Why It May Be a Good Time to Apply to Law School: Less Competition

Yes, law school tuition is high, and, yes, good jobs are hard to find after graduation. But it may be a good time to apply to law school, according to a journalist-turned-law professor. The reason: There is less competition. University of California at Irvine law professor Jonathan Glater, a former…

Dec 6, 2012 12:43 PM CST

ABA Legal Ed Section’s Council Advances Law School Accreditation Standards

The governing council of the ABA’s law school accrediting arm has given preliminary approval to a package of proposed changes in law school accrediting standards covering facilities, equipment, technology, libraries and information resources. The proposed changes, unanimously approved with only minor changes Friday by the council of the ABA Section…

Dec 3, 2012 10:44 PM CST

Critics Are Not Persuaded by Dean’s Op-Ed Criticizing Anti-Law School ‘Hysteria’

Case Western Reserve University law dean Lawrence Mitchell appears to be fighting a losing battle. In a New York Times op-ed, Mitchell last week criticized the “hysteria” and “overwrought atmosphere” that are discouraging talented individuals from attending law school. Now the law school critics are responding. TaxProf Blog lists the…

Dec 3, 2012 2:04 PM CST

Letters: A Storied Career

Dec 1, 2012 11:00 AM CST

Shama Llama Ding Dong: Attorney Establishes Llama Sanctuary

Dec 1, 2012 10:20 AM CST

Former Adjunct Prof Faces Discipline Case After Plea re Indecent Exposure to Law Student

A former adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law is facing an attorney disciplinary case after taking a plea deal earlier this year concerning a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure to a student after he met with her in a restaurant to discuss her participation in a legal clinic.…

Nov 29, 2012 7:13 PM CST

Does Law School’s Appointment of Kirkland Leader as Dean Signal New Focus on Legal Jobs?

The managing partner of the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis is on the verge of a significant career change, one that may also signal a growing new emphasis on legal jobs at the nation’s law schools. Daniel F. Attridge will take the helm as law dean of Catholic…

Nov 28, 2012 11:15 PM CST

Vermont Law School Plans to Downsize Staff; Dean Says Nonlawyer Specialists Will Do More Legal Work

The field of health care has been transformed with more cost-effective treatment by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and the legal field will follow with less work being done by lawyers, according to a law dean who is preparing for changes ahead by downsizing. Marc Mihaly, the dean and president…

Nov 28, 2012 1:16 PM CST

ABA Committee Approves Proposed Changes in Law School Accreditation Standards

An ABA committee has voted to approve a package of proposed changes in the law school accreditation standards covering facilities, equipment, technology, libraries and information services. The proposed changes, unanimously approved Friday by the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar’s Standards Review Committee, will be presented to…

Nov 20, 2012 2:50 PM CST

Alito Defends Citizens United, Says Opponents’ Bumper Stickers Are Pithy but Misguided

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. says opponents of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision have waged a successful public relations campaign, even if their point is misguided. Opponents have targeted Citizens United for its holding that corporations have a First Amendment right to expressly support political candidates with independent spending.…

Nov 19, 2012 2:35 PM CST

Ex-Kansas AG Kline Tells Judges His Office ‘Endeavored Forthright’ in Abortion-Provider Probes

Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline told judges hearing his disciplinary case on Thursday that he never intentionally lied during his investigation of abortion providers. Kline is accused of misleading others, or allowing his subordinates to mislead others, including grand jurors, report the Lynchburg News & Advance, the Topeka Capital-Journal…

Nov 16, 2012 2:55 PM CST

Around the Blawgosphere: Profs Brainstorm on Election Law, Secession; Will Janeane Garofalo Owe IRS?

Making the Law University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter wrote at Legal Ethics Blog that he, Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig and other law professors have together outlined and announce their support for a proposed American Anti-Corruption Act, which would “overhaul campaign finance.” A few tenets of the…

Nov 16, 2012 2:30 PM CST

Foundation’s Forgivable Loans to U of Texas Law Profs Draw Fire; Former Dean Got $500K

A program of forgivable loans used to supplement the salaries of some law professors at the University of Texas and a former law dean lacks transparency and should be ended, the general counsel for the UT System and the state attorney general’s office have recommended. Although legal, the loans, which…

Nov 15, 2012 6:42 PM CST

Are Laws Barring Polygamy Destined to Fall? Law Prof Defends Marriage of Two

Critics are attacking laws barring polygamy as an assault on religious liberty, a throwback to another time when contraception was banned and homophobia prevailed. Emory University law professor John Witte Jr. isn’t among them. He defends anti-polygamy laws in a Guest Voices column for the Washington Post. “I argue that…

Nov 14, 2012 11:30 AM CST

Think Deal Lawyers Are Adding Value to Mergers? Think Again, Law Profs Say

The markets react to the complex legal provisions of merger agreements with a big yawn, according to a study by two law professors. The scholarly literature has long promoted the view that M&A lawyering adds value to transactions, but the markets don’t agree, according to a study by law professors…

Nov 8, 2012 6:16 PM CST