‘Calculating Law Schools’ Cost Is Harder than You Might Think’ on the Am Law Daily

“Calculating Law Schools’ Cost Is Harder than You Might Think“ If you couldn’t get it there, here’s the spreadsheet I created. (Law School Cost of Attendance Worksheet)

‘What the Numbers Don’t Say: Law School Applicants Are Getting Older, Not Dumber’ on the Am Law Daily

“What the Numbers Don’t Say: Law School Applicants Are Getting Older, Not Dumber“ So I saw the first Softies show in 12 years. It was a real treat. I was so inspired that I started banging chords on my guitar. Then I realized that Jen Sbragia has something I don’t: talent. But when it comes [...]

‘U.S. News Data Show 2011 May Be Beginning of End for Law School Tuition Bubble’ on the Am Law Daily

Didn’t have time to write this one here for the LSTB, so this post is all original. “U.S. News Data Show 2011 May Be Beginning of End for Law School Tuition Bubble“

‘At Last, a Rational Explanation for Why Law School Tuition Keeps Rising’ up on the Am Law Daily

A revised, more entertaining version of last week’s post. “At Last, a Rational Explanation for Why Law School Tuition Keeps Rising“ I’d like to add that this is the first post I’ve busted out on the Colemak keyboard layout. I got sick of typing on QWERTY, and since I write for a living, I decided [...]

‘Clever Plans to Reform Legal Education Won’t Make Legal Services Any Cheaper’ up on Am Law Daily

It’s a revised version of my post from a couple weeks ago, “WSJ Op-Ed Reaches Acceptable Conclusion on False Premises.” Link is here: “Clever Plans to Reform Legal Education Won’t Make Legal Services Any Cheaper“ Hopefully this will inspire better proposals from reformers.

‘New BEA Data Showing Legal Sector Grew 2.3 Percent in 2010 No Reason to Celebrate’ up on Am Law Daily

New post on the Am Law Daily: “New BEA Data Showing Legal Sector Grew 2.3 Percent in 2010 No Reason to Celebrate“ Somewhat improved over the original post, as always.

Am Law Daily Essay ‘ABA Regs Don’t Cause Tuition Increases, Law Schools Do’

I rewrote my post from Monday for the Am Law Daily. It’s much better than the original with thanks to the Center for American Progress’ Julie Margaretta Morgan’s paper, “What Can We Learn from Law School?” Morgan lead me to a 2009 GAO Report on law schools that I hadn’t known about. Here’s a link [...]

‘Law School Debt Bubble, Part II: Data Show Feds Will Lend $54.3 Billion to U.S. Law Schools by 2020′

‘Law School Debt Bubble, Part II: Data Show Feds Will Lend $54.3 Billion to U.S. Law Schools by 2020′ My fourth article is up on the Am Law Daily’s Web site. I redid the math and found that I low-balled it by a couple billion dollars. To make up for it, here’s some 60s garage [...]

Am Law Daily Publishes My Essay on the Two-Year $475 Million Growth in Law Graduate Debt

“Law School Debt Bubble: Aggregate Law School Grad Debt Grew $475 Million Between 2008 and 2010“ Also, I saw Robyn Hitchcock last weekend, and my is he highly synesthetic and very popular with the ladies.

Read My Essay on The Am Law Daily; I’m Helping Law Schools Avoid Lawsuits

“Dear Prospective Law Students, Do Not ‘Reasonably Rely’ on Cooley’s ‘Report One’” Also, I’m off to see former Hüsker Dü and Sugar member, Bob Mould, play in Brooklyn. Hüsker Dü was from my home state, Minnesota, so here’s some of his music.