Law Students

Large Firms Didn’t Cut Back on Hiring Law Grads Last Year

Large law firms didn’t trim hiring from top law schools last year, bringing aboard the same percentage of grads as the year before. Almost 55 percent of students graduating from the top 20 feeder schools for large firms accepted associate jobs last year, about the same percentage as the prior…

Feb 23, 2009 2:48 PM CST

Petition Protests Choice of Mukasey as Speaker at UNC Law Graduation

Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is one again facing protests over his selection as a commencement speaker at a law school. The latest flap is taking place at the University of North Carolina’s law school, where the UNC Student Bar Association chose Mukasey as a speaker, the Daily Tar Heel…

Feb 23, 2009 1:30 PM CST

Law School Sideline Became Main Gig for Fashionista Texas Attorney

Sarah Davis says she loved law school and fully expected to practice. But a funny thing happened on her way to earning her juris doctor degree and a Texas law license. The sideline “gently used” designer handbag resale enterprise she started online as a student, to help pay off her…

Feb 20, 2009 8:40 PM CST

Infamous Va. Law Student Parties Can Make It Hard to Find a Venue

In some cases, claimed misbehavior by University of Virginia law students was pretty minor. But due to some reputed hearty partying by lawyers-to-be there over the years, law student organizations aren’t always welcome guests when it comes time to book events at local hotels, reports the Virginia Law Weekly in…

Feb 20, 2009 8:21 PM CST

Advocacy Group for Blind Sues Law School Admissions Council

Updated: The National Federation of the Blind filed suit today against the Law School Admissions Council, contending that the LSAC discriminates against those with disabilities because its website and test preparation materials aren’t properly coded to be accessible to visually impaired individuals who use screen-reader programs. The PR Newswire press…

Feb 20, 2009 1:59 AM CST

Wisconsin is Still a Relatively Hot Hiring Market for Lawyers at All Levels

Wisconsin isn’t the first place many might think of when planning a job search. But the state’s legal job market is more stable than many and, while it is slower than it was, still offers opportunities for law students, reports the Wisconsin Bar Journal. That is also good news for…

Feb 18, 2009 8:29 PM CST

Prof. Tribe Hints He’s Available for DC Gig

Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe began his speech accepting the American Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Scholar Award on Saturday night cloaked in an air of valedictory. But that quickly gave way to a peek into his hypothetical future. He reflected on recently starting his latest class in constitutional law, which…

Feb 15, 2009 1:47 PM CST

Law Student Who Died in Plane Crash Was Headed to Nephew’s Party

Updated: A second-year student at Florida Coastal law school in Jacksonville has been identified as among 50 people killed in a plane crash in Buffalo, N.Y. The law student is Ellyce Kausner, the Buffalo News reports. Kausner was traveling to Buffalo so she could be the date for her 4-year-old…

Feb 13, 2009 4:25 PM CST

Luce Forward Pink-Slips 2Ls and 3Ls

In addition to laying off 12 attorneys and 15 staff members, Luce Forward has also rescinded offers to incoming 3Ls and canceled the upcoming summer program. The 200-attorney California-based law firm has confirmed to Above the Law that it is rescinding all offers to third-year law students who worked at…

Feb 13, 2009 12:58 AM CST

‘Grandpa’ Graduates, at 88, from Thai Law School

After 12 years of study, a retired veterinarian in Thailand has earned his law degree, at age 88. A special graduation ceremony was held for Sa-nguan Sunthornwong, who is affectionately known as “Grandfather” to his classmates, reports the Bangkok Post. He had hoped to attend the regular ceremony on Jan.…

Feb 9, 2009 7:51 PM CST

Law Prof Files Retaliation Suit Against Florida Law School

A former law professor at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law has filed a race and sex discrimination suit against the school. Sherrie Russell-Brown, an African-American, claims in the lawsuit that her problems began after she complained about discrimination at the school, the National Law Journal reports. Russell-Brown…

Feb 9, 2009 1:15 PM CST

LSAT Ace Ditches Law School, Produces Popular Podcasts

A student who scored a perfect 180 on his Law School Admissions Test decided to help other aspiring lawyers rather than become one himself. “Jewish mothers everywhere must have sighed when Andrew Brody, a nice Jewish boy who scored a perfect 180 on his LSAT and received a scholarship to…

Feb 6, 2009 7:28 PM CST

Penn Students See Humor in Layoffs: ‘Dissolving Firm Offers 3L Partnership’

Apparently inspired by widespread news of layoffs at real law firms, law students at the University of Pennsylvania have highlighted some humorous aspects of a sad situation in a satirical “news” publication. The initial issue of Goat’s Milk (PDF), a self-described underground law review, leads with an article that indicates…

Feb 5, 2009 1:27 AM CST

Law Grads Advised to Market ‘Brand You’; What Will Blagojevich and Kilpatrick Do?

In one of the toughest job markets in decades, law graduates advised that a juris doctor degree would qualify them for a multiplicity of careers are finding that, even with experience, it can be hard to find work of any kind. “Unfortunately, a law degree does not even guarantee an…

Feb 4, 2009 2:29 AM CST

Weil Gotshal in Houston is Flooded with Resumés

The partner in charge of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Houston says he can’t remember the last time he saw so many resumés from high-quality job seekers. John Strasburger told Texas Lawyer’s Tex Parte Blog that he used to see a couple resumés a week from lawyers. But in the…

Feb 3, 2009 12:22 PM CST