Everyone loves rankings, so here is the 2007 ranking of the best services in Mountain View. I think in general this list is very good, but of course we could quibble–our favorite burritos are from Bueno Bueno; we think Garden…
Students commonly assume that small firm lawyers work less hard than big firm lawyers. For example, when I ask students what they want to do after graduation, not atypically they will say “I want to work in a small firm.”…
From ProBlogger: “34 Reasons Why People Unsubscribe from RSS feeds: [1] Too many posts (the post levels are too overwhelming) [2] Infrequent Posting (or the blog is effectively dead) [3] Partial Excerpts Feeds [4] Blog Changes Focus (too much off…
From the AP: Wisconsin is poised to remove the handcuffs on free beer samples, allowing grocers and liquor stores to hand out free 6 oz samples of their own. I really think this quote from a Wisconsin legislator says it…
This article describes what new Bay Area associates are doing with their $160,000 starting salary. Apparently, between taxes, student loans, rent and saving for a new house, these new associates aren’t living large.
The SJ Mercury News ran an interview with Bill Gurley, a VC at Benchmark Capital. On the subject of Epinions: ____ Q Speaking of the shape you’re in, was the first Epinions case resolved? I noticed a newer, related case…
For a couple of years now, the search term “law professor salary” or “law professor salaries” consistently has been one of the top 10 search terms used to find my blogs. It seems to be a topic of significant interest!…
From InsideHigherEd: “This much is undisputed: One evening three years ago, a then-professor at the University of Iowa’s College of Law tampered with anonymous student evaluations that rate teaching effectiveness. Kenneth Kress admits to replacing three unfavorable student-completed questionnaires with…
Marquette Law is back in the second tier of law school rankings after having dropped to the third tier last year. I’m shocked (massive sarcasm). See my prediction of this development from last April. Note my next prediction that Marquette…
IMHO, last night’s gathering of Bay Area Blawgers was a smashing success! The Crowd We had over 45 people show up at the event, exceeding our seating capacity! Typically, a fair number of lawyers who RSVP to an event don’t…