Watch closely. At some point, a law firm, a law student, or a recent law grad may very well may bring a Rule 11-proof action against a “good” American law school.
It will not be because he or she cannot find a job. It will be simply because they cannot do one.
We are desperate–and burning daylight and money here. Marc Randazza is a San Diego-based First Amendment specialist who writes The Legal Satyricon. Like the undersigned, he is hard-working, works out of several offices, and is obviously having fun. Randazza is irreverent, “not prissy”, passionate, mega-competent, and not concerned about what people think. Hear his April 2 NPR interview on SLAPP suits. Or read about abolition of limitations periods in clergy child abuse cases in “If you’re still Catholic…“. He and his other writers don’t cower behind “anonymity” when they write. Randazza’s his own man, and a stand-up guy.
In short, an American. And none of this would be that unusual except that Marc is an American lawyer. And let’s face it. Being eccentric, wild and/or “edgy” in American Lawyerland is not a tough mark to hit. Just wear a bow-tie, tasseled loafers and a trench coat. But maybe, say, in public, and wear them all on once, and on a weekday. Ah, live dangerously, lawyer friends. All over the world, we could go nuts–and “get it on” like big dogs.
Last year, Marc wrote “The Worthlessness of American Legal Education“, a piece we admired and which is certainly worth your time to read. The theme “what should we expect now from law schools, anyway?” endures at Marc’s blog and others. We’ve written about that theme–from the standpoint of clients as always being the “main lawyer event”–here at this blog for nearly five years. And written about it enough to know it’s a very touchy subject.