Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Indiana Tech to Open New Law School in Fort Wayne in Fall 2013
Update:
- Above the Law, Indiana Tech Moves Forward With New Law School Plans. Can Nobody Stop Them?
- Indianapolis Star, Indiana Tech Plans State's 5th Law School
- Law Librarian Blog, Another Law School, This Time in Indiana
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2011/05/indiana-tech-.html
Comments
Why?
To paraphrase an old saying, society needs more lawyers like a fish needs a bicycle.
Posted by: anon | May 18, 2011 6:06:00 AM
Sweet. Why should state universities be the only ones to dip their beak into the rivers of money they can make off of law students. Of course the real money comes rolling in once you start filling out the future year classes.
Posted by: JohnnyL | May 18, 2011 7:11:20 AM
The only way this might make sense is as a niche - say a minimum of a BS or MS is required for entry into the program. Then concentrate on the interface between technology and law. From the link that doesn't seem to be their approach - it is laughable to suggest that the Indiana populace is underserved - the rest of the states are overserved and overlawyered.
Economic considerations for a technology-based law degree - 3x$28.5K plus living expenses plus lost earnings (ie, young engineer at 3x$65K). Figure a total investment of 1/3rd million dollars. Maybe less in other tech fields, maybe more. Nope, not sensible.
Posted by: chuckR | May 18, 2011 7:49:19 AM
Why?
Posted by: Joe Blow | May 18, 2011 6:02:31 AM