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May 13, 2015
Does the NFL’s ‘Deflategate’ Ruling Make Legal Sense?

On May 6th, the NFL released the Wells Report (named for its chief author, Ted Wells of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP), a summary of the NFL’s investigation into the events popularly known as “Deflategate.” (If you don’t know what “Deflategate” is, stop, take a minute to read this, and […]

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Apr 21, 2015
Dream Professors: Celebrity Spouse Edition

When I found out Amal Clooney was teaching at Columbia Law, I made it my mission to spot her on campus—George has nothing on me, after all. Thus far, I have been unsuccessful (much to my chagrin). Part of the reason may be that Columbia students are apparently forbidden from talking about her class. Because of […]

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Feb 26, 2015
Logical Reasonings

A) Don’t lose the reader in the first sentence of your personal statement. jdMission B) A law prof explores changes in the bar exam over the sixty years, and wonders if the Uniformed Bar Exam is doing its job. Above the Law C) The FCC declares net neutrality! Take one second to celebrate, then prepare […]

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Feb 09, 2015
Logical Reasonings

A) Law Admissions Lowdown tracks some trends to watch in 2015. US News & World Report B) Enter Above the Law‘s caption contest by celebrating the misery of a couple Stanford Law students… C) The new Systemic Justice class at Harvard Laws aims to examine “common causes of injustice in history and ways to use […]

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Feb 07, 2015
February LSAT: Instant Recap

You did it. You completed the February LSAT. And now it’s over. Take a couple seconds to celebrate that simple fact. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way… How did it go? In the comments below, let us know your feelings about today’s LSAT. How difficult did you find it? Which section(s) tripped […]

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Feb 07, 2015
How to Distract Yourself from the LSAT

Tomorrow is the LSAT – the culmination of months of preparation. While you should probably pick out a few questions to warm up with tomorrow morning, your studying is over. Or at least, it should be over. There’s not much to be gained from cramming in a practice test today, especially if you haven’t given […]

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Feb 06, 2015
Logical Reasonings

A new report shows that unconscious racial bias may be the cause behind the lack of diversity within the legal profession. Above the Law A great read with tips on balancing your student loan payments with your retirement savings. Yes, you’re all going to get old one day… Above the Law The Silk Road trial […]

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Jan 07, 2015
LSAT Pairings Weirder Than Kanye West & Paul McCartney

In case you missed it amongst New Year’s celebration and study anxiety, Kanye West dropped a new song just as the calendar rolled over to 2015. That alone would normally be huge news, but “Only One” is not only a brand new Kanye jam (and Kim K’s favorite, no less) it also features none other […]

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Dec 20, 2014
Who Does Your LSAT Prep Course Hire?

Did you read the real-life job posting seeking LSAT instructors above? If not, take a minute to familiarize (or perhaps horrify) yourself. Are you back now? Good. Faces and names have been blurred to protect the, well… not the innocent. No, certainly not. For they are guilty! Guilty of hiring instructors who have no business […]

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Nov 20, 2014
Reader Question: What To Do About Inconsistent Practice LSATs?

Here’s a common LSAT question from one of the preppers over at Top-Law-Schools: I’m having difficulties scoring consistently in each section. What I mean by that is that my score for the overall test will remain in a steady range (166-169), but the score I get per section will fluctuate. For example, I usually get […]

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