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Comment on Obligatory Graduated-from-Lawschool Post by Mary Noth

Mary Noth — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:37:41 +0000

You have my full permission to use the picture I took. Sign me, PROUD MOM

Comment on Obligatory Graduated-from-Lawschool Post by Michael

Michael — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:09:46 +0000

Yay – huge congratulations to you! :-)

Best of luck for the bar exam!

Comment on Barbri Hating on Kaplan: Libel, Anyone? by Legal Geekery Podcast Episode 22

Legal Geekery Podcast Episode 22 — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:34:24 +0000

[...] Laura shakes her head at a Barbri email targeting Kaplan’s tactless marketing. [...]

Comment on Barbri Hating on Kaplan: Libel, Anyone? by Tim F.

Tim F. — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:54:03 +0000

I actually received an email from Kaplan that I assume they sent to everyone on one of their lists. The subject line was: “BARBRI is up for sale – Kaplan PMBR will honor your deposit.” In the body of the email, Kaplan said,

“You may have heard that BarBri is up for sale (read this article by the ABA Journal for more details) and have concerns about your upcoming bar review experience. Kaplan PMBR wants you to know that you have options. In fact we will honor any deposit that you have with BarBri up to $250.”

I would say Kaplan fired the first “low blow,” and Barbri needed to do something to push back against the potential uncertainty.

Comment on Barbri Hating on Kaplan: Libel, Anyone? by CL

CL — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:14:47 +0000

If a consumer had many choices, or if most of her choices were comparable, a company’s way of doing business — dignified or undignified — should influence that decision. However, because that is not the case here, as only 3 companies offer a full bar review course for Iowa; thus, you shouldn’t be so quick to write off Barbri just based on one marketing email.

Rather, you need to consider the substantive reasons why Barbri isn’t good for you:

* poor simulated MBE practice questions
* only grades 3 essays
* does not publish bar passage rates
* dated online interface
* most expensive

Kaplan has its own problems:

* Less experience than Barbri;
* Less substantive essay grading;
* Arguably (based on opinion only) inferior materials.
* Also does not publish bar passage rates.

Themis:

* No-Classroom Component (on-demand lecture videos only and a personal bar adviser to the student instead)
* Similar industry experience to Kaplan, less than Barbri
* Publishes Bar Passage Rates;
* 8-10 Essays Graded (by personal bar adviser)
* Free Preview of Bar Review Course before purchase
* Cheapest out of the 3

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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:04:01 +0000

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Comment on My Take on American Needle v. NFL Supreme Court Opinion by Law Students: Create Your Own Niche — Lawyerist

Law Students: Create Your Own Niche — Lawyerist — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:27:05 +0000

[...] any expertise that attaches to it have spread more readily than if my primary interest was, say, antitrust. But even if your passion is for a more esoteric part of the law, it can never hurt to strive to [...]

Comment on Ning, you’re breaking my heart by Michael

Michael — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:40:57 +0000

wow – I didn’t even know ning was still in existence! :-0

Comment on On will power and constant contact by law degrees

law degrees — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:35:28 +0000

yes always having a mobile means you’re always reachable and therefore always at someones beck & call. For me, and a lot of my fellow students all chasing our law degrees, they double as personal assistants. All of my appointments and to do’s are stored and alarmed so I know where i have to be and what i have to do without having to carry around a paper based diary of sorts or something similair.

If you choose to pursue a path that takes you to some form of tax paying, office based 9-5 then you’re already in ‘the man’s’ pocket and owning a mobile is just another in the long list of trappings of the ‘rat race’

Comment on On will power and constant contact by Phillip Blanchard

Phillip Blanchard — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:43:48 +0000

I imagine that a mobile phone is as necessary to a lawyer as it is to a journalist. But I keep my phone entirely for my own benefit. If I am not expecting a call from someone I want to talk with, I review incoming calls only at my leisure and often don’t even listen to the messages people leave.