Reflecting on grade inflation at law schools, Fisherville Mike reckons that he should qualify for a juris doctor through daily reading of Professor Glenn Reynolds.
And when your blog gets linked at Instapundit, that’s like becoming editor of the university law review.
Congratuations.
Congratuations.
Hmmm, never thought of that! I’ve just been trying to qualify for a pension over there . . .
Hmmm, never thought of that! I’ve just been trying to qualify for a pension over there . . .
Quit fishing Chris, you’ve been linked how any times now?
Quit fishing Chris, you’ve been linked how any times now?
Editor of Harvard Law Review, too
Editor of Harvard Law Review, too
Sadly, there’s actually a reasonable explanation for this nonsense: law firms are too stupid to look at class rank.
My alma mater used to not grade-inflate at all; the sad result was that top law firms would look at our top graduates and shriek, “Why should I hire someone with a 3.7?”. Alums, students, and Career Services would point out that the aforementioned 3.7 puts a student firmly within the top 5% of the class, to which the law firm hiring manager would reply, “But the top 5% at other schools all have 3.9s!”
So your options are either to beat your head against a desk at the utter innumeracy of lawyers, or cave in and give firms what they are looking for.
Sadly, there’s actually a reasonable explanation for this nonsense: law firms are too stupid to look at class rank.
My alma mater used to not grade-inflate at all; the sad result was that top law firms would look at our top graduates and shriek, “Why should I hire someone with a 3.7?”. Alums, students, and Career Services would point out that the aforementioned 3.7 puts a student firmly within the top 5% of the class, to which the law firm hiring manager would reply, “But the top 5% at other schools all have 3.9s!”
So your options are either to beat your head against a desk at the utter innumeracy of lawyers, or cave in and give firms what they are looking for.
And 90% of the people running our government and our economy are lawyers.
Might I suggest that running an economy requires some minimal understanding of numbers?
And 90% of the people running our government and our economy are lawyers.
Might I suggest that running an economy requires some minimal understanding of numbers?
“Everybody does it” is a defense which nearly always works in court, or so I am told – but it was by lawyers, so the opinion could be inflated.
🙂
“Everybody does it” is a defense which nearly always works in court, or so I am told – but it was by lawyers, so the opinion could be inflated.
🙂
@Weimer,
(a) This was an RSM post, and
(b) “You’ve been linked sufficient times by Insty” is a non-falsifiable proposition.
(c) You realize, as you move closer to the Hagerstown Singularity, more will be required of you.
@Weimer,
(a) This was an RSM post, and
(b) “You’ve been linked sufficient times by Insty” is a non-falsifiable proposition.
(c) You realize, as you move closer to the Hagerstown Singularity, more will be required of you.
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“The Hagerstown Singularity” = Great name for a rock band.
“The Hagerstown Singularity” = Great name for a rock band.