A variety of news articles have also covered the decline, often interviewing law school admission deans.
In this blog post, I compile some choice quotes from law school admission deans (and others).
Law School Admission Deans on Applicant Numbers
A variety of news articles have also covered the decline, often interviewing law school admission deans.
In this blog post, I compile some choice quotes from law school admission deans (and others).
Logic and Games
* New ABA proposal would require law schools to disclose more about their graduates - including salary info. [ABA Journal]
* Why is UC Hastings College of Law reducing its enrollment by 20% over the next 3 years? [Above the Law]
* A judge awarded Hermès a ton of money in a judgment against alleged counterfeiters. Let's see how much it actually collects. [Ars Technica]
* The best used car ad on craigslist. Ever. [Buzzfeed]
* 11 early scathing reviews of works now considered masterpieces. [mental floss]
* Why is UC Hastings College of Law reducing its enrollment by 20% over the next 3 years? [Above the Law]
* A judge awarded Hermès a ton of money in a judgment against alleged counterfeiters. Let's see how much it actually collects. [Ars Technica]
* The best used car ad on craigslist. Ever. [Buzzfeed]
* 11 early scathing reviews of works now considered masterpieces. [mental floss]
Columbia Law School Employment Troubles
The newest update includes two significant pieces of data:
-a detailed breakdown for Columbia's Class of 2011
-the number of school-funded jobs for the Classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011
The Post writes:
Logic and Games
* When you're a 1L, don't be like this Duke student, who recently tried to cheat on a take-home exam by posting one of the questions on a message board. [Above the Law]
* New York will soon become the first state to require lawyers to perform pro bono work to be licensed. [NYTimes]
* California Bar considering practical skills mandate for new lawyers. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Woman sentenced to 10 years for taking meth while pregnant attracts 'national army' of supporters. [ABA Journal]
* Stressed? Try pushing this magic button. [Make Everything OK]
* New York will soon become the first state to require lawyers to perform pro bono work to be licensed. [NYTimes]
* California Bar considering practical skills mandate for new lawyers. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Woman sentenced to 10 years for taking meth while pregnant attracts 'national army' of supporters. [ABA Journal]
* Stressed? Try pushing this magic button. [Make Everything OK]
Law School Employment Numbers Database
It combines information from 4 different sources:
LSAT Requirement May Be Eliminated
In this post, I address 3 questions:
1. What is the LSAT requirement?
2. Why would the committee consider dropping it?
3. How would this affect law school admissions?
Cooley Law School Founder Still Paid 6-Figure Salary | Why?
According to Cooley's 3 most recent IRS filings available on GuideStar, he received $370,245 (2009-10 - PDF p35), $368,581 (2008-9 - PDF p50), and $365,008 (2007-8 - PDF p6) in total compensation for each of those years.
These IRS documents suggest that his formal titles are "Professor Emeritus" and "Former President" and that he works just 10 hours/week. Taking the average of his total compensation for these 3 years, and assuming he worked 52 weeks/year (no vacations), he earned $707.58/hour during this 3-year period.
But what has he done to earn such a high hourly rate during his retirement? The only current formal responsibility of which I find mention is that of compiling the widely-derided "Cooley Rankings," aka "Judging the Law Schools." (Cooley places #2 nationwide in his latest ranking, while it's in the bottom tier of the U.S. News rankings.)
Logic and Games
* Sick of working on that term paper? This website instantly writes one on any subject. Well, not really, but it's fun to pretend. [Essay Typer]
* 53% of recent college grads are jobless or underemployed—how? [The Atlantic]
* ACLU sues over expulsion of 8th-graders for Facebook posts about killing ugly classmates. [ABA Journal]
* Two members of Congress introduced a bill to prevent employers from requiring applicants to turn over Facebook passwords. [Ars Technica]
* 23 successful people who wake up really early. [Business Insider]
* The kids in this tumblr are awesome. [Children With Swag]
---
Once a week, I'll use this space to mention LSAT Blog posts you may have missed, as well as highlights from the previous week. (Since I wrote a ton last week, I'm simply including most of those posts.)
* Can playing this memory game increase your LSAT score?
* Law school applicant numbers continue decline
* How will law schools be affected by the LSAT fee increase?
* LSAC responds to LSAT fee hike criticism
* 53% of recent college grads are jobless or underemployed—how? [The Atlantic]
* ACLU sues over expulsion of 8th-graders for Facebook posts about killing ugly classmates. [ABA Journal]
* Two members of Congress introduced a bill to prevent employers from requiring applicants to turn over Facebook passwords. [Ars Technica]
* 23 successful people who wake up really early. [Business Insider]
* The kids in this tumblr are awesome. [Children With Swag]
---
Once a week, I'll use this space to mention LSAT Blog posts you may have missed, as well as highlights from the previous week. (Since I wrote a ton last week, I'm simply including most of those posts.)
* Can playing this memory game increase your LSAT score?
* Law school applicant numbers continue decline
* LSAC responds to LSAT fee hike criticism
LSAT Diary: 20-Point Score Improvement
This LSAT Diary is from Jessica, who improved her original LSAT score by 20 points on the February 2012 LSAT.If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)
Guy Sues LSAC For Refusing Double-Time LSAT Accommodations
Unfortunately, he has learning disabilities that limit his ability to do well on the LSAT. He's also got ADHD, anxiety disorder, OCD, and mild depression. When he applied for LSAT accommodations, he was granted 50% extra time on the LSAT.
However, even with this extra time, he didn't do particularly well on the LSAT the two times he's taken it. Despite lots of studying, he scored only 150 on the December 2010 LSAT and 151 on the February 2012 LSAT.
When LSAT Scores (and Fortune Cookies) Determine Futures
Some people (many of you, I'm sure) have wanted to be lawyers ever since childhood.
