By Meghan Tribe | June 11, 2018
At least five notable firms will require their 2019 summer associate classes to agree to mandatory arbitration provisions, according to a new survey released Monday by students from the nation's top law schools. Nearly half of firms surveyed remained silent about whether they would ask their young talent to assent to such obligations.
By Meghan Tribe | May 29, 2018
After a long hiatus, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is heading back to campuses this fall to recruit a new crop of summer associates.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | May 23, 2018
Remember poor Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Yale Law School professors Amy Chua (aka Tiger Mom, as if you needed reminding) and Jed Rubenfeld (a person in his own right)? Here's the official postscript: She just graduated from Yale Law School!
By Karen Sloan | May 22, 2018
Chad Klitzman juggled law school, an internship at JetBlue, and the production of "Candy Jar"—a movie he wrote about high school debaters featuring Helen Hunt and Christina Hendricks.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | May 15, 2018
Not to be alarmist, but some recent developments portend that the profession is going to hell.
By Vivia Chen | April 25, 2018
The Harvard Law School lecturer and co-host of the "First Mondays" podcast created a huge uproar when he tweeted that Munger, Tolles & Olson required that summer associates agree to arbitration in their employment contracts.
By Tony Mauro | April 23, 2018
Fisher, who has argued 35 cases before the high court, will maintain his position at Stanford and as co-director of its Supreme Court clinic, a position he's held since 2006.
By Karen Sloan | April 20, 2018
The class of 2017 posted gains in jobs requiring a law degree, but the number of jobs in which a law degree offers an advantage declined significantly.
By Dan Packel | April 19, 2018
In a new twist on law firms' race to innovate, five summer associates in the United States and the U.K. will take on projects aimed at applying technology to legal services.
By Karen Sloan | April 18, 2018
Experts worry that provisions within the pending reauthorization of the Higher Education Act will exacerbate legal education's diversity challenges and put a J.D. out of reach of low-income students.
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