What I Wished I Learned in Law School
Looking back, what do you wish you learned in law school? Hear one attorney’s take on the missed lessons – which will ring true for many in-house counsel and law firm lawyers alike: “I’m coming…
Law Schools
Fear-Based Instruction Can be Harmful to Law Students (?!?)
TGIF! If you are thinking this is going to be about the Socratic method, you are wrong. It’s about the apparent overuse of “cautionary tales” about the practice of law that has law students stressing…
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…
Is a law degree worth One Million Dollars?
Cue Austin Powers – is a law degree worth one million dollars? Perhaps this will finally convince law schools that they are charging too little and that law students can easily afford another couple hundred…
New Competition in the Legal Job Market – Your Law School Professors?
It’s hard enough competing in the legal job market these days – but it could get worse – you could soon be competing for jobs against your former law professors: A plunge in the number…
Law Student Whacked In NYC
AboveTheLaw has coverage on what you’ve probably already seen on the news – a law student whacked in NYC in broad daylight: You know what they say, you never see it coming.There is a bizarre…
Student Debt Reaches Record Levels
Struggling with student debt? As you are likely already aware, you are not alone: An analysis by the Pew Research Center has found that one in five households in the United States is burdened with…
Law School Costs Keep Rising, Despite Decreased Demand
US debt, law school debt, who’s counting? Law school costs are increasing just when you thought it was time for a reality check. [via: Law School Costs Keep Rising, Despite Decreased Demand at the WSJ…