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The "What is Value Billing" Discussion Continues....
2008-01-09 06:02:00 In response to "The Billable Hour Bash-a-thon Continues" post (you may want to click through to refresh your memory and put the Q & A below in context) I received a thoughtful comment from Per Gynt, a 49 year old law student, which I wanted to publish. I also asked my friend and value billing 'guru' Allison Shields of LegalEase Consulting to answer Per's question. I thought maybe others could benefit from the question and answer.Per Gynt: What we are talking about is giving the customer more control over her money, not control over our companies. In the case of Cisco it is a case of the latter. I object to this kind of behavior the same way I object to "low ball" bidding for construction projects. It's not good for the industry. Efficiency and reasonable pricing are certainly desirable, but companies that want to force me to reduce my price on a yearly basis aren't desirable customers because it disallows me the flexibility I may need... More About: Billing , Discussion
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To My Law Office Management Class - It Wa
2008-01-09 01:47:00 Tonight, January 8, 2008, would have marked the beginning of my eighth year at Quinnipiac University School of Law teaching law students how to open their own law practice right out of law school. Yet, effective immediately my Law Office Management Class has been cancelled. But the reasons might surprise you. First, the facts. My class has been wait-listed for years because it was very popular even though labor-intensive. The most I would accept was 30 students. It also included a guest panel of new solos up to three years out from Quinnipiac who would tell their stories and the students could ask any number of questions. Now 30 students out of under 400 total student population is a sizeable percentage of students opting to take this little 'ol adjunct's elective two credit course. A practical skills course. And therein lies the problem. I was informed tenured professor's elective classes were being cancelled because they would get j... More About: Funny , Thing
A Look Into The (Legal) Office of the Future?
2008-01-07 18:37:00 If this is the Office of the Future ....bring it on! Welcome to the office of 2020 or so. If you still go to one, that is. Thanks to instant wireless communications and encryption technology, remote working -- from home or anywhere else on Earth -- will be commonplace 10 to 15 years from now. But an office in the traditional sense will still come in handy for working on team projects as well as for meeting clients and suppliers. What follows is a glimpse into a typical office-of-the-future. What the heck -- imagine that it's yours. Electronic wallpaper covers the walls. When you're not using it to show charts, graphs and other business presentations, it will be easy to switch to between pictures of the kids or some other pleasing images. Office chairs will have built-in sensors to detect your stress level. Depending on the result, the chair can then gently suggest a brief nap or exercises to help decompress. The "office computer" is just a wide, high-definition l... More About: Legal , The Future
The "Falling-Down" Profession?
2008-01-07 06:02:00 The New York Times (excerpts)January 6, 2008The Falling-Down Profession sBy ALEX WILLIAMSYOU can’t say law firms aren’t trying.At the Chicago office of Perkins Coie, partners recently unveiled a “happiness committee,” offering candy apples and milkshakes to brighten the long and wearying days of its lawyers. Perhaps this will serve as an example to other firms, which studies show lose, on average, nearly a fifth of their associates in any given year, in an industry in which about 20 percent of lawyers over all will suffer depression at some point in their careers.Last year, Cravath, Swaine & Moore tried a more direct approach, offering associates an added bonus of as much as $50,000, on top of regular annual bonuses that range from $35,000 to $60,000.At the august Sullivan & Cromwell, partners in 2006 began a program, groundbreaking in white-shoe firms, encouraging the uttering of “thank you” and “good work” to harried underlings, as reported in The Wall Stree... More About: Fess
Knickers Are Twisting Over Innovative Adjunct Telling Students They MUST Bl
2008-01-06 22:39:00 I love it. Read this from the Adjunct Professor's Law Blog:Adjunct Law Professor Requires Students To Participate On His Blog Barry Law School Professor Marc John Randazza states on his class syllabus that is posted on his blog/web page:Overall Participation will be 10 points (out of 100) for class participation and 10 points for blog participation. Exceptional participation in either department can make up for some a deficiency in the other. So, if you are a “quiet person,” you may want to hit the blog pretty effectively.This raises some important issues. Is posting on a blog the same as class participation? Will students compete with each other for the most blog postings? Should we encourage this? Is the professor simply trying to increase his traffic? What if students do not have access to the internet? Any comments or thoughts? Please post once as typepad holds posts for approval. Mitchell H. RubinsteinI'm sorry. Mitchell Rubinstein, you may be a helluva a ... More About: Innovative , Knickers
"Tip of the Week" (II) - How Creativity Will Save the (Legal Marketing) Wor
