Tag Archives: law school

My Post At Above The Law About The Similarities Between BigLaw And Jailhouse Law

Posted November 19th, 2012
Shon R. Hopwood
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I forgot to post my humorous, but surprisingly true attempt to compare jailhouse lawyering to working as an associate at a Biglaw firm. The post is over at Above the Law (you can read the post here). I had always wanted to write something for Above the Law because I think they provide a valuable service to [...]
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Legal Education in Crisis?

Posted February 22nd, 2012
Shon R. Hopwood
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At the New York Times, Professor Stanley Fish discusses the state of legal education. Fish writes: Uneasiness about the state of legal education has been around for some time, but in the wake of the financial meltdown of 2008, uneasiness ripened into a conviction that something was terribly wrong as law school applications declined, thousands of [...]
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Whew! Now I Can Quit Law School

Posted October 27th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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Clifford Winston recently published an op-ed at the New York Times entitled, “Are Law Schools and Bar Exams Necessary?” The only words I can really add to it are: Nice work!
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The First Day

Posted September 27th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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This fall the brunt of my blog posts will change from covering the Supreme Court to covering law school. And many of my posts will be anecdotal, about my experiences in the first year of law school. I also plan to have some of my fellow classmates write posts for the blogs. The goal is [...]
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What Elective Courses Should Law School Students Take?

Posted August 28th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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So after the misery of first year is over, the question for law students becomes which elective courses to take. I have a couple of thoughts on this, although I must admit that I may be misguided. So if anyone has a better answer, then by all means please share it and/or tear my opinions to shreds. I started [...]
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The Case Against Law School: A Student’s View of the Law School Debate

Posted August 5th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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“F*** greedy law schools” seems to be the phrase of the day. At least on the blogosphere. A few weeks ago, David Segal had an excellent expose on the culture of greed that permeates the business of law school. He appropriately entitled his piece: “Law School Economics: Ka-Ching!” The NY Times followed up with a [...]
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So You Want To Go To Law School: An Interview With Author David Kazzie

Posted May 24th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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If you have never heard of David Kazzie, you are missing out on, well, your missing out on a lot of things. The guy is a lawyer but that label hardly does him justice. He is most known for his work on videos. He is the creator of “So You Want To Go To Law [...]
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Is Law School A Bad Investment?

Posted January 5th, 2011
Shon R. Hopwood
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It used to be that attending law school was about the best investment a young adult could make. The JD degree provided security and employment opportunities far surpassing many other graduate degrees. Oh, but the times are a changing. Lately, the blogosphere is chalk-full of caution to those considering a legal education.
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The LSAT–It’s All About Perspective

Posted December 23rd, 2010
Shon R. Hopwood
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In early October, I took the rite of passage for anyone attempting to someday become an attorney: I spent six hours darkening bubbles on my Law School Admissions Test answer sheet. As I sat there during the writing section, mostly daydreaming about what it would be like to no longer have to study for the LSAT, I began to appreciate what the day represents for so many of the people taking the test with me: just another day of school.
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A Point of Pedagogy

Posted November 19th, 2010
Palma Joy Strand
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So the last installment of my three-part series—The Global Gender Gap (#3 of 3)—is going to have to wait.  I’m a little crunched this week, and there’s something else I want to write about. Today I have a yen to write about teaching and technology. Now, if you ask any member of my family regarding [...]
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