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…
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1L Orientation: Why is law school so different and why 1Ls need to work harder
12
Aug
… than they did in college? Texas Tech Assistant Dean for Academic Success Programs Amy Jarmon offers advice at What makes law school so different for many new law students? on Law School Academic Support Blog. [JH]
Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Thomas Cooley Law School and NYLS Yesterday
11
Aug
Law School Transparency is reporting that class action lawsuits were filed against Thomas Cooley Law School and NYLS on August 10, 2011 alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation and deceptive business practices The plaintiffs claim that their law schools knowingly inflate reported…
"This Situation Absolutely Requires a Really Futile and Stupid Gesture Be Done on Somebody’s Part:" ABA Adopts Resolution on Skills Training
11
Aug
Tuesday, the ABA adopted a Resolution on Skills Training, politely charactered by Paul Kirgis as “tepid” on ADR Prof Blog (“No mention of the actual skills that lawyers need.”). I think the edited text speaks for itself: Click to enlarge….
As Satisfied and Well Paid Tenured Profs Lounge, Adjuncts Carry the Teaching Load
11
Aug
In Hello, Adjunct, Meet Prof. Cozy: Instructors teaching six courses may earn less than $20,000 a year; they can only dream of tenure’s perks, Frank Gannon writes The reason that academic politics are so bitter, as the quip goes, is…
More Law School Unhappiness
09
Aug
The saga of Widener School of Law faculty member Lawrence J. Connell has taken another turn, prompting the age old question, “What is truth?” Professor Connell has been suspended by the University for a year without pay for allegedly retaliating…
A Little More on Drexel Law’s ABA Accreditation
09
Aug
Opened in the fall of 2006, the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel recently received ABA accredition as Mark Giangrande posted on LLB earlier this week. Folks may recall that when plans for the law school were announced in…