2008-01-06 17:33:00 While scouring the blawgosphere for my upcoming turn as host of Blawg Review, January 14th, I found a buried gem that needs to be brought to the surface today. I say buried because the last time the author posted to the site was more than a year ago so not quite appropriate for Blawg Review. So, I am bringing you "Creativity ."It was a bold two-page concept ad for MEGABLOKS in the front signature of the New York Times magazine. Once upon a time, there lived a creature named Creativity. When Creativity was young, he was allowed to explore the farthest reaches of his imagination. No one told him what noise his train was supposed to make. So he made it sound like a cockatoo. And nobody told him that his dragon was scary. So he had it over for pizza. Then once day, when Creativity was all grown up, people throughout the land turned to him for inspiration in good times and bad. All the world rallied around Creativity to solve their most confounding proble... More About: Marketing , Legal , Week , Save
"Tip of the Week" - An Easy and Great Way to Recycle Your Old Electronics
2008-01-06 06:02:00 Given the frenzy surrounding technology, changing your Windoze for Macs, Iphones, Ipods, MP3 players, updating our digital cameras and camcorders, what are you doing with your old equipment? And how can you dispose of it in an eco-friendly way? Costco has a terrific new program which I will be taking advantage of:Through the Trade-In & Recycle Program on costco.com, computers and certain other small electronics can be recycled free - and in some cases you'll actually be paid for the item. The program covers PCs, LCD monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, game systems and MP3 players, and it's extremely easy to use. You just go to costco.com, indentify the type of equipment you want to dispose of, and a value estimator will indicate whether it has any trade-in value. You then ship the item, using a free, prepaid shipping label. If the item has any trade-in value, you'll be sent a Costco Cash card for that amount. If not, you'll have gotten rid of an... More About: Electronics , Great , Week , Easy
A Law School Career Counseling Office Making Housecalls?
2008-01-05 15:02:00 This initiative really impressed me. Imagine if your law school career counseling officer came to visit you after graduation to see how you were doing and to see how they may be of further assistance in your efforts to find employment? Wouldn't that be impressive? Well, in Iowa that is just what they are doing. Hat tip to Ed Wiest for alerting me to this article.University of Iowa College of Law alumni who can't quite figure out what to do next with their careers should sit tight because UI officials will come to them. The law school has a fairly new program where an official from the college travels across Iowa and around the country to meet face-to-face with graduates to help them re-assess their careers. "This is part of a bigger picture of what we are trying to develop, thinking about the admission process all the way through alumni life about how students think about and act on career choices," said Steve Langerud, the college's associate dean ... More About: Law School , Office , School , Career
I Was Interviewed for the Raindancing Expert Audio Series and You Can Liste
2008-01-04 06:02:00 I recently had the distinct pleasure of talking with Cole Silver, the innovator behind the Raindancing Expert Audio Series and owner of The Silver Group, LTD based out of New Jersey. Cole Silver is in the process of amassing a collection of more than two hundred audio interviews with top legal marketing and business development experts for a particular undertaking he will soon bring to lawyers in a highly beneficial, very low cost way. So I was extremely flattered when he asked if I would participate in a very informal and fun interview about the challenges facing those going solo and my philosophies on the process. In this interview I addressed the following: 1. What are the biggest hurdles facing those who want to go solo? 2. Why law schools are committing educational malpractice. 3. Creating your life as a solo practitioner and why being 'on' 24/7 is not a bad thing. 4. Are some lawyers not destined to be solos? 5. What is the price of admission to th... More About: Pert
The Billable Hour Bash-a-thon Continues Courtesy of Slate
2008-01-03 21:37:00 This article was forwarded to me by a reader known as Blueb73. Author Lisa Lerer of Slate Magazine writes a compelling piece called How to Kill the Law Firm Billable Hour in which she states the following:The criticisms lobbed by academics, associates, and bloggers have had a negligible impact. Making such a significant change takes a more powerful force in law firm life: the client. And now, finally, the companies that pay millions in hourly rates are striking back, forcing their law firms to cut some tough, nonhourly fee deals. If anyone can tame the billable beast, it's the clients who feed it.She further describes what she believes to be the future of law firm culture:If this is the future of the legal world, then the business will eventually spilt into three fairly autonomous markets. The top end of the spectrum will remain largely unchanged. Companies will still pay hourly rates to hire white-shoe law firms for specialized, bet-your-company kinds of work. On the opposit... More About: Bash
The Connecticut Legal Advertising Police are Out of Control!!!
