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The Curious Case Of Kash Patel’s Law School Education

Above The Law

There are 15 ABA-accredited law schools in New York state — that’s a lot of possibilities left to the imagination in this geographic scavenger hunt. But Patel actually went to Pace Law School — ranked 136 out of 196 law schools.

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U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Biglaw Jobs (2025)

Above The Law

News & World Report has rolled out additional rankings on top of their influential law school rankings. Given that a legal education can land the average law school graduate in up to six figures of debt, it makes sense that would-be lawyers are eager to snag Biglaw jobs, where salaries at leading firms begin at $225,000.

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The Best Law Schools For Getting A Biglaw Job (2025)

Above The Law

Lawyers love rankings, and there’s nothing they love more than rankings about prestigious job placement rates and the law schools that helped graduates land those impressive jobs. For more than a decade, Law.com has published a list of the best law schools to go to if you want to work in Biglaw after graduation.

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157 US law school deans issue collective statement on 2020 election, Capitol attack

JURIST

Law school deans from 157 law schools across the US issued a collective statement on Tuesday addressing the 2020 election and condemning the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. Because law school deans usually do not collectively speak on issues outside of legal education, this was an unusual occurrence.

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The Department Of Education Finally Dropped The ‘No DEI By Proxy’ Shoe We Were All Waiting For

Above The Law

Our speculation has largely been focused on what admissions in higher ed would look like — because that’s what the case was about — but a recent letter shows we should be just as interested in what’s happening in K-12 education. Louis School of Law.

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Attorney at Work’s Gift Guide for Law School Graduates

Attorney at Work

But don’t worry: The editors have you covered with five great law school graduation gift ideas to celebrate the soon-to-be lawyer. Although, if you are willing to open your wallet a bit wider for an expensive law school graduation gift, consider investing in one of these vintage fountain pens. Framed for Life.

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Rethinking Private International Law Education – Insights from a Global Webinar

Conflict of Laws

Guest Blog: Rethinking Private International Law Education – Insights from a Global Webinar Written by: Corinna Chen (CAPLUS research intern, 2024, Sydney Law School, Australia) Private international law (PIL) plays a critical role in shaping how future legal professionals and citizens engage with a complex, interconnected world.