A Good week for …
Perseverance, after Patrick Newman, a paraplegic, graduated from Campbell Law School in Raleigh, N.C. Newman was born with no arms and has been confined to a wheelchair since he was two. He used PDF books, Word documents and voice-activated programs to help him get through law school. He hopes to practice criminal or constitutional law.
A Bad week for …
Employment chicanery, after new ABA data showed that 20 percent of law schools hired more than 6 percent of their graduating class, boosting employment numbers. The ABA recently released the data as part of its effort to be more forthcoming about employment statistics, and in the face of criticism that the previous data was misleading. Apparently, it was for the 26 schools that employed more than 10 percent of their class, including Yale. Three New York schools are at the top of the pack, with CUNY at 23.5%, Cardozo at 18.2% and Fordham at 15.6%. California schools also dominate the top ten with five — McGeorge at 20.8%, San Francisco at 19.2%, Chapman at 17.4%, Golden Gate at 17.1% and UC Hastings at 16.6%.
