There is an interesting chain of posts out there on the relationship between corporate law firms,

their economics, and law school curricula, starting with a
perceptive take on some data from Brian Tamanaha, then to a
Marxist spin by David Luban, and
my
ensuing rant over at Legal Profession Blog. I
do think the original post by Brian Tamanaha has a very serious point about "non-elite" law schools and their offerings, even if my sympathy for the union of highly-paid associates is not apparent in the reaction to the Marxist spin. Plus, in the spirit of Jim Chen's posts, I have a musical link over there.