The ABA Journal has an article reflecting on what happened to the 150,000 law school grads that never passed the bar.
Turns out that their lives suck for the first five years, but that they eventually bounce back, but never to the degree as their peer:
…Jane Yakowitz, director of a project at UCLA
Today is 9/11, and while I am at work working, I cannot help but think back eight years. I cannot help but think back to those who lost their lives, those who live daily with a hole in their hearts, and those whose lives will never, ever be the same.
Yet already today on my
The summer’s coming to an end on the east coast, and the summer offers aren’t rolling in as they have in the past (law.com subscription required). In California, our summer nights are in full swing for at least another month, but the news, I’m certain, isn’t heart warming for the summer associates.
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Having
Hi everyone. I want to welcome Michelle Fabio from About.com: Law School as a guest blogger to The Legal Watercooler. As we just spent the last two posts questioning WHO and WHY anyone would go to law school these days, how about some productivity tips for those who have made the leap to 1L
I read with interest a couple pieces today here and here on the value of law school, and the ethics of continuing to open new law schools, admit new students, promote salaries that are unrealistic in today’s economy, and saddle students with $100,000 or more in debt on graduation day … all with impunity.
I’ve
There are a lot of different barometers out there for judging whether or not an individual has the personality skills to be a rainmaker. Unfortunately, LSAT results might not be amongst them.
According to a chart prepared by the Tax Prof Blog, the best “candidate” for law school, the person with the highest LSAT
Kevin O’Keefe has a great post today, Seize the moment lawyers, that I recommend everyone thinking about a blog read — lawyer or not!
Lawyers are not alone in allowing their fears, or their lack of understanding of something new, stand in the way of them taking action. However, now is not the time
I hate to say “I called it first” (which I really didn’t, but I was close), but I’ve been talking about the “lost generation” of law students for quite some time. Who could look at all of these law firm layoffs and not reach the same conclusion?
From a May 19, 2009, post Looking for
I could not agree more with this statement more:
Social media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.
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Watching my Twitter feed today I really enjoyed the following conversation:
Timothy B. Corcoran tweeted that at an ITLA09 panel discussing how technology can support alternative fees, a BigLaw partner said:
Clients can look for savings elsewhere in legal budget other than my billable hour.
Matt Homann quickly concurred, “And they will!!”
In all