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The Elephant In The Admissions Office: The Influence Of U.S. News & World Report On The Rise Of Transfer Students In Law Schools And A Modest Proposal For Reform, Bruce Price, Sara Star
The Elephant In The Admissions Office: The Influence Of U.S. News & World Report On The Rise Of Transfer Students In Law Schools And A Modest Proposal For Reform, Bruce Price, Sara Star
Bruce M Price
Students who perform well after the first year of law school are increasingly transferring to schools ranked higher by U.S. News to maximize their chances of getting a law firm job immediately following graduation. This phenomena raises two fundamental and understudied issues: how students make the decision to seek to transfer to a higher-ranked and higher-tier law school, and why such law schools are willing to admit transfer students into their second-year class who they were not willing to admit initially. The first issue we explore through interviews with students who transferred as well as those who could have transferred …
'No Look' Attorneys' Fees And The Attorneys Who Are Looking: An Empirical Analysis Of Presumptively Approved Attorneys' Fees In Ch. 13 Bankruptcies And A Proposal For Reform, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
This article presents original empirical research on the issue of “No Look” or presumptively approved attorneys’ fees in consumer Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. 11 U.S.C. section 330 requires court approval of attorneys’ fees. Courts are frequently unable to address the volume of applications if individual review were required. As such, many courts have set presumptively approved attorneys’ fees in which the attorneys’ fees for routine services are approved administratively. Circuits are split as to whether this practice can be rationalized with existing case law, the Bankruptcy Code or legislative intent. The study examines the practices of each Bankruptcy Court and …
Halting, Altering And Agreeing, Bruce M. Price
Halting, Altering And Agreeing, Bruce M. Price
Bruce M Price
Utilizing Felstiner, et al.'s Naming, Blaming and Claiming as a conceptual framework, I argue that the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process represents a dispute transformation mechanism. Disputes are transformed through a series of stages I call Halting, Altering and Agreeing. This transformative dispute process can be conceptualized as a form of disputing that accomplishes many of the goals of ADR, while avoiding the ideological and substantive critiques outlined by Harrington, Engle Merry, Yngvesson, and others. Finally, the development of this dispute mechanism is historically situated in light of the transition to the modern form of contract law and welfare state considerations …
Contracts: Essay And Multiple Choice Questions And Answers. (Editor), Bruce Price
Contracts: Essay And Multiple Choice Questions And Answers. (Editor), Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, Tenth Circuit Judicial Conference., Bruce Price
Presenter, Tenth Circuit Judicial Conference., Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Panelist Law And Society Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev., Bruce Price
Panelist Law And Society Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nev., Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Panelist, Law And Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., Bruce Price
Panelist, Law And Society Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "How Green Was My Valley: An Examination Of Tournament Theory As A Governance Mechanism In Silicon Valley Law Firms," New York University Tenth Anniversary Celebration Of Institute For Law And Society, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "An Examination Of Changing Roles And Relationships Of Lawyers In Silicon Valley," University Of Southern California And Georgetown Interdisciplinary Law And Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop , Los Angeles, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "New Institutions Of The Knowledge Economy: The Silicon Valley Case," Social Science Research Council Program On Corporation As A Social Institution, Berkeley, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "How Green Was My Valley: Changing Roles And Relationships Of Lawyers In Silicon Valley And The Breakdown Of The Cravath System And The Tournament Of Lawyers," Joint Law And Society And Canadian Law And Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "Changing Roles And Relationships Of Law Firms In Silicon Valley," Emory University New Myths, New Rituals, And New Organizational Forms: A Workshop On The New Economy, Atlanta, Ga., Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "Invested: An Examination Of Ethics, Conflicts, And Cultural Risks In Law Firm Equity Investment Opportunities," Social Science Research Council Program On Corporation As A Social Institution, Berkeley, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Presenter, "The Six-Minute Man: A Sociolegal Examination Of The Institution Of Billable Hours In New York City Law Firms," Social Science Research Council Program On Corporation As A Social Institution, Berkeley, Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.
Panelist, "Cultural Violence," The George Washington University Human Sciences Department, Washington, D.C., Bruce Price
Panelist, "Cultural Violence," The George Washington University Human Sciences Department, Washington, D.C., Bruce Price
Bruce M Price
No abstract provided.