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You chose law school for a reason

There’s a whole lot of talk about law school inflation —of job placement statistics, that is. The ABA...

Scare you to death, work you to death, and bore you to death

When I decided to attend law school, my family and friends were happy for me — they...

Teaching technology in a more practical way

The “laptop debate” in legal education — to allow or to ban — seems to resurface every...

The wisdom of a midterm

I’ve just completed my eighth week of my first semester of law school. Halfway done! There is...

Pros and cons of online law school

As a third-year law student who has given 15 hours of my life a week for the...

Why it’s time to teach morality in law schools

There is a profound lesson to be learned from last year’s financial meltdown that needs further discussion...
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Yoo in the hot seat — again

Five years after the fact and John Yoo still can’t shake his past and “those” memos. The tenured...

No job? Simple: go solo. Really?

First, a little perspective. The New York Times recently reported a study that compared available full-time job...

10 things to tell 1Ls (before school begins!)

By Merideth Kimble Just four weeks into my first semester of law school, I am still trying to...

It’s time to tackle the hard issues

I founded The National Jurist in 1991 with the mission of educating law students, and helping them...

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