At this point in the year, as you’re practically blowing your nose and wiping your bum with an unmanageable mountain of law school acceptance letters (*fingers crossed*), you enter the hardest part of the application journey: deciding where to go.…
A) How LinkedIn can be useful to prelaws. Pen and Chisel B) A top law school is overhauling its budget at the same time its dean is stepping down. Take it, Bowie! Above the Law C) Elena Kagan cited Dr.…
The Oscars were last night, and now everyone can spend their Monday debating whether the Academy got it right. We’ll stay away from that, though it does seem that playing someone with a debilitating illness is a great way to…
A) The two law schools that dropped their LSAT requirement could be the tip of the iceberg. Bloomberg B) Answers for waiting and waitlisted law school applicants. US News & World Report C) What, exactly, does a law library offer?…
A) This list of law schools ranked by biglaw hiring is led by Columbia and Penn — a departure from the typical list-topping Harvard-Yale-Stanford triumvirate. Above the Law B) Nothing will ever be funnier than this guy slipping on snow…
If you’re planning on taking the LSAT in June or October, you should already be thinking about how you’ll prepare. There are many effective ways to study for the LSAT, and your prep doesn’t have to break the bank. Before…
The December LSAT comes right on the heels of the October exam, and the February exam comes right on the heels of the December exam. However, oddly enough, there’s four months on either side of the June exam. It’s also…
A) Here’s a ton of 2014-2015 law school applications data. Spoiler alert: most everything is trending downward. Click to see lots of interesting demographic breakdowns, though. Spivey Consulting B) Those numbers are part of the reason why law schools need…
Here’s a President’s Day fact for you: did you know that 27 of our nation’s Commanders-In-Chief were lawyers before they were elected? Do you know what that means? Before President Obama’s dad jokes, Bill Clinton’s scandals, or William Howard Taft’s…
A) A couple of law schools are admitting students without an LSAT score… but only if you already go to their university. B) Thinking about transferring law schools? Here’s how it can affect your student loans. Barrister on a Budget…