Comments on: California dreamin' about the law profession http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2009/01/29/california-dreaming-about-the-law-profession/ If it’s legal, you can discuss it here Wed, 23 May 2012 17:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric B. Johnson http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2009/01/29/california-dreaming-about-the-law-profession/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Eric B. Johnson Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:51:04 +0000 http://minnlawyerblog.com/?p=1406#comment-1278 Since I am from MN, grad of WMCL, and having practiced law in CA and WA for many years, I'm guessing it was the writer's unstudied, off-the-cuff perspective perhaps elevated by her weather and Stanford's rank. I'm thinking she wasn't comparing Stanford's effort with anything, let alone WMCL. I can speak with with personal knowledge on one aspect of this discussion though, the weather in CA even in Palo Alto beats the heck out of the weather in MN and WA this time of year! People there don't borrow with a lot of fine comparisons because its too nice outside. How about a little golf on White Bear Lake? Invite Ms. Rhode out today, let her tour WMCL and then take her out to the links to play a round with Prof. Kritzer. That might enlighten her one way or the other. Since I am from MN, grad of WMCL, and having practiced law in CA and WA for many years, I’m guessing it was the writer’s unstudied, off-the-cuff perspective perhaps elevated by her weather and Stanford’s rank. I’m thinking she wasn’t comparing Stanford’s effort with anything, let alone WMCL. I can speak with with personal knowledge on one aspect of this discussion though, the weather in CA even in Palo Alto beats the heck out of the weather in MN and WA this time of year! People there don’t borrow with a lot of fine comparisons because its too nice outside. How about a little golf on White Bear Lake? Invite Ms. Rhode out today, let her tour WMCL and then take her out to the links to play a round with Prof. Kritzer. That might enlighten her one way or the other.

]]> By: Adam Chelseth http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2009/01/29/california-dreaming-about-the-law-profession/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 Adam Chelseth Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:33:39 +0000 http://minnlawyerblog.com/?p=1406#comment-1277 Hear hear. Prof. Herbert Kritzer at WMCL founded the "Center for the Empirical Study of Legal Practice" almost two years ago. He's been publishing scholarly articles on these issues for quite some time. I'm sure, as you say, that the other three schools have something similar. I guess Minnesota lacks a certain legal panache compared to California. Shame. Hear hear. Prof. Herbert Kritzer at WMCL founded the “Center for the Empirical Study of Legal Practice” almost two years ago. He’s been publishing scholarly articles on these issues for quite some time. I’m sure, as you say, that the other three schools have something similar.

I guess Minnesota lacks a certain legal panache compared to California. Shame.

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