Is a law degree still worth the price?
Subtitle: it depends on what the law school has to offer you
By: Creola Johnson, Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781611633719
Subjects: Law schools; Law; Economic aspects; Study and teaching; Vocational guidance
Description: "To help prospective studetns make a fully informed decision, Professor Johnson demonstrates how to find available data about the law schools they are interested in attending and do a comprehensive analysis of that data. Professor Johnson's mission is to help prospective law students avoid getting 'vanity' degrees--the diplomas that look lovely in a picture frame but that may not make you employable as an attorney."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legal academy is in trouble; title: The judges' message is "let the buyer beware," instead of "let the liar beware"; title: "S" is for sophisticated, not special; title: A lot of wiggle room remains in the ABA's new disclosure standards; title: Negligent enrollment claim: a segue to the risks in attending unaccredited schools; title: Unlawful dismissal claim: "weeding out" vs. retention and academic support; title: Reliance on us news rankings is not justified and may be harmful; title: The ABA leaves much to be desired; title: Do we have too many lawyers?; title: Post-recession rise in d "class" legal jobs; title: It's a small world after all: big firm job is a mirage for most law grads; title: Narratives of recent graduates; title: In limited circumstances, bankruptcy is an option for eliminating student loan debt; title: IBR, PSLF and other acronyms that can save you thousands; title: Can student loan debt get between you and a license to practice law?; title: "Am i stupid if i still want to go to law school?"