Before I came to law school, I did not read Above the Law other than a few random occassions where certain articles were referred to me. I can't even remember what those articles were, but I never read it on a daily basis.
Lately, however, I have been reading it more and more. It offers some interesting and though-provoking links every so often. And, on far more rarer occasions, it offers some interesting insight or analysis about law, politics, or law school.
But really, the main reason I'm reading it on a semi-regular basis at the moment is my fascination with their seeming abhorrence of law school and the legal field itself. Perhaps this is directed more towards the man who I presume is the lead writer, Elie Mystal, but it seems like all if not most of the contributors to ATL can agree on 2 things- 1) They're all for LGBT issues (which is cool) and 2) Law school's are evil and anyone who wants to be a lawyer that doesn't go to HYS is a fool.
I kinda take issue to that being one of those foolish 1L's who did not go to HYS (Harvard Yale Stanford) and even more foolishly, thinks they can obtain this "job" thing and maybe one day not be in debt due to my massive student loans. I know, it's ATL blasphemy.
So, due to my fascination, curiosity, and being well, a bit offended at ATL's stance on the legal market and law school itself, I'm hoping to write more extensively about this subject in a subsequent post or posts.
I suppose this is what you'd call a teaser.
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