2008-01-02 06:02:00 Now my marshmallows are really getting toasted! In this week's edition of the Connecticut Law Tribune, Attorney David Atkins is interviewed by the Trib about the 'eyebrow' raising opinions being dispensed by the Statewide Grievance Committee, which is making the brew haha in New York over their new advertising rules look like a lovefest. The Committee is getting very extreme in three areas such as:the concern about improperly suggesting a specialized field of practice; accolades, such as Super Lawyers; and touting past results and comparisons with other lawyers.When it comes to stating you have received an award such as SuperLawyers (which is nonsense, anyway):the committee has not concluded that a CT lawyer is prohibited from truthfully indicating that he or she has been designated by a lawyer rating system. What they have required is that in connection with any rating system...the ad directs the reader to the statistical data of the collection process. (Se... More About: Advertising , Police , Legal , Control
If You Want To See My Home Office...Come Take A Peak
2008-01-01 16:26:00 Grant Griffiths over at his new 'home', the Home Office Warrior, is featuring my office in his snapshot series of home offices. He was after me for a while to get him a picture, so after clearing the clutter off my desk (clutter is good thing for me!)...I made it nice and pretty for him and his readers and now for you. But before I tell you about my home office, let me tell you about Home Office Warrior. This is the brainchild of Grant Griffiths and it is really terrific. This site is not dedicated to lawyers. It is dedicated to ANYONE who is or wants to work out of their home. It is the first place anyone with questions regarding a home office should go for all manner of information including financial, virtual assistance, tax questions, work/life balance. And it will continue to grow in readership, although it's had more than 50,000 page views in just 3 months. Why? Because there are over 20 million lone wolves in this country..... More About: Peak
Free Legal Education Through OpenCourseWare from T1 Law Schools? Wouldn't T
2007-12-30 22:03:00 Imagine really informing the public for FREE about the mysteries behind the study of law through OpenCourseWare such as being used by MIT, Yale, Harvard and more. Great article. The world's top universities have come late to the world of online education, but they're arriving at last, creating an all-you-can eat online buffet of information. And mostly, they are giving it away. MIT's initiative is the largest, but the trend is spreading. More than 100 universities worldwide, including Johns Hopkins, Tufts and Notre Dame, have joined MIT in a consortium of schools promoting their own open courseware. You no longer need a Princeton ID to hear the prominent guests who speak regularly on campus, just an Internet connection. This month, Yale announced it would make material from seven popular courses available online, with 30 more to follow. As with many technology trends, new services and platforms are driving change. Last spring marked the debut of "iTunes U,&quo... More About: Education , Schools , Free , Legal
"Tip of the Week" - Need Help Meeting Blogging Goals? Get a Blogging Buddy.
2007-12-30 16:06:00 I came across this article in Kiplinger which talked about how one young man overcame his debt by blogging and had blogging buddies who encouraged him to stick to his debt-reduction resolutions. It reminded me how often those who wish to lose weight or stick to an exercise regime often seem to do better with support from a friend or relative when trying to achieve their health goals. This got me to thinking about the common challenges bloggers face, fear they will not be able to make the commitment and be disciplined enough in order to achieve any meaningful success for their efforts. So, why not get a blogging buddy? How would it work? Each of you commit to a certain number of posts per week and keep each other on track. You can find interesting articles or tidbits to send each other's way to inspire them with related practice areas topics. Guest post on each other's sites. You may even expand this to a blogging club among your fellow solos friends, each in d... More About: Blogging , Goals , Buddy , Week , Meeting
7 Things I Learned in 2007 - Goals For You To Achieve in 2008
2007-12-28 06:02:00 I've always been a journal writer which is why blogging has been incredibly easy for me. And each year I write a reflection about the past year as well as write my goals for the following year in my personal journal. As I started to write this year's reflections I realized so much of the business portion of my reflections has been positively impacted by entering the blogosphere through authoring this site. When I started to reflect further I realized maybe my readers might benefit from what I've learned, too. If not, skip the post. I won't be offended. 1. The present and future of business marketing is on the internet. There is simply no challenge to this statement that makes sense. It needs to be the primary launch pad for any marketing campaign; everything else must be sensibly and organically grown from this platform. 2. There is no 'competition' in any well-designed marketing plan. If you are looking behind you to see... More About: Goals , Things , Learned , 2008
Lawyer Rating System Endorsed by WSJ - Does This Make You Feel Better?
