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In response to many calls for possible dismissal (or at least investigation) of John Yoo at the Boalt (Cal Berkeley) School of Law, Dean Chris Edley yesterday issued a memorandum strongly rejecting the idea (albeit reserving some harsh words for Yoo's Read More...
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Adam, you're right to point out that the process for joining a law faculty as a tenure-track junior professor is not family-friendly at all. But once you're hired, a law-teaching job is pretty much the model of a family-friendly job—the schedule is extremely Read More...
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Phil—to echo Orin’s skepticism about part-time at law firms, I wonder whether flexibility isn’t actually part of the same phenomenon that also accounts for heavier and heavier workloads. While it’s true that firms are becoming more flexible in terms of Read More...
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Deb's post on "Women in Law" raises an interesting question about why different subject areas tend to have different gender ratios among law profs. I've wondered about this myself. For example, in my own area, criminal law and procedure, most of the junior Read More...
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Well, Doug, between your support for Obama and that last post lamenting the continuing dilemmas of women lawyers with families, the progressive lawyers over at the American Constitution Society may need to declare you an honorary member. I've always been Read More...
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When Linda Greenhouse recently announced that she was leaving the New York Times , it was a sad day for Supreme Court coverage. Now there's good Greenhouse news--and a coup for Yale Law School. Greenhouse will be the law school's Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence Read More...
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Phillip asked about Harvard's new tuition-waiver program, which he thinks will encourage students to take public service jobs. Maybe, but I'm not so sure. Suppose that the third year of Harvard Law School costs $40,000. Under plan (1), you borrow $40,000 Read More...
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Amidst all the reporting about massive first-year associate salaries at big law firms, greedy lawyers who will do anything to win a case, and other shark tales , every now and then there comes some positive news. This time the good news comes from Harvard Read More...
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