There is a difference between television fantasy law and reality law:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2014/mar/24/shelby-county-district-attorney-candidate-joe-brow/

As much as I (justifiably) pick on my old state of Florida:

In the modern world of no dialogue based on facts (just consider the press talking head frenzy on the missing Malaysian airliner), it's awfully nice to see a Court which understands how the actual facts really matter (read pages 18-40):

http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2014/sc11-1148.pdf

Let's play the commercial appropriation game (esp. current students):

Assuming this is in New York (as it appears to be), case or no case (and how do you grade the letters):

http://www.naughtyjewishboys.com/Naughty_c_d_letter.pdf

http://www.naughtyjewishboys.com/njgresponseletter-1.pdf

From Forbes, law salaries to start (some interesting choices 11-25):

Here are the top 25 schools whose grads earn the highest median starting salaries:

1. Columbia Law School
Starting pay: $146,900
Mid-career pay: $176,200

2. Harvard Law School
Starting pay: $125,400
Mid-career pay: $201,400

3. Northwestern University School of Law
Starting pay: $110,800
Mid-career pay: $210,000

4. University of Chicago Law SchoolStarting pay: $105,100
Mid-caeer pay: $177,500

5. Stanford Law School
Starting pay: $104,000
Mid-career pay: $217,300

6. Yale Law School
Starting pay: $101,800
Mid-career pay: $165,000

7. University of Virginia School of LawStarting pay: $97,400
Mid-career pay: $153,900

8. University of Michigan Law School
Starting pay: $95,500
Mid-career pay: $198,700

9. Cornell University Law School
Starting pay: $93,500
Mid-career pay: $180,000

10. Duke University School of Law
Starting pay: $87,700
Mid-career pay: $206,900

11. University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Starting pay: $84,200
Mid-career pay: $184,500

12. University of California Hastings College of the LawStarting pay: $83,900
Mid-career pay: $130,100

13. Georgetown University Law SchoolStarting pay: $83,700
Mid-career pay: $180,900

14. University of California at Berkeley School of LawStarting pay: $82,700
Mid-career pay: $160,400

15. University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of LawStarting pay: $82,000
Mid-career pay: $114,300

16. University of Southern California Gould School of LawStarting pay: $80,300
Mid-career pay: $192,800

17. University of Houston Law CenterStarting pay: $79,400
Mid-career pay: $136,100

18. University of San Francisco School of LawStarting pay: $79,300
Mid-career pay: $126,000

19. University of Colorado Law SchoolStarting pay: $77,400
Mid-career pay: $125,700

20. University of Texas at Austin School of LawStarting pay: $76,700
Mid-career pay: $158,000

21. New York University School of LawStarting pay: $76,300
Mid-career pay: $177,800

22. Fordham University School of LawStarting pay: $76,200
Mid-career pay: $155,300

23. Catholic University of America Columbus School of LawStarting pay: $75,600
Mid-career pay: $146,400

24. University of San Diego School of Law
Starting pay: $75,300
Mid-career pay: $114,700

25. Santa Clara University School of Law
Starting pay: $75,100
Mid-career pay: $192,200

Ah, the return of Glas

http://weblinks.westlaw.com/result/default.aspx?action=Search&cnt=DOC&db=MA%2DORSLIP&eq=search&fmqv=c&fn=%5Ftop&method=TNC&mt=Westlaw&n=4&origin=Search&query=TO%28ALLSCT+ALLSCTRS+ALLSCTOJ%29&rlt=CLID%5FQRYRLT657915157073&rltdb=CLID%5FDB232165057073&rlti=1&rp=%2Fsearch%2Fdefault%2Ewl&rs=MAOR1%2E0&service=Search&sp=MassOF%2D1001&srch=TRUE&ss=CNT&sskey=CLID%5FSSSA363405057073&sv=Split&vr=1%2E0

Why I am opposed to lawyer advertising #73

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KfACTAOPa0

Speaking of commercial appropriation (as my 340 classes are about to do):

http://it-lex.org/star-of-attractive-convict-meme-sues-website-over-commercial-use-of-her-mugshot/

And they say there are no new areas of law practice

I found this through Above the Law - what do you think?

http://www.vaselfdefenselaw.com/