How one firm successfully recoups its costs; ‘Breaking Bad’ legal fan-fiction?
Attorney at Work asked lawyers from four different firms about their most effective cost-recovery methods. “The clients in one of our practice sectors especially do not appreciate being...
View ArticleState bar examiners change rules after dustup over religious headwear
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners announced last week that bar takers will be allowed to wear religious or medical necessity headwear without prior written approval. The policy change comes in...
View ArticleState bar examiners change rules after dustup over religious headwear
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners announced last week that bar takers will be allowed to wear religious or medical necessity headwear without prior written approval. The policy change comes in...
View ArticleLaw prof creates ‘experimental’ calculator for bar exam-takers to predict...
Will you pass the bar? At WITNESSETH, University of Pepperdine law professor Robert Anderson has posted an “experimental bar passage calculator” to help recent bar exam-takers calculate their odds....
View ArticleLaw prof creates ‘experimental’ calculator for bar exam-takers to predict...
Will you pass the bar? At WITNESSETH, University of Pepperdine law professor Robert Anderson has posted an “experimental bar passage calculator” to help recent bar exam-takers calculate their odds....
View ArticleMuslim woman taking bar exam endures miscommunication about her headwear
Corrected: As she was taking the Massachusetts Bar Exam on Thursday, a Muslim woman was handed a note by a proctor informing her that she would have to remove her hijab because prior written approval...
View ArticleTwo-year JD idea gets a high-profile supporter: President Obama
President Obama has joined the ranks of observers who say law students should spend only two years in the classroom. Obama addressed the issue on Friday at Binghamton University in New York during a...
View ArticleFormer US Atty calls activist a ‘nasty little cowardly spud’ in taped Tulane...
A conservative activist famous for his ACORN video has posted an angry tirade by former U.S. Attorney James Letten, who deems the video maker a “nasty little cowardly spud.” Activist James O’Keefe...
View ArticleFormer US Atty calls activist a ‘nasty little cowardly spud’ in taped Tulane...
A conservative activist famous for his ACORN video has posted an angry tirade by former U.S. Attorney James Letten, who deems the video maker a “nasty little cowardly spud.” Activist James O’Keefe...
View ArticleAre lawyers from top schools a lot happier about their career choice?...
Lawyers who graduated from elite law schools are only slightly happier about their career choice than their counterparts from lesser-ranked schools, according to a study of law grads who began their...
View ArticleLaw schools still ‘inaccurate’ on employment numbers, says law prof (video)
Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia about how a recent set of disciplinary actions against law school...
View ArticleWould losing the 3L year really reduce students’ costs? Bloggers discuss
Discussion of a two-year J.D. has picked up since President Barack Obama said in a speech at Binghamton University in New York that he thought “that law schools would probably be wise to think about...
View ArticleThey started their own firm right after law school–and so can you (podcast...
Podcast transcript: Stephanie Francis Ward: Most third-year law students are fretting about finding jobs. Not Katie Kizer and Amanda Graham; they took a leap and started their own firm after...
View ArticleNobel-winning law prof who wrote most-cited law review article dies at 102
A University of Chicago law professor and economist who wrote the most-cited law review article of all time has died at the age of 102. Ronald Coase died on Monday, report the New York Times, the Wall...
View ArticleYou know about moot court–but Karl Okamoto wants students to practice moot deals
Photo of Karl Okamoto by Arnold Adler. Legal education is geared to litigation, from case studies and rules and procedures to moot courts and mock trials. So are legal clinics and real courtroom...
View ArticleSome law schools report increasing enrollment, citing low tuition and...
Some law schools are reporting increasing enrollments even as the number of applicants dropped 12 percent this year. Some law school officials say their low tuition may have been a factor, the National...
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