Ever since David Lat LAW ’99, founder and managing editor of the legal blog Above the Law, clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit, he thought the colorful personalities ...

For many, a legal degree may not be worth its cost, as a much-talked-about New York Times article published last weekend pointed out. But for graduates of Yale Law School, the number one school in the ...

I am honored to serve as the chair of the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) of the New York State Bar Association. The YLS provides great opportunities to network with other young lawyers. However, the key ...

A federal clerkship is a coveted position. Judges wield vast amounts of power in selecting their clerks--so vast that fear of reprisals have forced many clerks to stay quiet in the face of abuse. I ...

This essay was adapted from David Lat’s Substack, Original Jurisdiction. Subscribe here. Wednesday brought huge news to the world of legal education: Yale Law School withdrew from the highly ...

The Youngstown Letter Shop and Postal Mail Sort are merging to operate under the name YLS Inc. The two companies believe the merger will have a positive impact, strengthen the services provided, ...

Hundreds of Yale Law School alumni, students, and faculty have signed an open letter to the school's leadership condemning its apparent support of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who ...