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Do Not Go To Law School

Mark Bennett | January 13, 2009

If you are a college graduate, a college student, or a high school student, and you want to work for someone else, do not under any circumstances plan to go to law school. Instead read Temporary Attorney. Law schools are cranking out lawyers without any regard to how many legal jobs there are, and many [...]

Memo to Future Lawyers

Mark Bennett | December 26, 2008

Don’t go to Marquette Law School.
According to David Papke, law professor at Marquette Law School,
We don’t want law school to be lawyer-training school. When we cave in to demands of that sort from the ABA and assorted study commissions, we actually invite alienation among law students and lawyers. Legal education should appreciate the depth of [...]

Law School: Substance or Skills

Mark Bennett | October 23, 2007

In response to my post on lower-tier law schools being the better bet for aspiring solos, law student Zeb wrote:
I’m a second year student at the University of Baltimore, a supposedly 4th tier school (that just happens to supply the bulk of trial lawyers in Baltimore). Mr. Bennett’s intial post has inspired me to post [...]