tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post7067792544447309839..comments2023-10-30T08:41:06.178-07:00Comments on Inside the Law School Scam: Something newLawProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05174586969709793419noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-35412003014216512852013-01-06T07:24:34.146-08:002013-01-06T07:24:34.146-08:00The federal is not government bankrupt "for a...The federal is not government bankrupt "for all practical purposes."<br /><br />The US still, I believe, has the world's reserve currency. Capital flows are into, rather than out of, the USA, driving interest rates ever lower. Debt-to-GDP is far from its historic high. The federal government manages to shell out half a trillion per year to maintain its military commitments. <br /><br />The deficit hysteria is manufactured by interest groups that want to destroy social security and medicare. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-39913096897652981632013-01-06T05:39:54.635-08:002013-01-06T05:39:54.635-08:00"why not let Lawyers get paid for elderly law..."why not let Lawyers get paid for elderly law services by Medicare?"<br /><br />Well, um, because Medicare is under extreme financial pressure? Because the federal government is for all practical purposes, bankrupt? Because there is no money?<br /><br />Can you even imagine the graft, corruption, over-billing, self-dealing, fraud, unchained ambulance-chasing that would ensue. The mind reels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-50709622910709278222013-01-05T16:49:27.663-08:002013-01-05T16:49:27.663-08:00A great deal of professions are subsidized by taxp...A great deal of professions are subsidized by taxpayers so why not lawyers for a number of consumer needs?<br /><br />For example, every day the driving pubic enjoys roads and bridges designed by engineers. Do engineers have to ask the public for payment? Well, yes. But not by hanging out a shingle and requiring payment before they build a bridge.<br /><br />The above may be imprecise, but if thats how engineers get paid why is it sacrelige to say the same for attorneys? Doctors get paid by Medicare for seniors. Why not let lawyers get paid for elderly law services by Medicare?<br /><br />Im not talking about government funding legal aid clinics. Im talking about fee for service. That would let a lot of lawyers, new and experienced, help a lot more ordinary folks who need help in life important decisions and planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-19321773683669944252013-01-05T09:04:34.808-08:002013-01-05T09:04:34.808-08:00Public subsidies to employ lawyers?
Fresh tax d...Public subsidies to employ lawyers? <br /><br />Fresh tax dollars for the most despised "professionals" in a country drowning in red ink?<br /><br />Now there's an idea that will draw tons of political support!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-67719812999670702852013-01-05T07:50:09.818-08:002013-01-05T07:50:09.818-08:00One of the most dismal things in activism is when ...One of the most dismal things in activism is when the reformers and the radicals start tearing each other apart. It always happens. And this image pops into my mind: a civil war breaking out on the brink of the enemy's citadel, while the defenders of privilege look down and smirk.<br /><br />There are plenty of reform goals that are worthy. Tuition reduction, practical skills training, and local mentorship can make a big difference to a lot of law students. Also, they keep talking about unmet needs for legal services, so there should be proposals for public subsidies to newbie private lawyers handling certain kinds of cases (such as foreclosure defense) on behalf of nonindigent but financially-stressed clients. <br /><br />These goals should be pursued and should not be mocked. That said, all changes will be insufficient without the big needed change: way, way fewer law school graduates. The BLS estimate of 22,000 entry-level jobs per year in this decade may even be optimistic given that it is premised on a 2.2% annual GDP growth, double the growth experienced in the decade of 2000-2010. <br /><br />dybbukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-70238451966588302922013-01-05T05:50:45.259-08:002013-01-05T05:50:45.259-08:00You mean by the cases that are continuing in Calif...You mean by the cases that are continuing in California and by the court of appeals questioning the ethics of the deans involved? You mean those cases were destroyed because the lies were so obvious that no one should have been fooled by them? Even though hundreds of people were fooled?<br /><br />Don't think that this is over. If it makes you feel good to know that a case was won but the numbers were proven to be false misrepresentations and the deans are lying liars who lie- then great, feel wonderful about yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-9900125301972330112013-01-05T03:25:51.989-08:002013-01-05T03:25:51.989-08:00You people got pwned in court. DestroyedYou people got pwned in court. DestroyedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-27656350152996316732013-01-04T23:38:35.361-08:002013-01-04T23:38:35.361-08:00Look at that jackass when he tries to argue that &...Look at that jackass when he tries to argue that "nine months out" is a bad standard to use for determining employment outcomes, and that things would be drastically different if we were to look at employment one year out, and especially different if we were to look at it a year and half out. You can actually see his snake lips tighten as he lies through them.