Law School ‘newbies’ are faced with a range of issues and downright fears when it comes to determining whether they have made the right choice about going to law school in the first place, let alone graduating and embarking on a whole new career and life. But fortunately Renwei Chung, AbovetheLaw’s ‘Diversity Columnist’ made a […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kiwi law professor Mark Henaghan, head of Otago Law School, holds a legendary status among students and alumni alike. But tales of secret sex, nudity on the law camp and other such stories added a certain sense of the “vintage Henaghan”, as one participant put it. Speaking to alumni in Auckland this week, the
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may sometimes wonder why you ever decided to study law – then suddenly you remember – the money? Your father told you to? You didn’t know what else to do? Well, there are a bunch of reasons – 16 according to LegalCheek who published their piece on the 16 reasons why law students
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Exams can be tough enough without tedious fact situations, but London’s School of Economics (LSE) has once again become somewhat controversial by presenting a ‘fact situation’ for a tort test that features individuals named “Donald” (as in you-know-who) and “Nigel” (as in Farange). The LSE exam for first year law students’ tort exam. Law
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Law students cheat? Surely not. Particularly to win a ‘virtual trophy’ for a Law Review Video competition. But no, that was the case outlined in a strongly-worded missive on AbovetheLaw by publisher David Lat, who wrote that the stats for alleged visitors and votes for the competition were revealed as being falsified – ie
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Having a big name law school on your resume is great for Big Law jobs, but the reality is that most lawyers don’t work in Big Law. And there is also the fact that lower-ranked law schools can also provide greater job opportunities than some of the major name law schools. Professor of Law Daniel
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Online law degrees are holding greater-than-ever appeal for lawyers as tuition fees continue to climb for ‘off line’ law schools. The Financial Times reported that a Harvard Law juris doctor degree may now cost close to $US90,000 a year if insurance, housing and other expenses are added to the actual tuition fees charged by the
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The demise of Jutice Antonin Scalia has lead to a major and tense standoff with the proposed renamiing of the George Mason University Law School. The confrontation over the issue has arisen between professors who want to make the move and outside academics who are reportedly offended by the rebranding exercise linking the school to
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The widely anticipated US & World Report Law School rankings have been leaked to law blog SpiveyConsulting, showing the top 100. The US & World Report would not confirm the accuracy of the results, but they are almost certainly the correct rankings, barring some minor adjustments. AbovetheLaw, who reported the Spivey figures noted that among the
Choosing law school is something many lawyers – or aspiring lawyers – do as an almost knee-jerk reaction to their vaguely formed opinions as to what it must be like to be Harvey Specter in “Suits”, or perhaps Ally McBeal. However, the problem is that the right questions are frequently remaining unasked. The questions that
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