Episode 65: “Caveat Legem Disciplus!” (Law Students Beware!) and Lawyers too!

This episode focuses on what law schools do to manipulate their rankings and appear more worthy to incoming law students. Scott and Oscar talk about schools who pay for high rankings in “Best of” lists that may appear on internet searches but have no true substance behind them. Some lower tier schools are not allowing their students at the bottom of the class to even take the Bar exam to hopefully inflate their Bar passing rates as well. The hosts point out that many of these tools, trick and tips are also used by legal marketers to try and convince lawyers to engage in their marketing systems. Law students and lawyers alike should take care to look behind the phony statistics and promises (which are usually easily identified) and do your homework. In both legal education and the practice of law there are few shortcuts. Nice shiny objects that may look good at the start soon wear off and leave you out in the cold. Make sure what you are doing and investing in has value and is genuine.