Law Students

Law Student Who Sued School re Grade Needs to Study Up on Contract Law, Appeals Court Says

A law student who sued his school over a C in his legal writing course not only got a fair evaluation in that subject but needs to do some more studying on the law of contracts, too, according to an appeals court ruling today. Timothy Keefe, who represented himself pro…

Mar 25, 2010 10:26 PM CDT

Honeymoon Period Is Fruitful for Job-Hunting UC-Irvine Law Students

The first students at the new law school at the University of California at Irvine will all be employed this summer, half of them with nonprofit groups. The Recorder (sub. req.) has the story. “So far, it’s been good to be a UC-Irvine law student,” the story says. “Not only…

Mar 25, 2010 3:29 PM CDT

Former Law Student Is Banned From Court After Knife Arrest

A former law student who is being held in lieu of $1 million bail after authorities reportedly found 1,600 handguns, knives and other weapons in his Chicago home last week has been banned from all Cook County courthouses unless he is required to be there by law. Kevin Long, 48,…

Mar 24, 2010 4:56 PM CDT

Law Student Study Finds Better Immune Response During Periods of Optimism

Pessimistic law students have generated yet another study, and this one suggests a somewhat rosy disposition can have health benefits. A prior study had found that pessimistic law students at the University of Virginia got better grades, made law review more often, and got better job offers. But a new…

Mar 24, 2010 1:24 PM CDT

Is Law Student Business Card Trend Terrific or ‘Tooltastic’?

Love them or hate them, business cards for law students, which once were unheard of, are a growing trend. The University of San Diego School of Law, for instance, offers students the opportunity to order official business cards via a career services office web page, and such offers are commonplace…

Mar 23, 2010 7:45 PM CDT

ABA Weighs in on Law School’s Side in Case Over Christian Student Group

The American Bar Association filed an amicus curiae brief (PDF) with the U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday in a case that puts two cherished values at odds. On the one hand, the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law, like the ABA, has a policy against discrimination. On the…

Mar 16, 2010 11:13 PM CDT

UK Law School Plants Flag in US, Partners with Northwestern; Grads to Take NY Bar

A United Kingdom law school is establishing a program in the United States, where its students will be able to sit for the New York bar exam. The College of Law students will be able to take classes at Northwestern University School of Law as part of a new strategic…

Mar 15, 2010 8:41 PM CDT

Classroom Laptops an ‘Attractive Nuisance’ and Rumor Monger

Georgetown law professor David Cole is siding with other legal academics who have decided to ban laptops from their classrooms. Cole banned laptops beginning in 2006, calling them an “attractive nuisance.” He explained why in a recent interview with the Washington Post. “This is like putting on every student’s desk,…

Mar 9, 2010 5:32 PM CST

Job Seeker’s Questions Can Include Queries on Firm Culture, Expectations

Questions posed by a job candidate can be just as important as the interviewer’s questions. Don’t ask questions that can be answered by an Internet search, but do ask questions that demonstrate how you can fit into a law firm’s practice, according to a career advice column in Law.com. Save…

Mar 4, 2010 3:54 PM CST

UK Law Student Is ‘Fashion Blogger of the Future’

A University of Bristol law student has been named GQ magazine’s “fashion blogger of the future.” Student Noah Strang won a competition and an internship with GQ, according to Journalism.co.uk and Bristol 24-7. He will become a regular contributor on the magazine’s fashion blog. The competition sought the best menswear…

Mar 3, 2010 6:11 PM CST

Summer Associate Offers Plummet, Hitting 17-Year Low

Reports of layoffs, deferrals and frustration for graduating law students competing for a scarcity of jobs are plentiful. The news didn’t get any better from National Association for Law Placement, which has been collecting recruiting data since 1993. As the U.S. and global economies were battered by “the Great Recession”…

Mar 3, 2010 11:22 AM CST

The Crimson H: Jobless Harvard 3L Wonders, Why Me?

A little over three years ago, when current third-year students entered Harvard Law School, their future seemed assured. But the global economic crisis that struck in late 2008 ended the near-certainty with which they could anticipate a Harvard juris doctor degree would be a ticket to a highly paid BigLaw…

Mar 2, 2010 12:27 AM CST

After ‘Hullabaloo,’ NALP Abandons January Kickoff Day for Job Offers

The National Association for Law Placement has abandoned a recommendation that law firms delay summer associate job offers until a kickoff day in mid-January of the second year of law school. Instead, NALP’s board adopted two smaller recruiting changes, the National Law Journal reports. Students will be required to accept…

Mar 1, 2010 12:30 PM CST

Would-Be Students Clamor to Apply at New UMass Law School

Applications tripled in February after the Southern New England School of Law merged with the University of Massachusetts, creating the first public law school in the state. Looking only at February data, the school has received triple the number of applications over the same month last year, the Herald News…

Feb 24, 2010 4:50 PM CST

Woman, 79, Finishes Law School, Lands 1st Job in Practice

At a time in life when many attorneys have either retired or are putting the brakes on their careers, Alice Thomas is revving hers up. Now 79, she completed her course work at McGeorge School of Law in December and has already lined up a job working with elder law…

Feb 23, 2010 7:41 PM CST