All posts by Andrea Schneider

The Mythical Palin Effect–Women Focus on the Message rather than the Messenger

In anticipation of tonight’s debate between the vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, much has already been written about the Palin Effect and what impact nominating Sarah Palin has had on the McCain campaign.  At first, many commentators thought that her nomination would convince former Hillary Clinton supporters to switch parties and vote Republican.  It’s … Continue reading The Mythical Palin Effect–Women Focus on the Message rather than the Messenger

Sports Identity (and Why I Have to Take Down my Steelers Banner)

Two interesting things happened this weekend that led me to think a bit about sports, the need for identity, and conflict.    Part One:  As we are on our way this weekend to a baseball game between the Nationals and Padres (neither of which is a particularly important team to my Brewers-Mets-Pirates family), my three … Continue reading Sports Identity (and Why I Have to Take Down my Steelers Banner)

What Law Firms Say and What They Actually Mean…

Now that classes have started and the interview season is upon us, it’s always interesting to examine what law firms will do to be attractive to law students.  As a creative method to demonstrate to law students that they truly are different, Halleland Lewis in Minneapolis developed an interactive website to demonstrate the questions and … Continue reading What Law Firms Say and What They Actually Mean…

Negotiating for Law School Classes

Apparently, law students at NYU were negotiating this fall–using Starbucks, money, and cookies–to get into certain law school classes.  Clearly, this is a fantasy for law professors “My class is so popular that one student baked 3 dozen brownies to get in!” but a nightmare for students.   As the New York Post  wrote, NYU operated without a waitlist … Continue reading Negotiating for Law School Classes