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…
Law School Admissions News Roundup
Does No LSAT = More Diversity?– As part of a conference at the University of Virginia School of Law on improving diversity in the legal sector, a panel of admissions experts didn’t feel that getting rid of the LSAT would increase diversity at law schools. One reason mentioned was that admissions officers might focus on…
UVA Law Has New Dean: Paul G. Mahoney
According to the UVA web site: Paul G. Mahoney, a University of Virginia law professor, has been appointed the 11th dean of the School of Law, UVA President John T. Casteen III announced today. Mahoney, 49, an expert in corporate law who joined the law faculty in 1990, will serve as the Arnold H. Leon…
Law School News of Note
A few items of note in the law school realm: First-year associate salaries continue to head north. Law.com reports that Manatt, Phelps is boosting starting salaries to $145,000, matching Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, which began offering that salary last March. Other LA firms say they are going to wait and see before matching…
