Category Archives: Law school
Susskind on The End of Lawyers
I’m belatedly reading Richard Susskind’s 2008 book, The End of Lawyers, and finding it particularly relevant in light of the debates on legal education stirred up most recently by Paul Campos at Inside the Law School Scam. Susskind writes at … Continue reading
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The Internet: Is This a Thing Any More?
One of my two courses this semester is the unfortunately-named “Law of Internet Speech.” I say it’s unfortunately named because, although I think it’s an important and timely course that should attract a lot of students, and I took the … Continue reading
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Outcome Measures in Law School and Value Billing in Law Firms
I suppose this is completely obvious to everyone else, but it just struck me: the ABA Committee on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar’s proposed standards requiring outcomes measurements in legal education are completely consistent with clients’ demands for … Continue reading
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Goodbye, AALL
This year, for only the second time in 24 years, I’m not attending the AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) Annual meeting. Since I decided to change careers, resign from my position as law library director, and pursue teaching and … Continue reading
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Has the time for listservs passed?
Greg Lambert asks (as reported by Joe Hodnick) on the Law Librarian Blog: “Is it time to retire listservs”? Not yet, according to Greg Lambert, library and records manager for King & Spalding LLP in Houston and blogger at one … Continue reading
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