Law Schools

Yale Students Unmask Anonymous Critics; Legal Careers at Risk

Apparent law students who posted nasty comments about female classmates on the Internet thought they were doing so anonymously. But now two female Yale Law School students who sued over the AutoAdmit posts have identified at least some of those who made the vile comments, including posts that said women…

Jul 31, 2008 8:50 PM CDT

Obama Was Popular Law Prof Who Didn’t Publish or Take Tenure

Barack Obama refined his public speaking style and his beliefs during his 12 years teaching law at the University of Chicago. But he did not publish any legal scholarship, and he did not accept a tenured position, the New York Times reports. His critics view the lack of scholarship as…

Jul 30, 2008 6:15 PM CDT

Dean of Troubled Law School Says Only First-Year Classes on Hold

The new dean of the troubled Barkley School of Law in Paducah, Ky., expects about 20 students to attend classes this fall, but none of them will be first years. Dean Larry Putt tells ABAJournal.com that previous reports of all classes shutting down are simply not true. “What I have…

Jul 29, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

NYU Students Seek Coveted Law School Classes, Will Pay Cash

At least one administrator at New York University School of Law recently has put his foot down about the practice, threatening sanctions. But students reportedly are shamelessly buying and selling seats in coveted law school courses via the Internet, in what some might consider a valuable lesson about business life…

Jul 28, 2008 8:21 PM CDT

Fall Classes May Be Ditched at Troubled Kentucky Law School

Updated: The construction schedule for a new, expanded library will determine whether fall classes will be held at the troubled Barkley School of Law in Paducah, Ky. School spokesman Ray Lane told the Paducah Sun that classes will be canceled if the new $5 million library and the renovation of…

Jul 28, 2008 12:31 PM CDT

Law Prof Wants to Make Animated Case Book for YouTube

An innovative law professor at California Western in San Diego wants to make an animated case book to help make the law more accessible. Professor and assistant dean James Cooper sketched his idea on Thursday at a comic book convention, the Daily Journal reports (sub. req.). “I’d take the top…

Jul 25, 2008 12:50 PM CDT

Law Blogger Laments Lack of Summer Associate Scandals

Where have all the summer scandals gone? So far this season, not one comes to mind, laments law blogger David Lat. Can it really be true that much of the summer has passed without a single stupendous alcohol-fueled summer associate-partner indiscretion or inadvertent use of the “reply all” function on…

Jul 23, 2008 4:12 PM CDT

Law Blog Considers Obligation of Older Professors to Retire

Do older professors have an obligation to retire? The Adjunct Law Prof Blog notes online discussions on the issue and decides the answer is no. “My own view is there is NO obligation to retire,” writes St. John’s law professor Mitchell Rubinstein at his Adjunct Law Prof Blog. “However, there…

Jul 23, 2008 2:55 PM CDT

Calif. Law School Sold to Swiss-Based Educational Company

A private law school in Southern California has been sold to Knowledge Investment Partners, in a transaction with an estimated value of $5 to $10 million. The Swiss-based company already owns seven educational facilities, most located in Europe. For the Western State University College of Law to retain its accreditation…

Jul 18, 2008 11:33 PM CDT

Concordia U Plans to Open New Law School in Boise, Idaho

The capital city of Idaho will have at least one law school in the foreseeable future, as a private Oregon-based university makes formal plans to create one and a state university apparently may see its future there, too. Concordia University, a private Lutheran school, indicates in a statement from its…

Jul 17, 2008 9:22 PM CDT

Law School Tuition Game: ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

For applicants seeking scholarships to help cover law school tuition, the name of the game has been changing in recent years. Increasingly, awards can be negotiated at many of the nation’s law schools, which frequently match competing scholarship offers from other law schools, writes the Wall Street Journal Law Blog.…

Jul 11, 2008 9:20 PM CDT

Dual-Degrees Fill Need for Lawyers Versed in Multiple Legal Systems

From his office at Butzel Long’s Detroit headquarters, lawyer Richard Rassel can watch the massive 18-wheel trucks driving across the Ambassador Bridge from Michigan into Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Most of those trucks started their long journey north to Canada from Mexico, crossing through three countries with three distinct legal systems,…

Jul 11, 2008 7:07 PM CDT

UC Irvine Profs to Include LA Times Reporter, Incoming AALS President

The fledgling University of California at Irvine has released a list of its faculty, and it includes a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times and the incoming president of the Association of American Law Schools. Legal affairs reporter Henry Weinstein, who recently took a buyout from the Los Angeles…

Jul 10, 2008 11:34 AM CDT

Should LSATs for Evening Students Count in Rankings?

Former George Washington University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg is among those arguing that U.S. News & World Report should leave well enough alone with its rankings and keep night programs out of the equation. In an opinion piece published this week by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Trachtenberg takes issue…

Jul 8, 2008 4:03 PM CDT

Law Students Showing Interest in ‘Burgeoning Field’ of Immigration Law

Immigration law is increasingly popular at law schools. The Washington Post reports that immigration law is a “burgeoning field” that is driven by mass immigration and business interest in compliance with hiring regulations. Many law students take a personal interest in the subject because they are themselves immigrants or are…

Jul 7, 2008 5:47 PM CDT