<br /><br />IF THAT INFO IS SO DIFFERENT THEN WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU PUBLICLY REPORT IT, "DEAN"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-83699768895670729452013-01-04T17:33:53.142-08:002013-01-04T17:33:53.142-08:00I'm a Painter-wanna-be. I'M WASTED!! Too...I'm a Painter-wanna-be. I'M WASTED!! Too much sangria muchacho. It's "MY" time to be a drunkin' loozer. I hopes youze all have a good nite and had a goote new year. Hey gotta go - my mom's making me a Hot Pocket in the microwave. Ham n' cheeze. Slurp slurp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-57312427739394109092013-01-04T17:13:14.067-08:002013-01-04T17:13:14.067-08:00Case Western Dean: There's No Oversupply of La...Case Western Dean: There's No Oversupply of Lawyers <br /><br />The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there will be 74,000 new lawyer jobs this decade, while American law schools will produce more than 400,000 graduates. Despite those numbers, "it's not clear to me there's an oversupply problem at all," says Case Western Reserve Law School Dean Lawrence Mitchell. With so many legal needs of the poor going unmet, "finding different paths for people who truly want to be lawyers opens up all sorts of possibilities" for law graduates to find jobs, he maintains.<br /><br />http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2013/01/case-western.html#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-32896834964526437942013-01-04T15:34:47.824-08:002013-01-04T15:34:47.824-08:00That's how you get around paywalls (works with...That's how you get around paywalls (works with NYT as well)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-11166952390394704022013-01-04T15:05:11.256-08:002013-01-04T15:05:11.256-08:00What the hell, my doppelganger?What the hell, my doppelganger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-54269391789722441312013-01-04T15:03:42.580-08:002013-01-04T15:03:42.580-08:00Forgot to add that the good folks over at constitu...Forgot to add that the good folks over at constitutionaldaily.com are also in on the act: http://constitutionaldaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:santa-clara-prof-steve-diamond-approaches-escape-velocity&catid=42:news&Itemid=71<br /><br />This Diamond character should really quit while he is ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-6093430719364496422013-01-04T14:58:44.905-08:002013-01-04T14:58:44.905-08:00If you are bored, I recommend spending a little ti...If you are bored, I recommend spending a little time over at thefacultylounge.org -- Steve Diamond, a prof at Santa Clara, is getting ass handed to him as he tries to defend SCU's high tuition/shitty job prospects. And as a bonus, celebrity cameos by DJM and LST.<br /><br />http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2012/12/law-school-transparency-jumps-the-rails-or-why-im-still-disappointed-with-lsts-latest-contribution-t.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-85950756902411761432013-01-04T14:53:10.942-08:002013-01-04T14:53:10.942-08:00Also good:
http://www.constitutionaldaily.com/ind...Also good:<br /><br />http://www.constitutionaldaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1901:santa-clara-prof-steve-diamond-approaches-escape-velocity&catid=42:news&Itemid=71Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-32864704150408032432013-01-04T14:52:39.589-08:002013-01-04T14:52:39.589-08:00I don't know if LawProf will talk about this, ...I don't know if LawProf will talk about this, but you guys missed some great comments today.<br /><br />BoredJD is my new favorite person.<br /><br />http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2012/12/law-school-transparency-jumps-the-rails-or-why-im-still-disappointed-with-lsts-latest-contribution-t/comments/page/3/#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-49112965492981014342013-01-04T13:55:46.744-08:002013-01-04T13:55:46.744-08:0012:14 - Exactly. And who cares? 12:14 - Exactly. And who cares? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-54265798279171001292013-01-04T13:33:59.355-08:002013-01-04T13:33:59.355-08:00Wonder what they can do in 12 whole hours? Maybe ...Wonder what they can do in 12 whole hours? Maybe some filing? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-41850626029898249032013-01-04T12:14:49.174-08:002013-01-04T12:14:49.174-08:00Who are you?Who are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-60836969994579818962013-01-04T12:14:16.356-08:002013-01-04T12:14:16.356-08:00@ 7:09 AM, "The article itself was written by...@ 7:09 AM, "The article itself was written by Emily Zimmerman, who is a Yale-educated, Third Circuit appeals clerk turned law professor... "<br /><br /><br />This gives a certain mistaken impression that Zimmerman is yet another cookie-cutter YLS-Clerk-LawProf type. <br /><br />That's only true if you ignore the 9 years she spent in the Philly DA's office.<br /><br />Just sayin', keep it real. <br /><br />(Yes, do I agree with you that her paper proposing law profs get 12 hours of "continuing practice" per year is pretty lame.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-48762898507045220872013-01-04T11:45:35.169-08:002013-01-04T11:45:35.169-08:00Why does everyone here hate me so much?Why does everyone here hate me so much?Brian Leiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-58040381983173476352013-01-04T11:19:13.598-08:002013-01-04T11:19:13.598-08:00800: you're really scraping the bottom. You ar...800: you're really scraping the bottom. You are desperate to think that this line of attack will persuade anyone. It's time to get back to preparing your lecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-82610141170678540172013-01-04T10:49:07.192-08:002013-01-04T10:49:07.192-08:00I think a lot of law profs marry their students, I...I think a lot of law profs marry their students, I can name a few offhand from my alma mater that did so. The students are always at least 10 years younger than the profs, of course...<br /><br />Although I don't know of any female profs who married male students, it pretty much seems to only go the one way. Blech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-79267628311155248452013-01-04T09:18:39.378-08:002013-01-04T09:18:39.378-08:00Lat's slant on that creepy ass marriage was so...Lat's slant on that creepy ass marriage was so ...... obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164886390834386622.post-34116836596695455072013-01-04T08:58:58.961-08:002013-01-04T08:58:58.961-08:00Things are really desperate if you start attacking...Things are really desperate if you start attacking Campos personal life.<br /><br />Did you read the story about the Columbia law professor who married a girl who had been his student? That is one of the stories of the year on ATL. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com