You’ve probably heard by now that Supreme Court Justice Scalia thinks that some of our greatest minds are being wasted in the legal profession. I was planning on not covering that particular story, partly because it’s already been widely reported on, and partly because I have long been of the opinion that the minds that [...]
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Law Students: Scalia Encourages You to Try Science
Posted Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Do New Lawyers Need Mentors? Utah Thinks So
Posted Thursday, August 6th, 2009Attorney Stephen Owens, who was named new president of the Utah State Bar Association. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune)
A new program in Utah requires newly admitted lawyers to have a mentor to get them started in the field. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, recently elected Bar President Stephen Owens, charged with implementing the New [...]
Law Students: No Job? Try Suing Your School
Posted Monday, August 3rd, 2009One college grad is suing her school to get her tuition back because she claims they didn’t do enough to help her find a job. What about all those jobless law school grads? Should they be suing their schools? What should schools be doing to ensure that their graduates aren’t destitute and jobless come graduation?
Law Students: Some Zen for the Bar Exam
Posted Monday, July 27th, 2009I know all those recent grads are taking the bar exam this week and are probably a teensy bit panic-attack-inducingly stressed. And for those students who aren’t taking the bar yet, I stress the word yet. In hope of getting you all to relax for just a minute, I’ve tried to put together just a [...]
Changing the Law School Curriculum
Posted Monday, July 20th, 2009Lawyers need practical skills, and law schools aren’t teaching them–yet. It feels like there’s change on the horizon, but in the meantime, students need to take the initiative to get the experience they need.
Law Students: Does Debt Correlate with Character and Fitness?
Posted Monday, July 13th, 2009Robert Bowman got himself into $435,000 of debt. The New York State Bar says that means he has failed to establish the requisite character and fitness to practice law. What do you think?
Law Students: Easing your Student Loan Debt with Income Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Posted Monday, July 6th, 2009Law school is the same price whether or not you get a job after it’s over. And if you get a job, the loan payments are the same, no matter what your salary is. At least they used to be. Now, Income Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness plans promise to make sure that everyone can get out of debt.
Law Students: Worried About the Bar Exam? Should Have Gone to Illinois.
Posted Monday, June 29th, 2009Just when you thought Illinois couldn’t be more scandalous! We thought we’d seen the last of Governor Rod Blagojevich after his Senate nominee scandal landed him lots of media attention and plenty of shame. Surprise, surprise, he’s back, this time with a scandal surrounding admissions to the law school at the University of Illinois.
Law Students: Shrinking Economy, Shrinking Firms, Fewer Jobs
Posted Monday, June 22nd, 2009The economy is shrinking and law firms are shrinking right along with it, meaning fewer jobs for new law school grads. So what’s a 3L to do?
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