Ex Law Student Auctions name to pay SLs

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[simpsongal]

A few thoughts: The ABA or some other authority needs to step in and take responsibility for subpar law schools. This guy seems like a slacker/moron and the perfect example of why third tier schools shouldn't exist.

Closing thought on the public sector. Our agency is basically recruiting and hiring attorneys from top 30 schools w/law review/journal/top marks. Some exceptions for experience. But it's a new ballgame. I've heard graybeards in the government admit they never would have been hired today.

[kadams767]

Yet another unsympathetic profile of a total moron.

[brit1017]

Jan 10, 2013 11:33:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

A few thoughts: The ABA or some other authority needs to step in and take responsibility for subpar law schools. This guy seems like a slacker/moron and the perfect example of why third tier schools shouldn't exist.

Closing thought on the public sector. Our agency is basically recruiting and hiring attorneys from top 30 schools w/law review/journal/top marks. Some exceptions for experience. But it's a new ballgame. I've heard graybeards in the government admit they never would have been hired today.

I think that is the case in a lot of fields. I work for gov't in a science field- you can't even get an interview for an entry level position here without a masters now. People who have been here for 15 years fully admit they would never be hired today. But unfortunately, the pay doesn't reflect the change in degree expectations...

[genet313]

Jan 10, 2013 11:49:12 GMT -5 kadams767 said:

Yet another unsympathetic profile of a total moron.

hahahaha!

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Jan 10, 2013 11:56:52 GMT -5 brit1017 said:

Jan 10, 2013 11:33:43 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

A few thoughts: The ABA or some other authority needs to step in and take responsibility for subpar law schools. This guy seems like a slacker/moron and the perfect example of why third tier schools shouldn't exist.

Closing thought on the public sector. Our agency is basically recruiting and hiring attorneys from top 30 schools w/law review/journal/top marks. Some exceptions for experience. But it's a new ballgame. I've heard graybeards in the government admit they never would have been hired today.

I think that is the case in a lot of fields. I work for gov't in a science field- you can't even get an interview for an entry level position here without a masters now. People who have been here for 15 years fully admit they would never be hired today. But unfortunately, the pay doesn't reflect the change in degree expectations...

That's the case in my field as well, working in university admin. We have so many Masters students applying for entry level positions, it's expected now. And I certainly have a growing sense of ethical discomfort about working at a university. I dislike the corporate attitude that is growing here, and the sense that you should simply get the degree you want/need and worry about the money later. It's not a good feeling.