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16 Jun 2015, 12:36 pm by Michael Simkovic
Tom Friedman's latest New York Times column uses the labor market for executive assistants and executive secretaries to illustrate dubious claims about credentialing and over-education.... [read post]
3 Aug 2021, 9:55 am by Michael Simkovic
In 2010 to 2013, the Wall Street Journal effectively blamed law schools for the economic fallout of the financial crisis and the Great Recession. [read post]
5 May 2016, 10:05 am by Michael Simkovic
Lawyers traditionally bill a specified hourly rate for the time they spend working on a case. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 7:22 am by Michael Simkovic
Many legal educators believe that shrinking class sizes will help the students they do admit find higher paid work more easily and boost the value... [read post]
23 Aug 2023, 10:26 am by Michael Simkovic
In my previous discussion of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ban, I noted that: With a wink and a nod, the Supreme Court told universities... [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 6:23 pm by Michael Simkovic
Some have claimed that deteriorating outcomes for recent law school graduates are a sign of permanent structural change in the legal industry and that these... [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 5:44 pm by Michael Simkovic
One of the key claims of critics of legal education in general, and of ABA-approved law schools in particular, is that accreditation requirements drive up... [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 5:00 am by Michael Simkovic
I recently discussed research debunking claims that law school and business school are only worthwhile for those privileged enough to gain admission to elite programs.... [read post]
10 Feb 2018, 8:56 am by Michael Simkovic
Private firms often withhold information or contest scientific knowledge when public revelation could lead to costly regulations or liability. [read post]
16 Dec 2018, 9:53 pm by Michael Simkovic
The consulting firm McKinsey is a leading employer of graduates of elite law schools, business schools, medical schools, and other professional programs. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 12:11 pm by Michael Simkovic
How to Count: Choosing the Right Data Source In response to my last post, a reader asked why different data sources give different counts for... [read post]
23 Feb 2019, 8:43 pm by Michael Simkovic
A fascinating, albeit intemperate and sensationalist, perspective on the history of conservative activism on college campuses is available here. [read post]
17 Aug 2019, 5:00 am by Michael Simkovic
From an essay I recently published at "The Conversation": "Students can use federal financial aid to attend any college they want, whether public or private.... [read post]
5 Jul 2017, 4:19 am by Michael Simkovic
The Wall Street Journal closed several of its blogs on Monday, including its Law Blog. [read post]