Law School Take-Home Exams as a Game of Scattergories
This semester I gave a take-home exam. Students had ample time to think about the exam and consult any source they wanted, so almost everyone properly identified and applied the applicable legal standards. This compares favorably with tightly-timed in-class exams…
The Ten Commandments
My wife asked me to list the Ten Commandments, and I choked. I got 7 (or 6, depending on interpretation) right, but that’s not very good. I felt a little better when I checked the Wikipedia entry and saw the…
When Rankings Mislead
I’ve been doing more admissions work this year than I have in the past, and part of my sales pitch is to explain why students should look past the US News rankings. This WSJ article nails it: Keyan Rahimi-Keshari last…
Dilbert on Working with Lawyers
What would you rather do–check with a lawyer, or hit yourself with a hammer? Funny.
No More Dairy Ice Cream for Me
It’s been a few years since I’ve eaten dairy ice cream regularly. (When I eat “ice cream” at home, usually it’s Double Rainbow Soy Cream). However, I do eat dairy ice cream occasionally when I’m out of the house, but…
NYC Summer Associates Recap
New York Observer: “My Very Special Summer.” All the dirt on life as a summer associate in NYC. HT: WSJ Law Blog.
Dillon on Litigating
Mike Dillon, GC at Sun Microsystems, has a terrific post explaining a GC’s view of the litigation process. He offers 4 lessons: * Litigate only “when you have an important interest to protect” * Non-judicial resolutions are better than having…
Rankling Rankings
Bill Henderson and Andrew Morriss wrote a terrific article for the American Lawyer blasting law schools for whining about US News rankings but failing to sponsor a useful alternative. They write: It is not reasonable to blame U.S. News for…
Bar/Bri Settlement Rejected
Judge Real has rejected the proposed settlement in the Bar/Bri antitrust lawsuit. The soap opera continues!
Law Professor “Job Hopping”
National Law Journal: “More job hopping at schools.” This year, there was a lot of faculty movement at highly ranked law schools–a circumstance this article attributes to (1) Harvard’s decision to bring in new blood and reduce faculty-student ratios, and…