We love stories about job interviews, because after all it’s central to so much about the life of the young lawyer. So when we read in Forbes about what kills a job interview, from contributor Liz Ryan, the CEO and founder of Human Workplace. We knew there was going to be blood. Somewhere. And she spills the beans, […]
William Henderson* My previous post excerpted the introduction “How to Solve the Legal Profession’s Diversity Problem.” The article suggests that our diversity challenges are rooted in a systems problem. First, our systems for selecting and developing lawyers is seldom grounded in science. Second, the functioning of these systems are seldom viewed as critical to organizational
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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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
