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Courts - Prosecutors across the country being laid off
So reports Amir Efrati of the WSJ Law Blog, in this entry headed "Arizona AG Axes 12 Attorneys As Nationwide Purge Continues."...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 21, 2009 09:53 AM
Law - US News Law School ranking system may be changed [Updated]
The WSJ reports today, in a front-page story by Amir Efrati headlined "Law School Rankings Reviewed to Deter 'Gaming,'" that:The most widely watched ranking of U.S. law schools may move to stop an increasingly popular practice: schools gaming the system...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 26, 2008 09:03 AM
Courts - "Some Judges Stiffen Foreclosure Standards"
Amir Efrati of the WSJ reports in an article now freely available that begins:A cadre of state-court judges scrutinizing foreclosure actions in a string of recent rulings have discovered flaws in documents that borrowers may be able to use to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on July 26, 2008 12:33 PM
Law - More on: Mortgage servicing company "recreates" letters
Updating this ILB entry from Jan. 8th, Peter Lattman of the WSJ Law Blog reports today that a number of judges are raising concerns over practices of mortgage servicer Countrywide. Some quotes:Today Law Blog colleague Amir Efrati reports that more...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on January 14, 2008 04:26 PM
Law - Two worth reading entries from WSJ Blog
" Should Law Schools Adopt the B-School Case Method?" posted Oct. 30, 2007 at 5:21 pm, with 42 comments so far. "Law Blog News You Can Use: How to Get a BigLaw Job" posted Oct. 30, 2007 at 9:36 am,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 31, 2007 08:52 AM
Law - "The Dark Side of the Legal Job Market"
"A Stingier Job Market Awaits New Attorneys" is the headline to the top story today (perhaps $$$) in the Wall Street Journal. A couple brief quotes from the long and comprehensive story reported by Amir Efrati that gives the other...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 24, 2007 06:15 AM
Law - Law schools look at reinventing their first (or third) years
A reader this afternoon pointed me to this entry in the Empirical Legal Studies Blog about plans at the IU-Bloomington School of Law. Some quotes:A 4-Credit 1L Course on the Legal Profession Yes, that is right. After a year of...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 23, 2007 07:24 PM