Law, College of
Nebraska Law Bulletin (Selected Issues)
Date of this Version
8-12-2013
Document Type
Article
Citation
Nebraska Law Bulletin (August 12, 2013)
Abstract
It is unclear how much weight applicants place on various factors when they make their choices between law schools. Underlying that uncertainty is a deeper uncertainty about the value of a law school education. We do not know how much harm a student suffers by going to one law school instead of attending another, or by pursuing law instead of some other profession. But those uncertainties provide no excuse for the failure of law schools to present accurate information to applicants and the public, that is, to paint a fair picture of themselves. Justice and incentives for accurate reporting would be served by awarding students compensation for the direct financial losses they have suffered as a result of a law school’s publication of inaccurate information.
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