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17 Jul, 2012

The New York Times Skewers Law Schools, Again!

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:47:44-05:00July 17th, 2012|Tags: ABA, law schools, legal employment, New York Times|

After the ABA published employment statistics for new law school graduates that were the worst since 1994, the media has started to take notice. On Sunday, the New York Times wrote yet again about the struggling state of law school education. But what about law schools? Not so much. For the most part, law schools are [...]

Law Schools Are Teaching What They Can

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:47:50-05:00November 20th, 2011|Tags: David Segal, law professors, law school clinics, law schools, legal scholarship, New York Times|

David Segal’s piece in the New York Times yesterday raised serious questions about whether law schools are really teaching students to become practicing attorneys rather than, say, just good law students. The piece also addressed such things as clinical work, legal scholarship, and the cost of law school. My perspective on these [...]

More Scary News for those Applying to Law Schools

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:07-05:00January 9th, 2011|Tags: law school loans, law schools, legal job prospects|

David Segal published a piece at the New York Times today that started with this sentence: "IF there is ever a class in how to remain calm while trapped beneath $250,000 in loans, Michael Wallerstein ought to teach it." Guess how this Mr. Wallerstein ended up in such financial woes: bad stock investments, subprime housing, or toxic mutual funds? No. He went to three years of law school and now has no employment prospects.