Archive for December 2011

The incestuous relationships between the A.B.A., law schools and the legal profession

Dec 18th, 2011 | By | Category: Student loan debt, Top Story

18 December 2011 — As we reported a few weeks ago, the A.B.A.  has been peppered of late with a number of accusations over its failings, not least of which is that it has not done enough to prevent law schools from overstating the current job prospects of graduates.  As expected, it caved into the demands of law schools with a watered [...]



As expected, ABA surrenders to law schools on graduate jobs data reporting

Dec 5th, 2011 | By | Category: Changing Legal Landscape, Law Profession in Crisis, Student loan debt, Top Story

5 December 2011 – It was a lovely press release:       “The [ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission] is fully committed to clarity and accuracy of law   school placement data.  As a result of these changes, future law students will be better informed about their prospects than ever before.” They even approved a new annual questionnaire intended to gather [...]