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
Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for the White House has sparked another debate about unpaid interns. The “overworked and underpaid” (or unpaid) mantra has been something that has developed into lawsuits against major corporations in the past few years. Tales of exploitation and hardship have been aired and many younger voters are attracted to the opposition to
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
Kiwi lawyers seeking law jobs in London can expect some hefty salaries if they score the right job at the right firm. If we’re talking Magic Circle firms like Slaughter and May, the salary reviews have lifted the pay for newly qualified lawyers by £5000 to £70,000 for the year. The increase doubles the money paid
Quitting a law partnership is not something that’s easily done, but when it does happen how does a well paid partner explain why he left for an in-house job? So-called “lawyer whisperer” Julie Brush was asked the question These days, the life of a law firm lawyer is no walk in the park. And it’s especially
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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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Weil Gotshal & Manges is a major, white shoe law firm. But their April fools joke went down like they had their feet in their mouths. Big mistake Weil. They ‘joke’ was a work/life balance one – you’ve heard them, we’re sure. It declared that under a firm-wide, new email policy no emails were to
