Debra and Ron Post 2 – HOW DO LAW STUDENTS MAKE CAREER DECISIONS?
For information on the genesis of these posts and on who “Debra” is, click here and read the intro to “Debra and Ron Post 1.” Ron: As I have mentioned often, 95% of the women (and the men) who have...
View ArticleDebra and Ron Post 3 – ARE LAW SCHOOLS MERELY FUNNELS FOR BIGLAW?
For information on the genesis of these posts and on who “Debra” is, click here and read the intro to “Debra and Ron Post 1.“ Ron: When I began to work as the public interest adviser at Harvard Law...
View ArticleDebra and Ron Post 4: What Do Women Want?
For information on the genesis of these posts and on who “Debra” is, click here and read the intro to “Debra and Ron Post 1.“ Ron: Would you counsel women law students toward or away from BigLaw?...
View ArticleCan We Expect the Legal Media to Think Outside the Box?
Journalists of the legal media could be a force in correcting decades of law school misplacement. I just read the most recent of the plethora of articles focusing on placement offices and what they are...
View ArticleEXCERPTS FROM THE LAID OFF DIARY
Many of you are aware of LawShucks which has become well known for keeping track of the number of lawyers and staff laid off from BigLaw. Recently someone began to post his/her thoughts under the title...
View ArticleThink Small! Learning about and Locating Positions in Small Firms – New York...
On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, from noon to 2pm (EDT), I will be doing a live webcast for the New York State Bar Association Committee on Lawyers in Transition entitled Think Small! Learning About...
View ArticleNOW ACCESSIBLE ONLINE – Think Small! Learning about and Locating Positions in...
I had the opportunity and the privilege yesterday to make a presentation entitled “Think Small: Learning About and Locating Positions in Small Law Firms” for the New York State Bar Association. About...
View ArticleAugust 9, 1989 – Harvard Law School
AUGUST 9 1989 – HARVARD LAW SCHOOL After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1963, I worked for a large law firm, served in the US Army JAG and worked in an insurance company. After two years as an...
View ArticleEncouraging Congress to Really Examine the Dramatic Unjustified Increase in...
When I read a the United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees on HIGHER EDUCATION Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access October 2009, I was not impressed....
View ArticleWill college students continue to remain ill-informed about law schools?
Law schools have failed their students and the public but college graduates continue to apply and attend without having the facts or information needed to make an informed decision. I request that you...
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