Law School Rankings Shakeup
Law school rankings are out and there are major surprises. A shakeup and many ties in the top tier surprised the pundits.
Law Schools
The Race Against Time To Reinvent Lawyers
The foundations of the legal systems that generate lawyers are in a tremendous state of flux. The time to reinvent lawyers is short.
How to Spot a Bad Lawyer
How do you spot a bad lawyer? As with other things as the global health crisis recedes, many see an uptick in bad lawyers and bad lawyering.
Was Law School Worth It?
Was law school worth it? Wow, what a question to ponder during these unprecedented times. Normally, many lawyers might respond with “It depends on the day I’m having”. But of course the question is far…
Legal Professionals Struggle Economically
Legal professionals struggle economically, according to a new report from across the pond. Does it hold water for legal professionals in the United States? If it does, the good news is that nothing seems to…
Law Students Among Least Hardworking Students
Law students have apparently been found (again!) to be among the least hardworking of students in a study from the UK. Obviously, there must be some statistical flaws in the research or geographic issues involved…
The ‘Think Like a Lawyer’ Approach to Law School is Outdated
Think like a lawyer an outdated approach? Perhaps, to many and for good reason. But for others, changes will be painful. “I have been writing about change within the legal industry for a few years…I…
Are Lawyers Getting Dumber?
Will the bar passage results this year help clear things up? “Last August, the tens of thousands of answer sheets from the bar exam started to stream into the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The…
Stress may be killing law students’ brain cells
In a recent article, a law professor discusses how stress may be killing law students’ brain cells. If this is happening while law students are still in school, one can only imagine what may happen…