Law Schools

St. Thomas Lowers the Bar

Letters from the Issue of August 17, 2006

I'm climbing out from under the hideous perception of "felon"

They Shoot Pelicans, Don't They?

I'm climbing out from under the hideous perception of "felon"

Extracurricular Activities

Nova and St. Thomas University law students just wanted to have a little party. Instead they got a lesson in search and seizure laws.

Commissioner Who?

After an exhaustive search that lasted roughly five minutes, Miami's city fathers found just the man to replace Art Teele

Best Power Couple

Aileen Ugalde and Joe Garcia

Best TV News Anchor

Angela Rae

Uncommon Law

Sam Thompson, hard-charging dean of the University of Miami's law school, has high hopes, strong opinions, and a tendency to attract trouble

Pity the Lawyers: UM Will Pay Others To Hire Law School Grads

​A righteous anger has lately been seething from the most unlikely and urbane of American institutions. Inside ivy-shaded law schools from Columbia to Berkeley, students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren't much more than university approved shams. Blogs ... More >>

UM offers firms new law grads for free

​A righteous anger has lately been seething from the most unlikely and urbane of American institutions. Inside ivy-shaded law schools from Columbia to Berkeley, students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren't much more than university approved shams. Blogs ... More >>

Family Ties and Knots

​A righteous anger has lately been seething from the most unlikely and urbane of American institutions. Inside ivy-shaded law schools from Columbia to Berkeley, students facing six-figure debts and zero job prospects are howling that JDs aren't much more than university approved shams. Blogs ... More >>

Marco Rubio on Hurricanes Scandal: Blame the NCAA, Pay College Players

​While some people want to see the Miami Hurricanes scandal wind up with congressional hearings, at least one prominent Senator says he'd rather see the NCAA shape up than ship the Hurricanes out. Of course, that Senator is Marco Rubio, who just happens to be a former college football player h ... More >>

FIU First, Ave Maria Law School Dead Last in Florida Bar Exam Passage Rate. University of Miami Stinks.

Ave Maria, Florida. Ave Maria's law school is now located in nearby Naples.​Debate rages over whether FIU has displaced UM as the best football team in Florida. But legally speaking, the Golden Panthers are pantsing the 'Canes left and right.FIU sits atop the table for this summer's bar exam, beat ... More >>

FIU's upstart law school kicks UM's aristocratic ass

Ave Maria, Florida. Ave Maria's law school is now located in nearby Naples.​Debate rages over whether FIU has displaced UM as the best football team in Florida. But legally speaking, the Golden Panthers are pantsing the 'Canes left and right.FIU sits atop the table for this summer's bar exam, beat ... More >>