While Boyd School of Law may be fledgeling in the law school rankings, a new list has our local lawyer factory coming in at numero uno. That's right, Boyd has been named the number one school in ... attracting Mormons. More specifically, Boyd is number one out of the 2009 Top Ten Most Mormon Friendly Law Schools (outside of Utah). The criteria used for the list took into account multiple factors, including the number of Mormons attending the schools (80 at Boyd), and distance to the nearest Mormon temple (that's the really bright building perched up on Sunrise Mountain, 13 miles from Boyd).
Who knew that Boyd was such a Mormon-magnet? From what we've heard, faculty politics are closer to Berkeley than BYU. Above The Law also picked up the story, and the comments over there are a hilarious read. Our favorite:
Firms looking to save money should hire more Mormon summer associates because they do not drink.
There you go local firms, your way out of this economic mess. Green Jello is way less expensive than booze, right?
(MormonLawyers via ATL)
Mormons are a significant portion of the population in this city. It should come as no surprise that some of them attend Boyd. Quite a few of the practicing attorneys here are LDS as well.
ReplyDeleteMormons are less than 10% of Las Vegas's population, but you'd never guess that from the number of political positions and county government jobs that they hold -- especially at the airport. Some law firms also show a strong trend of hiring fellow brethren. They Mormons have far more political influence in this city than they deserve.
ReplyDeleteBegin inevitable Mormon-bashing thread .... now
ReplyDeleteWhat does one do to merit political influence? Are the Mormons stuffing ballot boxes? Bribing people? Maybe they are unduly persuasive? Or are you undeserving if you exercise your civil rights to their fullest extent? Is that it?
ReplyDeleteIt was funny when I started at Boyd. I imagined law school in Vegas to be all casinos, booze, and girls (obviously!). Boy was I surprised when virtually every school sponsored event was alcohol and caffeine free.... Very different than the free flowing booze over at the Hotel College...
ReplyDeleteAgain, another slow news day, huh? I am not mormon, but have had the privilege to work with several individuals that are members of the mormon church. Who cares what religion a person chooses to follow. This post smacks of trying to illicit bigotry.
ReplyDeleteAs a member of the church, I don't see anything offensive about the post. I do, however, have a question: Why is it that some attorneys in this town are so hostile towards Mormons?
ReplyDeleteI think Anon 12:19's comment is indicative of some of the bashing I have heard from well established attorneys who did not know I was LDS. Good, reasonable people, but they just seem to have a major problem with members (or "brethren" as they seem to refer to us). As a future attorney who will (hopefully) soon be practicing in this market, I'd like to know: What gives?
Anon @ 12:19,
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to make accusations that some firms prefer hiring LDS, at least have the cajones to name names.
Besides, in this job, market, I can use every possible lead.
I'm a relatively recent Boyd grad (within the past couple years) and have clerked at a firm with nothing but Mormons and work at a firm now with no Mormons. I'm definitely not a practicing religious person and am not Mormon. I too was surprised at the number of LDS at Boyd, but was glad to see that other married individuals were able to do the full-time day program, as I was, even if they were married and had kids at an age I consider too young to be able to make intelligent and informed decisions. I now count many LDS as friends and am better for it.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of my views of the Mormon faith, I can appreciate the results of their organization and forced social interaction. I was a bit dismayed at not being able to go out and shoot the shit at a bar after work, but hey, that's not their thing and I respect them for it.
I think that the reason LDS are in more political offices is because LDS vote for other LDS members, regardless of their faults. I've known LDS to vote for a person with pending domestic abuse charges because they're LDS, above and beyond a non-LDS candidate with no past criminal history and better qualified. It is not always a good reason, but it does elevate people with LDS views into political office, which works to promote LDS values among a wider audience.
The big question is whether such activities are good for society as a whole, and my answer to that is yes, I think the LDS contribution overall is a positive one.
Forget the mormons. What about the jews? Especially in the age of the banking fiasco brought to us by the international conspiracy?
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started on the freemasons.
I'd like to know where Wicans are best off attending law school. Any insight?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing...........
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