Clik here to view.
Morning Docket: 10.05.12
* Dewey know when Judge Martin Glenn will issue his ruling on the failed firm’s proposed partner contribution plan? If all goes according to plan, we can expect to learn if the PCP’s been approved or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 10.11.12
* Everyone’s happy about the Dewey & LeBoeuf settlement except the Ad Hoc Committee and its LeBoeuf retirees, who called Judge Martin Glenn’s attempt to slap them down an “insult to injury.” [WSJ...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Law School Litigation Update: Will New York’s Chief Judge Be Able To Fix The...
Back in July, we brought our readers news of Kurzon LLP’s defamation lawsuit against the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The suit claimed that the Cooley Law administration had engaged in a “misguided...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Thomas Jefferson School of Law Employee Alleges Falsification of...
Back in March, we reported that Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s motion to dismiss Anna Alaburda’s class action lawsuit over the school’s allegedly misleading employment statistics was “not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 11.15.12
* In a move to “end the vacancy crisis,” one week after being reelected, and one day after the Senate returned to session, Barack Obama nominated seven people for open seats on federal district courts,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Most Famous Law School You’ve Never Heard Of
Idly surfing the Internet the other day, I read about a law school I’d never heard of (though I will note that your faithful editor Elie Mystal had heard of it, and once made an off-hand reference to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 12.18.12
* Change may be coming soon in light of the Newtown shooting, but any talk about new federal restrictions on guns will hinge on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Second Amendment through the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 12.20.12
* “As a lawyer, this is very sad for me.” Al Togut, the prominent attorney pulling all of the strings behind the curtain of the Dewey & LeBoeuf bankruptcy filings, wishes that there was some way...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Medical Schools Make Reforms While Law Schools Make Excuses
One guy went to a professional school that takes the responsibility for training the next generation seriously. The other guy went to law school. If you talk to legal educators for long enough, you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 01.02.13
* While Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts made a plea to keep funding for the federal judiciary intact, we learned that student loan default cases have fallen since 2011. You really gotta...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 01.14.13
* “I’m a New Yorker, and I jaywalk with the best of them.” Don’t be fooled by the rocks job that she’s got — she’s still, she’s still Jenny Sonia from the block. The Supreme Court’s very own wise...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Non-Sequiturs: 01.18.13
* Is this contract for sex based on Facebook likes enforceable? [Gawker] * Speaking of unenforceable contracts, what in the hell does Bilbo sign before his unexpectedly long journey? [Wired] * And...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quote of the Day: The Law School Dream Is Dead
Joblessness, debt, and bitter rage: just some of the shiny, new things a law degree will get you in 2013. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ABA,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The ABA Is Coming Around on Reforming Legal Education
The ABA suggests reforming law schools. Will anyone listen? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, American Bar Association /...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 02.13.13
* Six Supreme Court justices attended last night’s State of the Union address, and although it was all hugs and kisses and handshakes to start off with, some looked as if they were due for naptime by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 02.18.13
Ed. note: Due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, we will be on a reduced publication schedule today. We will be back in full swing tomorrow. We hope that you will enjoy your day off, but please feel free...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 02.22.13
* Law School Transparency? Nay, Biglaw Transparency! Peter Kalis, global managing partner of K&L Gates, just opened the kimono wide on his firm’s financial performance in an “unusually detailed”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Even Members of the T14 Don’t Comply With ABA Standards, Will Law...
Which elite law schools have failed to provide employment transparency data that’s required by the ABA? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: ABA, American...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 03.08.13
* In case you didn’t catch this yesterday when it was announced, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is currently being held for trial in New York City. This will be the most unbiased...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Morning Docket: 03.19.13
* President Obama nominated Thomas Perez, the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, to be the next secretary of labor. Republicans, of course, are all butthurtt, calling this a “needlessly divisive...
View Article