conference of the Association of American Law Schools. Law school professionals -- the people who have to deal with the perception of general ABA incompetence on a day-to-day basis -- were not at all happy with William Robinson's comments....
The ABA Thinks It’s Your Own Fault If You’re Poor and Unemployed
William Robinson, the newly appointed president of the American Bar Association, is taking a stand on the status quo of legal education in our country. But instead calling for reform, Robinson is defending the ABA's role, stating that young lawyers "should have known what they were getting into." Isn't it wonderful to know that the man in charge of the ABA is essentially playing the "blame the victim" card when it comes to debt-saddled and unemployed law school graduates?
Morning Docket: 01.05.12
* Rick Santorum and the Sweater Vests can join Rick Perry’s ballot access lawsuit in Virginia. It’s funny, because at this rate, Perry will have dropped out before the first hearing. [Washington Post] * If you’re an unemployed law grad drowning in debt, you should’ve known that you’d be screwed. Warning! Danger, Will Robinson! Opinion […]