Law School

Applicants
I've been talking to two types of applicants lately: high school seniors applying to college, and people applying to my student organization. Just so I can get it out of my system, here's the advice I wish I could give them...

Medical conditions don't rule out visa applications
Did you know that gay and lesbian applicants can successfully obtain an interdependent (partner) migration visa even when they have a serious health condition? They can seek what is known as the health waiver...

The Law School Don'ts
Ed Note: This summer, Ms. JD solicited advice from students across the country. Here are some of the law school ?don?ts.? Thinking about getting a pet? A student at the University of Oregon School of Law warns: Don?t do it! You will live in the law school your first year, moving only between your classes, the library, and your bed...

Advice for the Incoming Law School Class
Paul Caron of the TaxProf Blog has a great list of links to advice for the incoming law school class of 2009. It's here. And even more advice here from Concurring Opinions. Posted by Jon Lutz

Law School Advice from CBS Sports Columnist
Clay "I didn't even buy books my last year of law school" Travis, a columnist for CBS Sports, offer his advice on how to pick a law school, including the following suggestions: Go sit in the law school library for...

Total Law Professor JD Applicant Statistics: 1997-2007
I've been posting data about law professor applicants (see here and here), and I thought I'd share some more data that I have that AALS provided me with. Here is data about the schools with the most applicants from 1997-2007...

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 2
Training, Healthcare, and Death Benefits

Stock Market Losses
alleging bad financial advice and conflicts of interest.

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.

Medical Technology
Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement.

Intentional Contamination
Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgery $4 million medical malpractice settlement.