Top Students Avoiding Law School 2016 Edition

Top Students Avoiding Law School 2016 Edition

Back in 2013, I was the first person to notice that students graduating from the top universities in the country were beginning to avoid law school in droves. The LSAC usually updates this information around this time of year, but you have to just keep an eye on their...
Law Student v. Law School

Law Student v. Law School

Well, one of these cases are finally going to court. Unsurprisingly, in liberal California with its consumer-friendly laws. It’s been years in the making. Law students have been trying across the country for years but have been batted away. The “law school...
Should Lawyers Ditch Legalese?

Should Lawyers Ditch Legalese?

Here is the difference between winning Olympic vaults, 56 years apart: Here are examples of two contract clauses, 56 years apart. Old: The parties hereto do hereby stipulate and agree that it is their intention and covenant that this agreement and performance...
Bar Exam Tips

Bar Exam Tips

Lots of nervous, recent graduates from law schools will be sitting down to take the bar exam soon. For some it might be their first time, for others it’s the 2nd or 3rd time at the rodeo. It’s been a few years since I took the Bar (which I passed easily,...
Bloggers With Bite: Atlanta, GA 2/22/16

Bloggers With Bite: Atlanta, GA 2/22/16

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. At noon, on February 22, 2016 at GSU School Of Law in Atlanta, GA, some of the crankiest and snarkiest law bloggers in the country are going to get together. The event is open to all law students and lawyers in the area....