Category Archives: Law Schools

Laugh or Cry Department — Egypt — Importance of Transparency and Lack of Corruption

Sometimes something so grabs you that you have to share it: From today’s Washington Post on the Egypt demonstrations. Ahmed, 25, squared off with baton-wielding police officers this week in large part because he wants to join their ranks, but … Continue reading

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Our First NewsMaker Interview — Harvard’s Jim Greiner on Study of Impact of Offers of Representation by Students at Unemployment Hearings

Note: This our first “NewsMaker Interview,” designed to go under the surface of important developments in access to justice.  Readers of this blog are encouraged to suggest future interviewees and topics. Jim Greiner and Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak’s draft article, What … Continue reading

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Law School Debt and Employment Conundrum — Non-Standard Responses

Lots of people (if you know any non-lawyers who read the New York Times) are going to be asking you about the Times article today, Is Law School A Losing Game?. The main points in the article are the high … Continue reading

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