Do you aim to improve the world? Would you like to earn your graduate degree at Stanford — tuition free? Then you may be an ideal candidate for Stanford University’s Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, a program that will cover 100 Stanford graduate students’ tuition for up to three years plus provide a stipend for room and…
U.S. News Law School Rankings 2016
U.S. News and World Report just released its 2016 law school rankings. The top 15 schools won’t surprise anyone and provide little change from previous years. Stanford and Harvard tied for the number 2 spot behind Yale. Below are the top 15 schools with their previous year ranking from Above The Law: 1. Yale (no…
Stanford Law Names Mary Elizabeth Magill Dean
On Tuesday, Mary Elizabeth Magill, the vice dean of the UVA School of Law, was named dean of the Stanford Law school. Magill is described as creative, insightful and engaging as a lawyer, scholar, and admissions leader. She is an expert in the field of administrative and constitutional law. She has served on the faculty…
Yale Law May Have the Toughest Admissions, But Baylor is Most Competitive
As reported by the National Jurist, The Princeton Review’s new law school rankings are in, and while some listed are generally found at the top, other names might surprise you. The rankings mostly draw from student surveys from 167 law schools, with a few also stemming from statistical data, and result in 11 top 10…
Law Schools Adopting New Grading Policies
In order to fairly depict student achievement, law schools across the country are reviewing their grading systems and implementing changes. For example, Harvard and Stanford Law Schools are switching from the letter grade system to a pass/fail system. Stanford Law School Dean, Larry Kramer explains the benefits of the new system: One, the new system…
Best Public Interest Law Schools
In its latest edition, The National Jurist releases its rankings of the Best Law Schools for Public Interest Law. The National Jurist bases its rankings on three equally weighted categories: student involvement, curriculum, and financial factors. The top ten are: Northeastern University School of Law Loyola Law School in Los Angeles Lewis and Clark College…
Law School Admissions Lowdown
Inside Higher Ed reports this week that Stanford Law will soon stop using traditional letter grades in favor of a new system recognizing just four levels of achievement: honors, pass, restricted credit, and no credit. This new system closely resembles Yale’s grading system and is more distantly related to Boalt’s two grade/level non-traditional system. Still…
Law School Admissions: Application Decline, Choosing Schools, Diversity
A few articles of interest to law school applicants have come across my desk in the last few days, and I wanted to share them with you. CollegeJournal has an excellent article on choosing law school, especially if you are not headed towards the top 10. Touching on several of the points that I have…
Stanford Law Dean Anticipates Changes in Curriculum for 2Ls and 3Ls
In "Beyond the First Year" Insider Higher Ed explores the changes that Dean Larry D. Kramer would like to initiate at Stanford Law. He already has garnered the support of the Stanford Law faculty for most of his curriculum reforms for the second and third year of Stanford Law School. More joint degree programs. Kramer…
Law School Items of Interest
Two articles of interest for law school applicants or students to be: A proposed ban on wireless at Harvard Law is generating controversy. Apparently students prefer to instant message than pay attention to classroom discussion. The school is considering a ban on wireless in the classroom. Socrates is probably rolling over in his grave. Other…
California Bar Bites
Law school is only a prelude to legal practice for most pre-laws. And on the way is the bar exam, a hurdle that has to be surmounted. The Wall St. Journal reports today that California’s bar frequently bars the way to legal practice, or at least causes even the talented to stumble. According to today’s…
