Academic

Bloomberg: Job Market Gets Even Worse for Law Grads
Following up on Thursday's post, NALP: Law School Class of 2011 Faced 'Brutal' Job Market: Paul Campos (Colorado), Two Out of Three 2011 Law School Graduates Did Not Get Real Legal Jobs: [O]nce we exclude jobs that don?t require law degrees, law school-funded jobs, other temporary jobs, and part time...

Most Law Graduates Dissappointed: Few Jobs, Low Salaries, High Stress
There seems to be a growing problem among law school graduates and new attorneys. They can’t find jobs, the jobs they find don’t pay enough to repay law school loans, and the jobs require unhealthy amounts of hours doing the type of work that many lawyers find unsatisfying, or worse...

Political, Governmental, Teaching, And Public Service Jobs
You know, many go to law school but they have other interest. There is nothing wrong with that, and in fact a law degree represents such a broad education in ways that are both beneficial and practical...

Law School Interest Down Due To Lack Of Jobs
The days of top law school graduates having their pick of six-figure jobs at boutique firms -- or at least being assured of putting their degrees to use -- are over.

Law School Rankings by BigLaw Jobs
The National Law Journal reports today that 27.3% of the law school class of 2010 landed jobs at the 250 largest law firms, down from 30.3% last year. The NLJ ranks the Top 50 law schools by the percentage of the graduating class landing jobs at BigLaw firms...

Jobs jobs and more jobs
I just got an email that a non-profit I know is hiring in the town where I went to law school. The position is about 50% volunteer management and recruiting. This is the same thing I did with both my project assistant job in law school and in my volunteer work...

Office Politics
Ramsey County pays two deputies $750,000 settlement after being placed in dead end jobs.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Collins GA
Elementary School Children May Have Been Exposed to Asbestos

Fayette County School Board
faces sex abuse class action lawsuit