It’s a serious ‘bear’ market for law schools, it seems, if the current trends in the US are anything to go by. And the finger is being pointed at “less capable” law students entering law school. There has been a record-breaking drop in the average scores for bar exam multiple choice section passes, according to […]
Are there really too many law schools? Well, yes, actually and this month the ABA accredited another at Concordia University, taking the number beyond 200 in the US. But even the ABA are questioning whether this list should be expanded given that 10 US law schools were unable to place more than 30 per cent
Erik Weber is using his autism to become a legal specialist who can make a special contribution to education law. In May, he became the first student with autism not only to graduate from Cal Western School of Law, but the first to pass the bar exam, which he did at his first attempt. After
Stealing IP is bad enough, but when its at law school – no, make that HARVARD Law School, then the theft becomes something altogether more serious. And so when AbovetheLaw reported on this “peculiar thief” roaming the halls of Harvard it struck a particular chord with those concerned about the sheer sweat and even artistry
Law school rankings create massive interest among lawyers and – surprise, surprise – lawschools. The rankings abound and just which ones you rely upon or consider the most authoritative is amatter of considerable debate. In the United States there is the US News and World Report rankings as a leader among rankings and a host
INDIANAPOLIS -LawFuel.com – The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will host a traveling exhibit that focuses on the plight of Jewish legal professionals in Nazi-controlled Germany. The exhibit, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich,” runs April 20 to 28 in the Ruth Lilly Law Library on the
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Rolling Stone magazine is used to causing a ruckus with its stories but it’s latest “Rape on a Campus” article has created not just an uproar, but also a retraction and now a lawsuit from the University of Virginia chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. The fraternity house has said it will sue the magazine after
Law jobs in the US is a tough market, as numerous reports have shown. The employment stats for law school graduates has been a depressing outlook for graduates. the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) shows a steady fall annually for the past six years. As the Financial Times reports on the situation, figures remain
For students studying law – or even thinking about it – one of the highly worthwhile exercises is to actually go to Court to see how the system works and to obtain a better idea than the text books may provide as to how the law actually works and – perhaps as importantly – whether
Depression and mental health issues in the law – both in the professional lawyer and the law student – are well know. AbovetheLaw’s Joe Patrice looks at such issues as substance abuse, depression and suicide. Not pretty subjects, but they need addressing. The pervasive mental health issues plaguing the legal profession are well-established. As an
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