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Could This Law School Ranking Unseat US News? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/9/2013

May 9 (Bloomberg Law) -- Elie Mystal, editor at Above the Law, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that his blog's new law school rankings sought to list the top 50 American law schools by relying on an "outcome based"...more

Northwestern Law Dean: Let Students "Vote With Their Feet" [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/28/2013

Mar. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Northwestern Dean Daniel Rodriguez says he supports a proposal under consideration in New York that would allow students to take the bar exam after two years of law school without getting a degree....more

Alabama Rolls Harvard At Law; Editor Explains Rankings [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/14/2013

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg Law) -- Jack Crittenden, editor-in-chief of National Jurist, talks to Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about his publication's recently released law school rankings. The results of the survey generated...more

Law School Applications Crater [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/11/2013

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Law school applications appear to be headed for a 30-year low. Based on applications so far for Fall 2013, experts expect there will be about 54,000 applicants -- that's about half the number that...more

License Lawyers Without Law Degrees? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/4/2013

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A proposal to allow law students to take the New York State bar exam after two years is getting serious consideration. The state's chief judge is expressing interest, but no date for a decision by the...more

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/4/2013

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg Law) -- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there will be 74,000 new lawyer jobs this decade, while American law schools will produce more than 400,000 graduates. Despite those numbers, "it's not...more

Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 12/14/2012

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg Law) -- Congressman Tom Petri (R-Wis.) says his proposal to have employers deduct student loan payments automatically from paychecks would reduce the number of graduates who default on their loans and rack...more

Law Professor Blows the Whistle on his Colleagues

by Charles E. Rounds, Jr. on 12/1/2012

Professor Brian Tamanaha’s new book, Failing Law Schools, does a good job of explaining why borrowing to obtain a lower tier law school education has become a bad deal for all too many, but fails even to acknowledge the...more

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/4/2012

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there will be 74,000 new lawyer jobs this decade, while American law schools will produce more than 400,000 graduates. Despite those numbers, "it's not clear to me there's an...more

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Could This Law School Ranking Unseat US News? [Video]

Northwestern Law Dean: Let Students "Vote With Their Feet" [Video]

Alabama Rolls Harvard At Law; Editor Explains Rankings [Video]

Law School Applications Crater [Video]

License Lawyers Without Law Degrees? [Video]

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video [Video]

Law Professor Blows the Whistle on his Colleagues

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

Could This Law School Ranking Unseat US News? [Video]

Northwestern Law Dean: Let Students "Vote With Their Feet" [Video]

Alabama Rolls Harvard At Law; Editor Explains Rankings [Video]

Law School Applications Crater [Video]

License Lawyers Without Law Degrees? [Video]

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video [Video]

Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers [Video]

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