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Law professors in the Obama administration: 35 and counting

Nan Hunter
November 22, 2008 03:03

UPDATED for 11/22; new names in redThe new administration is lawyering up; following is a list of Lawbama profs:Alex Aleinikoff - Georgetown Law - Immigration policy working group co-leaderMark Alexander - Seton Hall Law - FEC review teamRobert Anderson - University of Washington Law - Dept of...

The Downside of a J.D.

Paul L. Caron
November 22, 2008 01:42

National Law Journal: Discovering a Law Degree's Downside: Sending the Wrong Signal in Bad Times?, by Leigh Jones: When Dina Allam graduated last spring from Ohio State University with a joint law and master of business administration degree, she thought...

Law Schools Ponder Decline in Minority Enrollment

Paul L. Caron
November 21, 2008 00:05

National Law Journal: Law School Deans, Profs Ponder Reasons for Decline in Minority Enrollment, by Thomas Adcock: The controversy surrounding Columbia Law School's documentation of a "disturbing" decline in enrollment of minority students at law campuses around the country has...

Hatchet Falls on 33 Lawyers at Mayer Brown

Dan Slater
November 20, 2008 22:41

Ah, all the news is bad. The markets are down and the law-firm layoffs continue. The latest, courtesy of Mayer Brown: Despite the current conditions in the worldwide financial markets, Mayer Brown is having a strong year, with an increase in gross revenues. Most of our practice areas are...

Legal Writing Tips - By Better Writers than Me!

Law Ingenue
November 20, 2008 15:43

Since I'm supposed to be finishing up my paper for Writing class instead of blogging, I thought now would be a good time to discuss legal writing. I've mentioned before that I get really frustrated by the lack of good legal writing examples my...