GW has started its own law firm, and all those 80 graduates are founding partners! ...of Abramoff, Acer, Allen, Atticus,..............LLPmanofjustice wrote:All of GWs school-funded jobs are "full time, long term" except one. Those jobs appear to be included in the "bar required, long term, full time" category as well. Seems fake.
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lol! 20 more grads and they'll be working in biglaw!manofjustice wrote:GW has started its own law firm, and all those 80 graduates are founding partners! ...of Abramoff, Acer, Allen, Atticus,..............LLPmanofjustice wrote:All of GWs school-funded jobs are "full time, long term" except one. Those jobs appear to be included in the "bar required, long term, full time" category as well. Seems fake.
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How does a school still think it can fake its numbers...that trick lasted a whole 53 seconds GW. Way to go...
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Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY - 25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF - 24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF - 7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY - 25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF - 24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF - 7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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Unbelievable. What the heck is a long term full time school funded job. Any takers?mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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Faculty?manofjustice wrote:Unbelievable. What the heck is a long term full time school funded job. Any takers?mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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I can't imagine any school ever having more than 10 legit long term school funded jobs in a single year.
edit: short term I can understand. What's the cut-off for long v short term?
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Something is only short-term if it has a definite term of < 1 year. So clerkships (which are a year) count. So do temporary law school-funded fellowships for unemployed students, as long as they are at least for a year.
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Not only this, but these are the schools, of the above, which listed virtually ALL their school funded positions as long term and almost certainly included them in their long term, full time, bar required category:mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
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a) They shouldn't count as long term. These positions may offer no intrinsic career potential.rayiner wrote:Something is only short-term if it has a definite term of < 1 year. So clerkships (which are a year) count. So do temporary law school-funded fellowships for unemployed students, as long as they are at least for a year.
But WAY more important is b): are these positions to be reported as requiring the Bar in any meaningful, non-fraudulent way? Do they actually REQUIRE passage of the Bar in a particular state? Who requires this? And why?
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GW has 36 FT/LT Academic
Which leaves 44 that are likely spread out in:
39 public interest
19 state/Local clerkships
One would have to assume that for schools to do these they would all (or almost all) be JD required
Which leaves 44 that are likely spread out in:
39 public interest
19 state/Local clerkships
One would have to assume that for schools to do these they would all (or almost all) be JD required
manofjustice wrote:Unbelievable. What the heck is a long term full time school funded job. Any takers?mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
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So the school pays a state or local judge or a public interest organization to employ a student as a lawyer for about 1 year, and then the student is out of work?mrjohnsterman wrote:GW has 36 FT/LT Academic
Which leaves 44 that are likely spread out in:
39 public interest
19 state/Local clerkships
One would have to assume that for schools to do these they would all (or almost all) be JD required
manofjustice wrote:Unbelievable. What the heck is a long term full time school funded job. Any takers?mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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Awesome chart dude.Kurst wrote:
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Pretty much, though hopefully the student can get a PI job based on the experience and contacts.manofjustice wrote:So the school pays a state or local judge or a public interest organization to employ a student as a lawyer for about 1 year, and then the student is out of work?mrjohnsterman wrote:GW has 36 FT/LT Academic
Which leaves 44 that are likely spread out in:
39 public interest
19 state/Local clerkships
One would have to assume that for schools to do these they would all (or almost all) be JD required
manofjustice wrote:Unbelievable. What the heck is a long term full time school funded job. Any takers?mrjohnsterman wrote:Long Term Full Time - School Funded (those with 5+)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - 19
ILLINOIS, UNIVERSITY OF - 8
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF -7
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 6
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Awesome job guys, love this: --LinkRemoved--jenesaislaw wrote:Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
However, I don't think the computation of "long-term, full-time" is done right. Some schools (*cough* NYU) count law school funded positions as long-term, full-time. Others (e.g. Penn) don't count them as long-term, full-time. NYU comes out looking great with 90%, but once you take out the unemployment fellowships, you're looking at a much more average 78%.
