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Blind ads on Craigs List : should you send in your resume?
25 October 2013 – In the past two weeks we have been swamped by Posse List members who have asked “should I submit my resume to a Craigs List ad when the employer is unknown?” We
Continue readingA new website makes it easier to compare law-school jobs data
24 July 2013 – A new website aims to make it easier for would-be law students to research how graduates of different law schools are faring in the jobs market. The website is called Law Jobs:
Continue reading18-year low for law grad employment according to NALP [with VIDEO]
21 June 2013 – Bloomberg Law’s Lee Pacchia interviewed NALP’s Executive Director James Leipold about NALP’s recently released annual report on the job market for law school
Continue readingLaw for laymen: U.S. law schools expand master’s degree programs for non-lawyers
20 May 2013 – Interesting piece in today’s National Law Journal on how law schools are expanding their programs for non-lawyers. They lead with Emory law school which is among nearly
Continue readingJudge Slams Contract Attorney Charges In Madoff Feeder Fund Case
14 May 2013 – A federal judge in New York approved a hotly disputed fee for lawyers who negotiated a $217 million settlement with Madoff “feeder funds,” but only after leveling
Continue readingD.C.’s Finnegan Henderson: “we will reimburse non-lawyer staff members who seek to better themselves by pursuing a law degree. And the better your grades, the more we pay”
25 April 2013 – Interesting story in the Washington Post a few days ago in case you missed it: the law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner will reimburse non-lawyer
Continue readingContract lawyer in U.S. claims he is entitled to OT pay due to “extremely routine nature” of the job; seeks class action status
6 March 2013– A lawyer who performed document review for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on a contract basis claims in a lawsuit that he is entitled to overtime pay for work in excess
Continue readingFirm must divulge information on contract lawyers in Citigroup case; challenge to firm’s “excessive” fees
5 March 2013 – Last week the federal judge in In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation, a shareholder lawsuit against Citigroup being heard in the U.S. District Court, Southern District
Continue readingProblems persist with law school jobs data, watchdog says
5 March 2013 – The American Bar Association now requires law schools to be more upfront about how their graduates perform on the job market, but problems with misleading or incomplete employment
Continue readingABA Task Force looks at law school reforms; might add limited-license category of practitioner
14 February 2013– The American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Law Schools met over the weekend. Some news reports suggest that the task force is taking their charge seriously. ABC
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