Month: June 2009

While a number of us have started posting advice and information on the soon-to-be-in-full-swing fall hiring season, we should also spare a thought for those poor oft-forgotten-until-the-last-minute folks going up…

The rogue trader story is one that is now all too familiar.  A trader appears to be making phenomenal profits, garnering respect, high bonuses, and power within the financial institution. …

With Lucas Glover's win earlier today at Bethpage, the following trivia question comes to mind:Name a multiple-time winner of the U.S. Open Golf Championship who attended a "tier one" law…

Today DePaul named 76 year old Illinois state appellate judge Warren Wolfson the interim dean of its law school.  The university fired Dean Glen Weissenberger last week after he alerted ...

Harvard Professor Michael Sandel presents the Reith lectures – the topic, “A New Citizenship” -- this month on the BBC.  (HT: Al Roth via Tim Harford).  You can listen to…

What great news that Robert Post is the new dean of Yale Law School!  Many congratulations to Dean Post and to Yale, too.  They're most foruntate to have one another.…

Peter Berkowitz' latest in the Wall Street Journal suggests that we need more Burke and Tocqueville.  Here's a sample: [A] political science department may feature a course on American political…

OK, so the title of the post is perhaps just a bit misleading.  Maybe it should have read "Obama Nominates Alito's Replacement on the Third Circuit."  But that phrasing was…

A recurring challenge for candidates entering the AALS meat market relates to an unfortunate timing quirk.  FAR biographical forms are due during the summer, a couple of months before the August law ...

After rebranding Kentucky Fried Chicken first as "KFC" and more recently "KGC" (for Kentucky GRILLED chicken), Yum! Brands Inc, the parent company of KFC and Taco Bell, is also moving…