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rayiner wrote:Pretty much, though hopefully the student can get a PI job based on the experience and contacts.manofjustice wrote:
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - 80
VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF - 64
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY -56
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 38
HARVARD UNIVERSITY - 33
EMORY UNIVERSITY -25
CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF -24
YALE UNIVERSITY - 22
So the school pays a state or local judge or a public interest organization to employ a student as a lawyer for about 1 year, and then the student is out of work?
This strains the imagination a bit much, as well as the boundary between a (realistically unpaid) intern and a "clerk" or "lawyer."
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I agree. It's fantastic work.rayiner wrote:Awesome job guys, love this: --LinkRemoved--jenesaislaw wrote:Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
However, I don't think the computation of "long-term, full-time" is done right. Some schools (*cough* NYU) count law school funded positions as long-term, full-time. Others (e.g. Penn) don't count them as long-term, full-time. NYU comes out looking great with 90%, but once you take out the unemployment fellowships, you're looking at a much more average 78%.
It's hard to break out this school-funded issue. The ABA format is great for catching it.
I think this is on the schools...or the ABA...for not being consistent. It seems like some of the schools may be gaming the categories once again.
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Is it? The ABA PDF forms break the "school funded" into long-term/short-term and full-time/part-time. You could subtract "full-time, long-term" school-funded from the overall "full-time, long-term" JD-required category. Or maybe that's too much post-processing for what is supposed to be more of a neutral tool?manofjustice wrote:I agree. It's fantastic work.rayiner wrote:Awesome job guys, love this: --LinkRemoved--jenesaislaw wrote:Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
However, I don't think the computation of "long-term, full-time" is done right. Some schools (*cough* NYU) count law school funded positions as long-term, full-time. Others (e.g. Penn) don't count them as long-term, full-time. NYU comes out looking great with 90%, but once you take out the unemployment fellowships, you're looking at a much more average 78%.
It's hard to break out this school-funded issue. The ABA format is great for catching it.
I think this is on the schools...or the ABA...for not being consistent. It seems like some of the schools may be gaming the categories once again.
It really makes a huge difference--UVA and it's 94% long-term, full-time looks pretty great!
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I mean, long term is "long term." Maybe the "Bar required" issue won't hunt (I still think it could...). But to come back to "long term":
is it really in good faith to report a job that lasts 366 days as "long term." Does any reasonable person of ordinary notions think that's a "long term" job?
That is probably why some schools choose to report these jobs as short term (like Penn and Michigan) and others to report them as long term (like the above). The school funded positions between these schools are almost certainly the same jobs, but some schools choose the ethical high ground.
is it really in good faith to report a job that lasts 366 days as "long term." Does any reasonable person of ordinary notions think that's a "long term" job?
That is probably why some schools choose to report these jobs as short term (like Penn and Michigan) and others to report them as long term (like the above). The school funded positions between these schools are almost certainly the same jobs, but some schools choose the ethical high ground.
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A few things. First, there's really no choice for the long-term, full-time rate. It's a straight calculation and this is how the definitions work. Interestingly, NALP introduced a new feature for the 2011 data. It now distinguishes among long-term jobs. They're either (a) for a definite duration of at least one year; or (b) for an indefinite duration. When we request NALP reports from schools, we will be able to distinguish things better.rayiner wrote:Awesome job guys, love this: --LinkRemoved--jenesaislaw wrote:Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
However, I don't think the computation of "long-term, full-time" is done right. Some schools (*cough* NYU) count law school funded positions as long-term, full-time. Others (e.g. Penn) don't count them as long-term, full-time. NYU comes out looking great with 90%, but once you take out the unemployment fellowships, you're looking at a much more average 78%.
Second, this is actually a more applicable criticism of our Employment Score. It is something we thought long and hard about keeping out of the score. Ultimately, there are two reasons we didn't, with one being extremely convincing (in my opinion) and the second being a reason that makes me sigh and shrug my shoulders.
