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"Crackdown was the word of the year in 2011"; US drops 20 positions in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, 2011/2012 Rankings

02 Feb

In the press release for its annual ranking of countries based on an assessment of country-by-country freedom of the press track records, Reporters Without Borders reports: This year’s index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year…

 

Impervious to Change: Happy Law Faculty, ABA Gatekeeper, US News Rankings All Contribute to …

19 Dec

… The Price to Play Its Way, David Segal’s latest NYT article. [JH]

 

"Advertorial" Reader Survey Rankings of Legal Vendor Services in the NY and DC Markets

13 Dec

On the heels of second annual New York Law Journal Reader Rankings of Legal Vendors published in September 2011, comes the first annual Legal Times Reader’s Rankings of Legal Vendors, (dated Novermber 2011)! Yes, yes, I know both titles are…

 

Are BigLaw Firms Gaming AmLaw Rankings?

23 Aug

We all know that some, many, most, whatever, law schools game placement stats for US News Law School Rankings but Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group is reporting that more than half of the nation’s top 50 law firms could…

 

Location, Location, Location: Feeder Law Schools for BigLaw Associate Hiring and Promotion to Partnership

12 Aug

Two B-school profs, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer, have published the results of their study at American BigLaw Lawyers and the Schools that Produce Them: A Profile and Rankings: We profile the lawyers that work at the largest 300 American…

 

Vault Law’s Best in Class Law Firm Rankings by Prestige: Associates Rank Top 100 Law Firms Generally and by Law Firm Practice Areas

03 Aug

Vault Law’s annual survey of law firm assocates ranks law firms by associates’ perception of firm prestige. Some 16,000 associates participated this year. For details, see Vault Law’s 2012 Top 100 Law Firms. To determine the 2012 Vault Practice Area…