NYU Spokesman Skewers Law Schools in New Novel: New York Brief

March 20, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

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NYU Director Skewers Law Schools in Novel

In Michael Orey’s new novel, “Dean’s List,” law school rankings are a blood sport.

The book follows the “Brown University Law School” dean as he tries to get the school’s ranking back up after it — gasp — fails to make the top 5 on a US News & World Report-like list. The dean takes donations from sketchy sources, plans to push out an aging professor, and frantically ...

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