Jack Crittenden

Loyola Law School to offer both J.D. and Tax LL.M. in three years

LMU Loyola Law School, in Los Angeles, is the latest school to offer students the...

Golden Gate to close JD program, keep graduate law degrees

Golden Gate University School of Law, in San Francisco, is ending its JD program at the end...

Supreme Court’s recent decision on affirmative action is expected to dramatically hurt racial diversity

Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action this past June, every American Bar Association-accredited...

Golden Gate law student arrested for murder of fiancé, fellow classmate

A Golden Gate University School of Law student was arrested in early September for the July murder...

The 20 most prestigious law schools

For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of law schools has been the definitive voice on which schools were the elite. Harvard Law School and Yale Law School topped the list for most of those 30 years, with Stanford University Law School sneaking in more recently. 

How elitism is killing us: Elitism in hiring law professors 

Fifteen law schools dominate when it comes to landing graduates the country’s most prestigious jobs. While some say such elitism is justified, others argue that it benefits the wealthy at the expense of meritocracy.
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How elitism is killing us: Elitism among federal clerks and judges 

By Michelle Weyenberg and Jack Crittenden Brittany Kubisch was one of those lucky few.  A 2012 graduate of Pepperdine...

How elitism is killing us: Law firm elitism

By Michelle Weyenberg and Jack Crittenden William Henderson is perhaps the most respected expert in the nation...

How elitism is killing legal education, diversity and American society

Fifteen law schools dominate when it comes to landing graduates the country’s most prestigious jobs. While some...

Best job market since 1987 for law grads

The legal employment market hit several highs for the Class of 2022, making it the best job...

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