How do I become a law professor... Forum

[09042014]

There is an argument that a lot of academic placement is self selection. Future academics don't end up at Columbia, NYU etc etc in large number. I wonder how true that is.

In my experience it holds, but my experience is exceedingly limited.

Your sex life isn't relevant DD.

Inapposite joke.

I had to look that word up.

[chem]

There is an argument that a lot of academic placement is self selection. Future academics don't end up at Columbia, NYU etc etc in large number. I wonder how true that is.

Your sex life isn't relevant DD.

Inapposite joke.

I had to look that word up.

GRE word

[quakeroats]

There is an argument that a lot of academic placement is self selection. Future academics don't end up at Columbia, NYU etc etc in large number. I wonder how true that is.

In my experience it holds, but my experience is exceedingly limited.

Your sex life isn't relevant DD.

Inapposite joke.

I had to look that word up.

I've seen it in a non-trivial number of opinions. It's pronounced in-app-uh-zit with emphasis on app.

[bjsesq]

I've seen it in a non-trivial number of opinions. It's pronounced in-app-uh-zit with emphasis on app.

Cool

[Helmholtz]

Story

[paratactical]

Bro

[quakeroats]

I've seen it in a non-trivial number of opinions. It's pronounced in-app-uh-zit with emphasis on app.

Cool

I only mention it because apposite has a secondary pronunciation (uh-poz-it). Inapposite does not, so in-uh-poz-it is wrong.

[Helmholtz]

I've seen it in a non-trivial number of opinions. It's pronounced in-app-uh-zit with emphasis on app.

Cool

I only mention it because apposite has a secondary pronunciation (uh-poz-it). Inapposite does not, so in-uh-poz-it is wrong.

Cool

[quakeroats]

I've seen it in a non-trivial number of opinions. It's pronounced in-app-uh-zit with emphasis on app.

Cool

I only mention it because apposite has a secondary pronunciation (uh-poz-it). Inapposite does not, so in-uh-poz-it is wrong.

Cool

Story

[09042014]

I figured it out from context, but I wanted to be sure.

[quakeroats]

I figured it out from context, but I wanted to be sure.

You messed up the snark.

[Anonymous User]

If I were fairly certain I'd be middle of the class at a good school, would I be better off being top of the class at a lesser school?

[ToTransferOrNot]

If I were fairly certain I'd be middle of the class at a good school, would I be better off being top of the class at a lesser school?

Perhaps, but the problem here is that you can't assume you'll be at the top of the class at a lesser school.

[nickwar]

Well first you go to law school. Come back when you have that taken care of.

[Anonymous User]

If I were fairly certain I'd be middle of the class at a good school, would I be better off being top of the class at a lesser school?

Perhaps, but the problem here is that you can't assume you'll be at the top of the class at a lesser school.

This is VERY true. Thanks!

[Richie Tenenbaum]

This thread is relevant to my interests.

Also:
Adding to the "How to be a professor" articles: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm? ... id=1650713 (the intro to the book that was reviewed in the earlier SSRN posting).
Professors talking about why prestige plays such a factor in hiring: http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leit ... iring.html

[Richie Tenenbaum]

Wow, SO much good info on this thread. I am SO grateful!

I just looked into Bigelow and my panic attack subsided, haha

http://www.law.uchicago.edu/bigelow/apply

Reading the profiles of the past Bigelow scholars is just depressing.

I guess I should have gotten a PhD before law school and been published multiple times (including publications in multiple languages): http://www.law.uchicago.edu/node/525/publications

[taxguy]

There is no question that if you want to teach in a top 10 school, pedigree is a big factor. However, There are planty of lower tiered schools that will take people who didn't go to a top name law school. IN addition, regardless of the law school attended, if you publlish a number of article in top journals and top law reviews, you will be in demand. Yes, I have even seen a few Cooley grads on the faculties of law schools. The key is your publication quality and where they were published.

[LilGuy]

Would reading articles by legal academics make someone a better attorney? I'm a 0L and I don't plan on reading any, but I'm curious as to what purpose they supposedly serve.