Study Ranks State High Courts
For more details, read the Choi (NYU), Gulati (Duke) & Posner (UChicago) article that was recently posted to SSRN: Which States Have the Best and Worst High Courts?
Topics: News & Events
Add comment June 18, 2008
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Law Students and Stress
Kennon Sheldon (Univ of Missouri-Columbia) & Lawrence Krieger (Florida State University) have published the following article “Understanding the Negative Effects of Legal Education on Law Students: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Determination Theory” Go here for the full article.
Abstract: Longitudinal studies suggest that law school has a corrosive effect on the well-being, values, and motivation of students, ostensibly because of its problematic institutional culture. In a 3-year study of two different law schools, the authors applied self-determination theory’s (SDT) dynamic process model of thriving to explain such findings. Students at both schools declined in psychological need satisfaction and well-being over the 3 years. However, student reports of greater perceived autonomy support by faculty predicted less radical declines in need satisfaction, which in turn predicted better well-being in the 3rd year and also a higher grade point average, better bar exam results, and more self-determined motivation for the first job after graduation. Institution-level analyses showed that although students at both schools suffered, one school was perceived as more controlling than the other, predicting greater difficulties for its students. Implications for SDT and for legal education are discussed.
Topics: Legal Education
Add comment June 11, 2007
National Law Journal Study: Large Law Firms Recruit from Elite Law Schools
The National Law Journal recently ran an article explaining that, by and large, the nation’s top firms continue to focus their recruitment on graduates of renowned private schools on the East Coast.
Add comment February 6, 2007
Learning-Disabled Law Graduates Sue Maine Board of Bar Examiners
For more details, read the full article that was published in the Portland Press Herald this week.
Topics: News & Events; Legal Education
Add comment January 26, 2007
36th Conference on Environmental Law
This conference is sponsored by the ABA Section of Environmental, Energy & Resources and will be held March 8 0 11, 2007 at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, CO. For more details go here.
Topics: Environmental Law; Conferences & Symposia, Spring 2007
Add comment January 23, 2007
