Top Students Avoiding Law School 2016 Edition

by Keith Lee | #data

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

by Keith Lee | #data, 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?

by Keith Lee | Writing

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...

Successful People Are Largely Defined By Two Things

by Keith Lee | Reputation

A three hour dinner at a steakhouse. Back and forth regarding mediator selection at Reddit. Exchanging Facebook messages regarding contract negotiations in Dallas. I already shared the details of the steakhouse experience over at Above The Law. Myself and a few...

Minimally Competent Enough To Not Get Fired From Your Job

by Keith Lee | Professional Development

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Cal Newport, a computer science professor who also write on studying, work habits, and high achievement. I recently reviewed his latest book, Deep Work, and thought it was excellent. But his previous book is what garnered...

Bar Exam Tips

by Keith Lee | Law School

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,...

Tell Your Client They’re Going To Get Kicked In The #%$@

by Keith Lee | Business

At the tail end of last year, my son began taking Tae Kwon Do (TKD). I’ve done martial arts for much of my life, my son is half-Korean, and TKD is the national martial art of Korea, so TKD was a natural choice. He took his first belt test last month and passed...

Social Media Change

by Keith Lee | Technology

If you’re over 30, there is something you need to read in order to understand anyone under the age of 20. It’s a post on Buzzfeed showing how a typical teenager uses Snapchat, How To SnapChat Like The Teens. I’m going to pull out a few choice bits,...

“There are some people who I would wish to offend.”

by Keith Lee | Politics, zen

So said a former chairman of the BBC. I recently heard the phrase repeated by Monty Python co-founder John Cleese. If for some reason you don’t know who or what Monty Python is, they were a surreal humor group from which almost all humor in modern media is a...

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

by Keith Lee | Site News

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....