There are many ways in which the legal industry is threatened and declining. While much of this stems from global economic and technological changes, there is also much blame to be placed at the feet of the law school education system.
I thought the case method was a useless waste of time from day one and the amount of practical knowledge you get in 3 years, particularly for transactional lawyers, is shockingly little (as the article makes note). There is no reason that law schools should be as expensive as they are, last three years, and remain stuck in a 150-year old educational model. What are we, the imperial Chinese?
It appears that the news is finally trickling down to undergraduates who, unsurprisingly, don’t want to be saddled with $150,000 in nondischargeable debt, a less than 50% chance of legal employment, and an annual average salary around $80,000 (with a lower median).
I’m lucky for a number of reasons, but were I to start my higher learning search today, I would not be selecting law school.
Besides being a great song musically (right in my wheelhouse with the late Motown/peak Stevie Wonder vibe), it’s catchy as shit and plain funny. Just don’t think too deeply about the trite misogynistic lyrics and enjoy the awesomeness.
This song has totally exploded on the interwebs by the way. By the time you read this, it will probably be as overplayed as Crazy was, but for right now? Kick. Ass.
Besides the part where we’re just innately awesome, of course, there’s this counterprotest at the San Diego ComicCon
They’ve faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and…kittens?
Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom’s finest stood and delivered.
TLC’s retooled ‘Kate Plus Eight’ is pulling out all the stops for an upcoming episode — including a big cameo by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a source tells In Touch magazine. And with Palin’s upcoming docu-reality TV show set to run on the same network, it’s potentially a great opportunity for cross-promotion.
I vastly prefer singles to doubles. Vastly. But working on both anyway.
I’m obviously moving up to the next ladder the next go ’round. I look forward to getting my ass kicked. Well, not looking forward to, but for a little bit. Until I dominate there again.
