The incestuous relationships between the A.B.A., law schools and the legal profession

18 December 2011 — As we reported a few weeks ago, the A.B.A.  has been peppered of late with a number of accusations over its failings, not least of which is that it has not done enough to prevent law schools from overstating the current job prospects of graduates.  As expected, it caved into the demands of law schools with a watered down proposal.  We reported on this in an earlier post with several links to the law schol debt issue and the economics of law school.  For that earlier post here.     

Further, there has been a heated exchange between Cooley Law School and the organization Law School Transparency about the economics of going to law school.  You can see those links by clicking here.

And in today’s New York Times a brilliant piece on the incestuous relationships between the A.B.A., the law schools and the legal community.  As you read it we are sure you will feel like you are reading the story of Opus Dei in The Da Vinci Code, the history of the House of Medici, the workings of Tammany Hall and the Spanish Inquisition … all rolled into one.  For the full New York Times piece, click here.