At least that’s the route some recent law school grads are taking. Most recently, as reported on Yahoo.com, a lawsuit has been filed against New York Law School by three former graduates in a $200 million class action suit. What could they be suing for? Misleading information regarding career prospects. All, or at least most, law [...]
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Law School Grad? Can’t Find a Job? Apparently You Can Sue Your Alma Mater
Posted by Allen DeVries on August 15th, 2011
Summer Associate Sabotage? Believe It. Advice on How To Avoid Sabotage and Obtain That Coveted Post-Bar Offer
Posted by Allen DeVries on August 11th, 2011
Being a summer associate comes with a certain amount of prestige and an immense amount of possibilities. Don’t be fooled however, it’s not all rosy pleadings, post-bar offers and weekends in Catalina. Truth is, your friends, your fellow summer associates that are supposedly “barreling through the trenches” with you in pursuit of the coveted post-bar [...]
Facebook Advice. You’re Searchable
Posted by Allen DeVries on June 13th, 2011
Facebook is one of the greatest innovations of our time. It allows an individual to put their life online and also look into the lives of others. You can reconnect with childhood friends and stay connected with college buddies. As the Social Network showed, it also allows you to find out if that girl/guy you’ve [...]
3 Steps 3L’s Should Take Now to Prepare for Student Loan Repayment
Posted by LawRiotAdmin on June 6th, 2011
By Todd Balsley, GL Advisor High student debt levels among law school graduates and a tight job market have captured major news headlines, leaving many graduates unsure how they will manage their student debt burden. Fortunately, federal programs like Income-Based Repayment (IBR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) are available and can help borrowers minimize [...]
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4 Comments »LawRiot Advice: Law & Motion
Posted by Allen DeVries on June 2nd, 2011
As you hopefully read in “A Pitfall of Law School,” law school does NOT prepare you for life as an attorney. Therefore, we suggest you search your law schools class lists for something resembling “Law and Motion.” Essentially, this is a course dedicated to teaching the ins-and-outs of writing motions and other legal pleadings you [...]
The Law Goggles Phenomenon
Posted by Raphael Ryan on June 1st, 2011
Analogous to ‘Beer Goggles’, law goggles have essentially the same consequence with more long term effects. Urban Dictionary defines Beer Goggles as: “Phenomenon in which one’s consumption of alcohol makes physically unattractive persons appear beautiful; summed up by the phrase, ‘there are no ugly women at closing time.’” Similarly (and honestly, a little surprisingly), Urban [...]
How To IRAC A Law School Exam (Includes Brief Example)
Posted by Allen DeVries on May 24th, 2011
Law School exams aren’t as tricky as you may think. Yes, the content can be grueling and the law can be somewhat long. However, formatting your exam correctly is easy and can increase your grades substantially. DISCLAIMER: Make sure to check with EACH professor on their preference for exam format. Each professor has their own [...]
The Unlikely Friendships of Law School
Posted by Allen DeVries on May 23rd, 2011
What happens when 150 to 300 students from all over the U.S. and beyond come together as a 1L incoming class at a respected law school? Unlikely friendships. When you’re thrown into the chaos that is law school, your only hope is to cling to the other kids who are going through the same thing [...]
May 20, 2011 Law Revue
Posted by Allen DeVries on May 20th, 2011
“Bread Crumbs Patent” Denied. IPKat. Facebook friend request DENIED. AboveTheLaw. Oregon Woman Wins Suit to Carry Gun and Smoke Marijuana. WSJLawBlog. Commencement Speech to NYU Grads. Huffington Post. Paying NCAA Student-Athletes? Maybe. It’s being discussed whether these NCAA student-athletes should get paid. Apparently it’s not enough that a large portion are getting full tuition and [...]
A Pitfall of Law School
Posted by Allen DeVries on May 19th, 2011
Like most professional schools, law school is intended to prepare you to be a lawyer and thrive in the profession. One would think that learning the law would be doing just that. However, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Memorizing the elements of battery is a minimal to irrelevant piece of being a lawyer. In practice, [...]
