As a member of the Northwestern JD-MBA program, I have the option of leveraging the law school or business school (Kellogg) laptop programs. Of course, I can also opt to participate in neither program but the school does not recommend that. The choice of laptop may seem simple, and realistically it is, but there are some important trade-offs to consider.
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The Wall Street Journal Law Blog published an article by Nathan Koppel detailing the findings of a recent study into employment practices by leading law firms (50+ people) across the United States. High-level bullet points include:
- 50% reduced or discontinued first-year hiring 2009
- 20% to fire non-equity partners
- 40% made fewer partners in 2009
- 50% to be more aggressive in headcount going forward
- Billing rates increased slightly
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Ashby Jones, contributor for the WSJ Law Blog, wrote an article detailing pitfalls in U.S. News’ methodology for ranking law schools. While I agree with what the author highlights, I also believe there to be another pitfall not clearly communicated.
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