2007-12-24 15:07:00 Wow. I can sleep a whole lot better knowing the WSJ endorses lawyer rating systems, particularly Avvo. I feel as good as I do about any 'publication' ranking law schools. (Read with 'dripping sarcasm.') This idiocy that because other things have been ranked before from manicurists to dog food makes it OK is just beyond any rational thinking. At a time when the judicial system is under increasing scrutiny, the courtroom performances and verdicts of its practitioners would seem a reasonable object of public interest. For those shopping for legal counsel, an online rating service might at least provide some measure of transparency in an otherwise opaque profession. The site, called Avvo, does for lawyers what any number of magazines and Web sites have been doing for other professions for years. Magazines regularly publish stories that rank an area's doctors and dentists. There are rating sites and blogs for the 'best' hairstylists, manicurists, restaur... More About: System , Lawyer , Make , Feel
Lawyer's Appreciate.....2007
2007-12-24 04:02:00 The "Lawyer's Appreciate"countdown for 2007 has begun. (OK. This lawyer appreciates gorgeous photography and the beauty in each sunrise.) This year's contribution: I appreciate the multi-faceted, very interesting personalities of many of my colleagues. Over the past year I have had the opportunity to meet and correspond with many lawyers who have used their law degree as a launching pad for other pursuits which enrich not just the profession but the world as a whole. And whether it is the nature of those I happen to correspond with and to whom I am attracted or the nature of blogging which attracts a certain type of lawyer, whatever the reason, this group of individuals is stimulating, and creative making every day I work (or play) much more fun. Thanks to all of you. More About: Reci
Judge Says It Best When He Calls Lawyer Rating Systems "Ludicrous."
2007-12-20 00:11:00 Although the lawsuit against Avvo had to be dismissed on the grounds of Free Speech the Federal Judge in this case gave us all a dose of real wisdom in his decision:....their (plaintiffs Browne and Wenokur) lawsuit has focused a spotlight on how ludicrous the rating of attorneys (and judges) has become.... more power to them. Main Entry: lu·di·crous Pronunciation: ˈlü-də-krəs Function: adjective Etymology: Latin ludicrus, from ludus play, sport; perhaps akin to Greek loidoros abusive Date: 1712 1 : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity 2 : meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish Yes. More power to all attorneys who state on their websites they do not support arbitrary, capricious and 'ludicrous' money-based ratings systems like Avvo that can, and unfortunately will, impact all lawyers...and disproportionately impact solos. So, while Avvo can be temporarily happy the lawsuit... More About: Lawyer , Calls , Systems
You Can Win the "So, You Want to Fly Solo" Contest - It's Easy!