(1) We cannot assume that all school-funded jobs are bar-required jobs across the board. That is, for some schools we can deduce this because too few people are in non bar-required jobs to account for all school-funded jobs. We toyed with making this assumption, but after I spoke with Jim Leipold (exec. director of NALP) about this, we decided we couldn't make the assumption. For us, it is totally compelling to keep them in because we cannot make this assumption (and need it to make the translation perfectly).
(2) If we start excluding these jobs (we did exclude solos), how do we distinguish these jobs from clerkships? It'd be absurd to exclude federal clerkships; and it'd be in advisable to distinguish between federal and state clerkships, even if the federal jobs are significantly more competitive. But the score isn't about being competitive; it's about being on a path to a career. And for many states, state clerkships serve that role. Less compelling, but still compelling in my opinion.
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While I do think it was a deliberate attempt to game the new standards, few schools can afford to do this. Not that Penn/Michigan can't afford it, but it's likely they're not the same jobs on some important criteria. To say it's a distinction without a difference is something we can debate, but there's good arguments on both sides.manofjustice wrote:That is probably why some schools choose to report these jobs as short term (like Penn and Michigan) and others to report them as long term (like the above). The school funded positions between these schools are almost certainly the same jobs, but some schools choose the ethical high ground.
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Well, we don't know. That's the purpose of transparency, to prompt questions and to get answers. As far as LST, it's fine, because the school-funded rate is posted right with the employment score. The six scores below the three main ones (FT Legal, School Funded, etc.) are serving their purpose as "warning indicators" prompting an examination of the data.jenesaislaw wrote:While I do think it was a deliberate attempt to game the new standards, few schools can afford to do this. Not that Penn/Michigan can't afford it, but it's likely they're not the same jobs on some important criteria. To say it's a distinction without a difference is something we can debate, but there's good arguments on both sides.manofjustice wrote:That is probably why some schools choose to report these jobs as short term (like Penn and Michigan) and others to report them as long term (like the above). The school funded positions between these schools are almost certainly the same jobs, but some schools choose the ethical high ground.
At this point, the schools need to pony up: what in the world are these unprecedented, first-of-thier-kind jobs? We need to know ASAP.
If you exclude these school-funded positions (which, by definition are "fake," because they wouldn't exist without an institution not in the business of doing legal work creating them with money that was never intended to pay for legal services), the T14 essentially collapses in 2011. That's big news.
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It does make a huge difference, I'll grant you that. And if some schools chose an ethical high ground, they are being punished in the employment score, and if their school funded rate is the same, but just reported as short term, you'd have to compare ABA formats to realize that one school isn't doing substantially better than another.rayiner wrote:Is it? The ABA PDF forms break the "school funded" into long-term/short-term and full-time/part-time. You could subtract "full-time, long-term" school-funded from the overall "full-time, long-term" JD-required category. Or maybe that's too much post-processing for what is supposed to be more of a neutral tool?manofjustice wrote:I agree. It's fantastic work.rayiner wrote:Awesome job guys, love this: --LinkRemoved--jenesaislaw wrote:Law School Transparency's Data Clearinghouse is live for all schools for the class of 2011. --LinkRemoved--
However, I don't think the computation of "long-term, full-time" is done right. Some schools (*cough* NYU) count law school funded positions as long-term, full-time. Others (e.g. Penn) don't count them as long-term, full-time. NYU comes out looking great with 90%, but once you take out the unemployment fellowships, you're looking at a much more average 78%.
It's hard to break out this school-funded issue. The ABA format is great for catching it.
I think this is on the schools...or the ABA...for not being consistent. It seems like some of the schools may be gaming the categories once again.
It really makes a huge difference--UVA and it's 94% long-term, full-time looks pretty great!
I think an asterisk would work better than changing the employment score. It's like Barry Bonds. He hit home runs; ya can't say he didn't. An asterisk, and better definition of "long term" by the ABA, would put to rest this latest machination. It would also draw specific attention to the strategies schools are employing, serving the goal of transparency.
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wow...Vandy and USC really did weather this storm pretty well relative to other schools, and GULC looks more than ever a peer of the sub-T14 crowd
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