The Blackbook Legal Blog

It feels like it was only yesterday when we joined in this open thread to commiserate about the MPRE, but "score release day" has...

The November administration of the MPRE has come and gone. And while we'll (apparently) have to wait five weeks for scores to be releas...

So J-Lo, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan and (soon) Fergie are part owners of the Miami Dolphins? Guess Rush should consider going into the mu...

Several months ago, we opened a thread putting forth a commenter's proposal for changes to law firm compensation that would help firms ...

Well, BBL-ers-- It's getting to that time of the year where Finals hangs over our heads like the sword on the thinnest string (as if I w...

On March 9, Craig opened a successful  thread  allowing students to discuss the idea of whether the federal government should, in addition t...

It is easy to feel dejected as a law student these days—the 1Ls are getting shut out in their summer job hunt, the 2Ls are fearful of faili...

It's hard to feel optimistic about our country's economic future these days, and it is increasingly apparent that the legal industry...

In response to an earlier article , a commenter had an interesting proposal for "Big Law" compensation: Here's what my proposa...

Feel free to comment generally on today's news of massive law firm layoffs.  Thoughts? Apprehensions? Suggestions for the future of the ...