2007-12-18 23:00:00 I"ve decided to make this my last post for the 2007 and hopefully help bring a lucky future soloist into 2008 with a free in-depth 2 hour consultation to help them get started. I'm placing no dollar value on this prize...that, quite honestly, is determined by the recipient. The rules are simple: Answer the following question: "I want to open my own solo legal practice because___________." In the comment section please let me know why you want to go solo and why you feel getting some concrete advice and direction unique to your personal situation will help you get to where you want to be....an entrepreneur in charge of your professional future. The more honest, the better your chances of being selected. If you are concerned about showing your true identity, no worries. Use an alias for public consumption. However, if you use an alias, please e-mail me seperately with your true identity and indicate which comment is yours... More About: Contest , Solo , Easy
Blawg REview #139 - Going Cheap, Hanging Limp or Being Just Plain Careless
2007-12-17 14:20:00 Blawg Review #139 by Legal Literacy shows you through great posts how failing to do the simplest and most obvious or being patently outrageous can cost you big. It's a good read. More About: Plain , Cheap , Goin
'You Ask...I Answer' - How Does One Start a Solo Practice in the Midst of
2007-12-17 06:02:00 (Not the cheeriest post but it needs to be said..and it's long.) Question: I'm a 1L who's interested in going solo when I graduate or shortly after. Something that's been on my mind recently is how the approaching recession and/or limitations on credit will affect those of us who are starting from scratch.I came across this article in the L.A. Times (see below), which confirms for me that other people are at least thinking this might be a problem. It seems reasonable to assume that, given the subprime mortgage mess, the credit market will tighten as lenders become more risk-adverse, whether or not we have an accompanying recession. I wonder if you can bring some experience to bear on how solo practitioners can deal with tight credit markets in terms of preparing to open a practice, building a business plan, and maybe even choosing a practice area. They've been tight before, so that information has to be out there. Just throwing it out there. Thanks again for a... More About: Answer , Practice , Start , Solo
"Tip of the Week" - Is Your Client Who They Say They Are?
2007-12-16 06:02:00 A recent listserv discussion talked about the benefits of being able to represent clients we have never met; advanced technology allowing us to do this more frequently and for all manner of practice area without an actual face-to-face meeting. My consultancy and coaching has no borders and I've not had the pleasure of meeting 99% of my clients as most business is conducted via internet and phone. However, when you are practicing law and legal rights are at stake (and your license) you had better make sure you are, in fact, representing the right person. When I was practicing my primary practice area was divorce. It is not uncommon to have a non-appearing party for any number of reasons, military, or whatever. But there are court procedures for this as it is anticipated there can be non-appearing parties and significant rights are at stake. But what about clients who simply don't feel the need to meet you face-to-face? Is it a non-litigious matter and sim... More About: Week , Client
Why Are Lawyers So Damned Depressed? Well, You're A Lawyer. You Figure It
2007-12-14 17:00:00 Jim Calloway, author of Law Practice Tips, writes a compelling commentary on the recent Wall Street Journal piece regarding the high rate of depression amongst lawyers. He quotes several articles which then reference several studies. It appears the top three drivers are: the adversarial process; non-stop deadlines; and pressure to meet billable hour requirements. You should read the commentary and the articles because I believe most lawyers can relate on some level. I would like to see a study of depression amongst solos specifically to see if the percentages are the same in this sector as the profession taken as a whole. There are different issues solos face, for sure. But they can control the quantity and quality of client they take on which in turn controls deadlines and billables. They can even determine to get rid of the billable hour which many are doing. However, I would like to proffer another perspective on challenges facing all lawyers which ... More About: Lawyer , Lawyers , Figure , Depressed
Are Student Loans the Next Mortgage Crisis?
2007-12-13 19:08:00 This article from US News and World Report questions whether student loans could be the next meltdown after the mortgage crisis.There are growing worries that millions of college and graduate students may have borrowed too much, creating a predicament that parallels the current mortgage meltdown. Bond-rating agencies last week noted a troubling uptick in defaults on private educational loans, and the U.S. Department of Education reported that almost 12 percent of all federal loans that came due in 2001 are already in default.And the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project has this to say:The existing counseling requirements for federal loans are ineffective, simply one of many hoops students jump through to get their student aid checks. However, the poor track record of mandatory counseling should not obscure the potential benefits of targeted counseling for student loan borrowers. Early intervention is essential because the costs rapidly pile up once trouble begins. Student loan ... More About: Loans , Student Loans , Mortgage , Crisis
When Bad Weather Disrupts Your Business Do You Have A Back Up "Client Commu
2007-12-12 23:02:00 It is the beginning of winter and it has struck the midwest with a fury. And this unexpected ice storm has wreaked havoc on millions of homes, businesses and home based businesses. Many home based businesses rely upon their cell phones, internet and cable or DSL for communications to clients. For the majority, it is the sole basis of communications. What happens when your power is down for 10 days during an unexpected emergency? Or you conduct business communications while traveling via your iphone, blackberry, cell phone, internet and you hit an unserviced area for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, this has happened to my good friend Grant Griffiths. First, an unexpected death in the family had him travelling to California in the mountains where internet and cell service were challenging at best. He did not know this. How could he. Then he comes back to Kansas City to be hit with a major ice storm which knocked out pow... More About: Business , Weather , Back , Back-up , Client
Don't Be A "Go-Getter." Be A "Go-Giver."
