Enrollment of first-year students at U.S. law schools this academic year fell 11 percent.
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Read More »Enrollment of first-year students at U.S. law schools this academic year fell 11 percent.
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Read More »American Bar Association President James Silkenat suggested that Obama may not have meant law schools should go to two-year programs, but that maybe they should only charge like two-year programs?
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Read More »What’s in the air is the idea that the U.S. can’t afford the old three-year curriculum with its elective courses and interdisciplinary focus.
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Read More »There’s something slightly countercultural about the notion of alternative careers in the law. It would appear that people who choose such a path could be part of a neo-hippie group working to subvert the buttoned-down, corporate model of the traditional ...
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Read More »Harvard University’s law school will stop offering free third-year tuition to students who go into public service after graduation because of endowment losses. Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Mass., will restructure the program, called the Public Service Initiative, and focus ...
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Read More »Saint Louis University School of Law’s two moot court teams placed first and second in a regional competition over the weekend. But, due to competition rules, only one team will be allowed to participate in the National Moot Court Competition. ...
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Read More »I had an interview last week – my first since law school. I found the hardest part of the interview was telling the guy that gave me my start as a solo that I had an interview. I walked into ...
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Read More »Very early in law school we are taught the doctrine of stare decisis. We learn that when a court is faced with a particular issue and a particular fact pattern, it must rule in a manner that is consistent with ...
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Read More »It was appointment television. For every lawyer and law student, and for anyone with a passing interest in the law, you needed to block off Thursday evening for “L.A. Law.” The members of McKenzie Brackman were like family to those ...
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Read More »No doubt, law school taught you many valuable things. It’s unlikely, however, you learned how to develop a relationship with attorneys who could mentor you or how to manage support staff or how to provide guidance to a newer associate. ...
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