After presenting a statistical analysis showing that enrollment rates at ABA law schools have been increasing while LSAT takers and law school applicant rates have been declining over time, Gary Rosen writes If the sharp drop in takers in June…
Posts Tagged ‘June’
Applications Are Down At Law Schools – Does It Matter?
27
Sep
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting on the drop in law school applicants nationally and at law schools located in Minneapolis. The latest statistics from the Law School Admissions Council shows an 18.7% drop in LSATs administered in June of…
Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Emory To Offer Orphan Works Electronically
29
Aug
I wrote at the end of June about the decision by the University of Michigan Libraries to give campus access to electronic versions of orphan works scanned by Google from the school’s collection. See University of Michigan To Allow Campus…
Positioning "One’s Self as an Insightful Chameleon Rather Than as an Isolated Purveyor of Facts and Figures"
15
Aug
I guess that’s the gist of Ari Kaplan’s Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, June 8, 2011) [Amazon]. I haven’t read it yet but perhaps I should. “This book expertly showcases the multitude of opportunities…
Court Grants Petition to Unseal Nixon’s Watergate Grand Jury Testimony
04
Aug
On July 29, 2011, Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth (D.D.C.) granted a petition to unseal President Nixon’s grand jury testimony from June 23 and 24, 1975, plus related Watergate Special Prosecution Force materials. Judge Lamberth, however, denied a petition to…
There’s No Business Like Law School Business
18
Jul
In his June 16, 2011 NYT Business Day article, David Segal observes that the basic rule of supply and demand does not apply in the legal academy. Legal diplomas have such allure that law schools have been able to jack…
The Stats Aren’t Pretty: NALP Reports on Class of 2010 Law Grads Average Starting Salaries
08
Jul
From NALP’s July 7, 2011 press release: As NALP reported in June, the employment profile for this class contrasts markedly from that of the previous class, with fewer employed graduates obtaining jobs in law firms — 50.9% compared with 55.9%…
CRS Issues Legislative History Research Guide
23
Jun
From the summary of Legislative History Research: A Basic Guide (June 15, 2011): This report provides an overview of federal legislative history research, the legislative process, and where to find congressional documents. The report also summarizes some of the reasons…
Summary of Harvard’s "Future of Law Libraries: The Future is Now?" Conference
20
Jun
Reportedly some 700 people viewed at least a portion of the live webcast of Harvard Law’s Future of Law Libraries: The Future is Now? conference on June 16. One member of my little county law library staff reported that the…
