Law Students

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

More Stress for Calif. Bar Takers: An Earthquake

This question wasn’t on the California bar exam. But it was on the mind of many Los Angeles area test-takers yesterday, after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered about 30 miles south of the city rattled the area, just as they were finishing up the morning portion of the exam. If…

Jul 30, 2008 6:31 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

Laptop Woes Last Year in N.Y., Bar Exam Legalese This Year

Last summer’s New York bar exam debacle, in which some test-takers who used laptop computers lost their answers because of a software problem, appears to have had a significant impact on those who administer the test as well as those who are taking it today and tomorrow. In this year’s…

Jul 29, 2008 11:02 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 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 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

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

Student Loses Suit Claiming Unaccredited Law School Induced Him to Stay

A federal appeals court has tossed a lawsuit by a former student who claims the Southern New England School of Law fraudulently induced him to stay by promising that accreditation was imminent. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled plaintiff Joseph Rodi failed to show he relied on…

Jul 3, 2008 11:19 AM CDT

The Attorney Multipass

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.

Jul 1, 2008 1:05 PM CDT

UW Law Prof Who Banned Laptops Says He Is Not a Luddite

A University of Wisconsin law professor is defending his decision to ban laptops in his constitutional law class. Professor Anuj Desai tells the Wisconsin State Journal that he is not a “Luddite.” Desai said that when he was in law school, he was the only student in his 1991 class…

Jun 27, 2008 1:28 PM CDT