law schools

Law Society governance under scrutiny

January 05, 2009 14:00

As some of you may have noticed, the past few issues of the Ontario Reports have had, buried in among the advertisements, a notice from the Law Society of Upper Canada seeking comments on corporate governance. The notice is devoid of a full explanation, which along with the fact that the...

Law Schools Of Ohio

Chuck Newton
January 04, 2009 23:30

If you are thinking about law school, Ohio still has a lot going for it. First, it is centrally located in the Great Lakes region of the county, and is easily accessible to students from all of the surrounding states. The same is true for its position as part of the great Midwest. It has a number...

Grand Theft Law Student?

Chuck Newton
January 01, 2009 00:03

The law school ranking system created by U.S. News & World Reports is just destructive on so many levels. No telling how much of the tuition increases over the last 10 years have been a direct result of law schools competing in ways to trump this system instead of actually teaching lawyers to be...

The Awesome Candidate X Has A Shiny New Job!

Ann Bartow
December 31, 2008 20:25

Candidate X guest posted here, asking for advice about going on the teaching market while breastfeeding an infant. FLP readers offered a lot of kind support both on blog and off. No surprise there - you’re feminists! Here’s an update from her: Happy New Year! I wanted to thank you for...

Top Law School Stories of 2008 (Part 1): Law Students of the Year

David Lat
December 29, 2008 18:05

On Above The Law, we love writing about colorful lawyers and judges, but we harbor special affection for the womb from which these characters emerge: law school. We'll end this year by looking back over some of our favorite stories of 2008 about the antics and adventures of law school students and...