The View From Up North: Law School Grifting
What are the top law schools in Canada, and how much do they cost? Hint: a lot less than U.S. law schools.
View ArticleA Final Warning To Those Who Enter The Law School Black Hole
If you're thinking of going to law school, please READ THIS FIRST.
View ArticleStudent Loan Calculator Is Brutally Honest About Law School
Recently, The Washington Post published a student loan calculator to assist students out there in figuring out exactly how much they will suffer for their education. And the answer for lawyers is "much...
View ArticleGraduate Of Elite Law School Forced To Live Off Welfare Due To Terrible State...
Which law school left this woman penniless and destitute?
View ArticleThe Incredibly Harsh Stigma Of Law School Debt
What's been the worst part of having to grapple with unemployment and pay off student loans?
View ArticleThe Most And Least ‘Creditworthy’ Law Schools
What if law schools were assigned “credit ratings” like the ones that are given to corporations?
View ArticleThe Top 10 Law Schools With The Most Heavily Indebted Graduates
Which law school graduates have the most debt of all? U.S. News has a ranking for that!
View ArticleThe Secret Taxes On The Young: Health Insurance And Student Loan Interest
On this Tax Day, columnist Shannon Achimalbe looks at two payments that are not called taxes but feel like and have the effect of a tax.
View Article3 Recommendations For The Law School Graduating Class of 2015
Financial and professional advice for new law school graduates from columnist Shannon Achimalbe.
View ArticleLaw School Ditches Federal Loan Program, Forces Students To Take Out Private...
Which school would do such a thing to its students? It's none other than...
View ArticleWho Wants All Their Student Loans Paid Off?
A Biglaw associate, a Harvard Law School grad, and a JPMorgan Chase VP need your help.
View ArticleSenators Are Tired Of Law Students Flushing Loan Dollars Down The Toilet For...
Can we look forward to law school tuition finally being regulated via federal loan caps?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 11.16.15
* Is Andrews Kurth facing a possible mega-malpractice judgment? If you know more, please drop us a line. [MahanyLaw] * Elsewhere in Texas, a UT law student stands accused of leading an intimidation...
View ArticleDon’t Waste Your Time Trying To Get Your Law School Debts Discharged In...
Your law school debt will likely be with you for the rest of your life, no matter how difficult it is to repay it.
View ArticleAre You There, SCOTUS? It’s Me, Tetzlaff. Why The U.S. Supreme Court Should...
It's high time for the Supreme Court to clarify how student loans get treated in bankruptcy, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe.
View ArticleAre You There, SCOTUS? It’s Me, Tetzlaff. The Harsh Bankruptcy Discharge...
It's time for the courts or for Congress to act, according to columnist Shannon Achimalbe.
View ArticleThe Tetzlaff Aftermath: Discharging Student Loans In Bankruptcy Might Be...
Columnist Shannon Achimalbe wonders: are potentially eligible people being dissuaded from even trying to discharge their student loans in bankruptcy?
View ArticleThe Borrower Defense Provision: An Easier Way To Discharge Federal Student...
A certain section of federal law that has been buried in obscurity over the last twenty years is suddenly gaining the spotlight as a possible path to loan forgiveness.
View ArticleBack In The Race: Are Average Student Loan Debt Figures Misleading?
Columnist Shannon Achimalbe warns against relying on the debt numbers of the law school marketing arm colloquially known as the U.S. News rankings.
View ArticleBiglaw Firm Ponies Up Cold, Hard Cash To Help Associates Repay Law School Loans
This firm isn't just providing options and info; it's giving associates direct financial support for servicing loans.
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