2007-12-11 23:45:00 I recently read a life-changing business parable authored by Bob Burg and John David Mann called "The Go-Giver." . The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. And so one day, desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultantreferred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman. Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers:” a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector,” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends share with Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and teach him how to open himself up to the power of giving. Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first...
Legal Process Outsourcing is a Hot Topic - Can Solos Benefit?
2007-12-10 06:02:00 (UPDATE 12/10/07: This little tidbit via Idealawg on LPO's According to the American Bar Association Journal, there are about 100 LPO companies in India and the legal outsourcing industry there is estimated at $80 million per year. The industry is expected to reach $4 billion by 2015.) Due to the ABA Journal Awards I discovered a blog called Legal Process Outsourcing and its author, the highly animated Rahul Jindal from Delhi, India who has been tracking the legal outsourcing phenomenon since 2005. I asked him to guest post on this topic. Regardless your interest in outsourcing specifically to India, Rahul discusses very important issues you would need to know before outsourcing your legal work to anyone. Am I personally endorsing outsourcing to India in lieu of our many talented contract attorneys or law students? No. However, I understand this is a burgeoning and competitive marketplace and we live in a capitalistic society. Therefore, all options n... More About: Hot Topic , Topic , Benefit
"Tip of the Week" - Do You Have Integrity?
2007-12-09 06:02:00 If you peruse marketing blogs you will often see statements such as, 'all things being equal, people buy from those they know like and trust.' It is true but what exactly creates trust? I've thought long and hard about what inspires others to 'trust' another in a vendor/vendee relationship. And the answer is both simple and complex. It comes down to the vendor's integrity. But 'integrity' is also another word which is loosely bandied about in advertising and self-promotion and its meaning has become diluted. What is integrity? (And my apologies in advance to whoever wrote this exact turn of phrase because I copied it into my post ages ago and lost the link. If it's you...please tell me and I will glady give credit!)The root of the word "integrity" is "integer." If you remember your math, an integer is a whole number. So integrity has to do with wholeness. It means your whole life is unified; it means what... More About: Week , Integrity
No Practical Training at Your Law School? Blame the ABA. Guest Blogger -
2007-12-07 06:02:00 Long time Build A Solo Practice reader, Edward Weist, is a solo in Massachussetts and a Harvard Law School graduate. He wrote such a terrific comment to my frequent challenges to law schools not offering practical training, I asked him if I could use his commentary as a guest post and he graciously agreed. It’s one thing to point out—as this blawg and others have done—that the U.S. News ranking system doesn’t tell prospective law students much about whether any law school will actually prepare them to practice, rather than merely learn, law. I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for prospective customers to drive real change in law school curricula. There are huge institutional constraints limiting the ability of the legal academy to provide any real introduction to the world their students—whether bound for BigLaw or a home office upon graduation—will enter upon graduation. It will take more than agitation from applicants to drive real change. A... More About: Blogger , Training , Guest
Do You Really Know Why Your Law School Ranks Where It Does?
More articles from this author:2007-12-07 06:02:00 Law School Groupie, a soon-to-be law student blogging about the process, resurrects a New York Times archival piece exposing the real truth about law school rankings and how law schools can distort the rankings through tricks and maneuverings which mislead students. Groupie analyzed the NYT piece so well I will give him or her the honors. You can read the blog post here. Or if you want to go right to the New York Times piece it is called The $8.78 Million Dollar Maneuver. Some highlights:I had no idea that U.S. News & World Reports' (USNWR) rankings had anything to do with the school's expenditure per student, but this NYT article breaks it down for us.These student expenditures affect only 1.5 percent of a school's U.S. News ranking, but this is a competition where fractions of a point matter.The University of Illinois College of Law provides students with access to Westlaw and LexisNexis, paying $75,000 to $100,000 for those services. But when reporting to the ... More About: Law School , Ranks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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