Erica Moeser is president and CEO of the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), and former chair of the Section’s Council and has served as a law school site evaluator, as a member of the Section’s Accreditation and Standards Review committees… MORE
Two Saturdays ago, the New York Times posted this article about the failure of law schools to adequately prepare lawyers for the practice of law. On Sunday, it featured the article on its coveted front page. And by Sunday afternoon, the online… MORE
After a controversial article last week, the New York Times editorial board weighs in: "American legal education is in crisis."
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As David Segal’s November 19 article accurately reflects, the legal market is changing. Clients are no longer willing to foot the bill for young lawyers’ training, and thus law firms are increasingly looking to the law schools to produce… MORE
David Segal of the New York Times is again writing about law schools, this time addressing their failure to produce practice-ready graduates.
Read our response to the article here.
Law schools are being targeted by the media and by former students for failing to provide adequate information about actual employment of graduates, and for graduating more lawyers than the market can bear. Candor and market sensitivity are… MORE
Dennis Kaw is the General Counsel for Appliance Factory Outlet and its affiliates (AFO). AFO owns and operates a chain of retail stores, is the 43rd largest appliance dealer in the country, and is ranked 41st in Colorado Business Magazine's list of… MORE
Author Henry Kelston reviews the December 13 hearing on "The Costs and Burdens of Civil Discovery" convened by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis testified in the hearing.