You’re too smart/stupid to be a lawyer. Too Smart. Students who get into the top law schools are generally quite intelligent (or the beneficiaries of outdated affirmative action programs). A sc… more →
BL1Ywrote 2 years ago: You’re too smart/stupid to be a lawyer. Too Smart. Students who get into the top law schools a … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Whiny minority kids. As I’ve mentioned before, the Race to Be Offended is a pretty popular spo … more →
wrote 2 years ago: 1L Summer Jobs. 2L summer jobs are pretty much what all of law school revolves around, but few peopl … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday AbovetheLaw.com posted a link to Reason Not to Go to Law School #13 on their daily Non-Seq … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Eggshell Sensitivities. Lawyers and law students are touchy on anything remotely politically incorre … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Lawyer Humor. Maybe law school happens to attract people who aren’t particularly funny, but it … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Useless Classes. I’m not talking about the classes that are supposed to be useful but ultimate … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Foreigners. Law school is lousy with foreigners, especially LLM students. They make the worst gunne … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Boring professors. As reported on AbovetheLaw.com, professors are increasingly likely to ban laptops … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Class of 2008 Median Salary: $72,000 I know I’m been banging away at the reasons not to go to … more →
wrote 2 years ago: There’s too many God damn law students. The New York Times has reported that since The Economy … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Delusions of Grandeur Many young law students and law school applicants have dreams of earning the c … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Ethics. There are three different systems of ethics in the world: Six year old ethics: Little kids h … more →
wrote 2 years ago: White People. The problem isn’t the large percentage of white people in law schools, it’ … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Cheating. Given the stereotypes about lawyers, it’s no surprise that law students cheat. It … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Saw this on Legally Fabulous and just had to share; it’s her Reason #897,999 not to go to law … more →
wrote 2 years ago: You don’t learn anything. Most law students figure out pretty early on that they won’t a … more →
wrote 2 years ago: It’s really freaking expensive. Let’s look at the tuition for the top 5 law schools: Ya … more →
wrote 2 years ago: In the real world, this is considered sexy: But in law school, this is what passes for sexy: Think t … more →