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Comment on What is CUA really like? by Byron

Byron — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:18:02 +0000

Your blog has been a great help to me in deciding to attend law school part-time. I’ll hopefully be accepted into the night program of the school where I’ll be a police officer. I can see myself already being at the school so much that people would believe I hadn’t left.

Comment on A Conversation with JD Match by A Conversation with JD Match | JD Match

A Conversation with JD Match | JD Match — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:21:38 +0000

[...] the Hypo’s Editor Derek Karchner, who blogs under the nom de plume “Casebook Sherpa,” published the following interview with [...]

Comment on The Formula for Success in Law School by Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:04:57 +0000

“Do the reading & Go to class”

The best single piece of advice that can be given to a law student!

Comment on The Formula for Success in Law School by Jorge

Jorge — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Coffee. Advil. Figuring out which bathroom to use while on break. Learning how to raise your hand while flexing your biceps so everyone knows you still go to the gym. Using fancy words like trust fund. Learning how to quickly find the case brief on lexis when called on because you haven’t prepared for class. Understanding that not even the professor can articulate the difference between a B+ and an A-. IRAQ – issue, rule, analysis, question your analysis again, and again. Realizing that the law doesn’t really apply to the law school itself, and even though you pay them a lot of money, you really aren’t a customer. Getting divorced (oh wait, I digress). More Coffee.

Comment on Preparing for the Bar Exam in Crazy Virginia by Jorge

Jorge — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:44:46 +0000

bailiwick. cf. bailahay.

Comment on U.S. News Law School Value Ranking by Dr. Bombay

Dr. Bombay — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:10:33 +0000

On some level I’m gratified. On another level, I’m considering suing those shitbirds for jacking our idea. Your thoughts?

Comment on U.S. News Law School Value Ranking by Casebook Sherpa

Casebook Sherpa — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:51:52 +0000

It’s probably important to add that the data for these rankings are self-reported and can be manipulated. That doesn’t necessarily mean this ranking is a negative thing, 2nd Time Around. Rather, I think on balance it confirms your thinking that this is a net positive piece of news for students at SULC.

Comment on U.S. News Law School Value Ranking by 2nd Time Around

2nd Time Around — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:05:15 +0000

It’s nice to know that I will not have as much debt once I graduate from SULC. Finally, something positive comes out of this law school journey! LOL!! Now I need to send this article to ALL my friends who turned their nose up to my decision…..

Comment on Catholic University Law School Moves to #79 in US News Ranking of Best Law Schools by Dr. Bombay

Dr. Bombay — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:08:05 +0000

The question with the “make work” jobs that Magnus described is if by gaming the system, the School eventually produces more sustained results. If, for example, the employment statistics ultimaltey improve the schools perception in the eyes of employers, and result in greater employment opportunitites, then it would seem to be worthwhile.

I go back to the ROI calculations that we did several years ago. I know of one recent graduate (a classmate of ours) who is working part-time in two public interest jobs, for the princely combined sum of $40K. Assuming they have debt of about $100K, the ROI on that person’s Catholic education using the standard ROI formula [(return on investment - initial investment)/investment * (100)] is -60%. It does not seem to present a very compelling case for attending law school.

Of course, this does not handicap for a variety of intangibles (enjoyment of work, etc.) But increasingly, I’ve come through the law school process thinking it is a lousy investment.

Comment on Catholic University Law School Moves to #79 in US News Ranking of Best Law Schools by Casebook Sherpa

Casebook Sherpa — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:35:57 +0000

Ah yes. The fellowship positions. I never got the impression that they were common enough to skew the data all that much. But perhaps they are. Employing just 10 people in such positions would have the impact of roughly 5%, if my assumption of roughly 200 grads per year is accurate. That’s not insignificant.