Are Law School Exams Multiple Choice? Everything You Need to Know Law school exams cause stress and anxiety for many students, especially regarding the format of their tests. While some law schools stick to traditional essay-based testing, others have shifted towards multiple choice exams. Multiple choice exams can be daunting for law students who may need to become more familiar with the format or worry that they'll be unable to... (53 views)
Unlock Your Path to Law and Science: What You Need & What You Don't Need to Pursue a Career in Arizona State Law Despite what conventional wisdom says, students interested in intellectual property law or other science and technology-based legal fields, do not need advanced degrees in the sciences to get in to law school or to succeed there. (15 views)
Start Your Legal Career in Silicon Valley: Santa Clara Law Students Work & Innovate at the Law Center The Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at the Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, CA, is a vibrant mix of legal services for local people and educational programs for law students. (43 views)
How the University of Texas' Emerging Scholars Program is Part of a Growing Law School Trend In response to the changing landscape of legal academia, the University of Texas at Austin School of Law School launched its Emerging Scholars Program two years ago, giving recent law school graduates and practicing lawyers a way to get their feet wet—and a way to become more competitive—in the legal teaching job market. (882 views)
University of Oregon Law Students Give Back to Community and Strengthen Legal Education As a group, students at the University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, won the Oregon State Bar's Pro Bono Challenge for the fourth year in a row by working thousands of pro bono hours. (15 views)
Nidia Moscotte, Professional Litigation Paralegal at Baum Hedlund Law in Los Angeles As a litigation paralegal for plaintiffs' firm Baum Hedlund, Nidia Moscotte often meets her clients at their worst. Most have either been injured or lost a loved one in an accident. It's the extreme emotion of the job that Moscotte loves. When people come to you in pain after losing a loved one, she said, they become more than a client. They become part of your life. (99 views)
How Pro Paralegal Alicia Ashley Achieved World Champion Status Through Dedication Alicia ''Slick'' Ashley is a world-champion paralegal. By day, she works on corporate litigation cases at Sullivan & Cromwell in Manhattan. Last month, she knocked out Elena ''Baby Doll'' Reid in front of more than 1,000 people at Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV. LawCrossing talks with the pugilist paralegal about juggling her two careers. (92 views)
Becoming a Lawyer, Farmer, and Policymaker: Drake Law School Student's Unique Journey to Graduatio Unique and innovative law school programs may have a habit of attracting and turning out unique law students and lawyers. An excellent illustration of this theory is Drake University Law School in Des Moines, IA; its Agricultural Law Center; and third-year law student Bill Even. (72 views)
Appellate Law: How Student Internships Can Expand Your Legal Knowledge ''Extremely valuable'' is how Patrick Harrigan, a 2L at the University of Wisconsin Law School, described his experience at the Innocence Project, where he just completed a full year of student appellate work. (128 views)
Pioneering Paralegal Shelley Widoff on Lower Standards for Paralegals | Founder of the Boston Paralegal Resource Center Fiercely independent and proud of the paralegal profession, Shelley Widoff is worried that it's too easy to become a paralegal these days and that the reputation of the profession is eroding as a result. (355 views)
Whittier Law School's International Programs Grow in Popularity with New Center The Center for International and Comparative Law (CICL) at Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, has not only introduced new international programs to the law school but also has created a home for those already in progress. (25 views)
Discover International Law Through Whittier Law's Center and Certificate Program Doing a wide range of work within a chosen field and seeing many sides of an issue is very important, says Rachel Stevens, a second-year law student at Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA. ''Only then can you have an educated opinion on what you believe,'' she says. (78 views)
Mary Burns, Executive Legal Assistant for the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club and NALS President: A Profile Hey sports fans, how about a legal career with a ball club? Most ball clubs—baseball, basketball, football—have in-house counsel these days. LawCrossing speaks with Mary Burns about the business of sports and sports law. (642 views)
How to Become a Law Professor: Part 1 - Tips & Resources for Landing a Jobs in Academia In the first of a two-part series on becoming a law professor, LawCrossing investigates the traditional academic route to this career. Next week's installment will examine how those who do not fit the classic mold may still pursue a career in teaching law. (10051 views)
Local and Global Mediation: How Law Students from Creighton University are Making an Impact Anything can bring someone to law school. Often, law school looks like a path to a steady job. Or becoming a lawyer seems like a good way to make some money. Some want to add legal knowledge to a career already in progress. Others just really like to argue. Then there are those who want to change the world—or just the life of one person—by learning a new way to settle... (30 views)
ASU Center Bridging the Gap Between Science and Law - A Comprehensive Look The Center for Study of Law, Science, and Technology at The College of Law at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, takes law and brings it together with health care, biotechnology, intellectual property, environmental science, and several other disciplines in certificate programs, courses, and conferences. The center, in its 20th year, covers so much ground that... (19 views)
George Washington Law School Clinic: Benefits for Clients and Students It is not unusual to hear that law students working in a law school clinic are aiding those in need, such as juvenile prisoners. It is rare, however, to hear that this assistance is coming from a small business clinic and that the aid is not legal, but literature. (30 views)
Law School Ranking and Its Impact on Long-Term Career Success Each year hopeful college students send thousands of applications nationwide, trying to gain acceptance at top-tier law school. The assumption is that by going to a top law school and doing well, one's career in law is more or less set for success. But does graduating from a top law school really guarantee more success in one's career, or can one attend a lower-ranked... (21681 views)
Washington College of Law's Marshall Brennan Program: Law Students Teach Each Other to Learn! Marshall-Brennan fellows have their work cut out for them. The fellows—law students at American University's Washington College of Law (WCL)—teach Constitutional Law to students in Washington, DC, and Maryland high schools. The law students take a corresponding year-long advanced law school seminar to learn simultaneously how to interpret and also teach the... (55 views)
How To Prepare For The Bar Exam: Strategies To Ace The Test Getting good grades and earning that degree in law are the first goals for students enrolled at the many law schools nationwide. However, graduating with a J.D. is just the first step to becoming a lawyer. Law school graduates must successfully pass the bar exam to become certified and licensed to practice law. And with the bar, it's all about preparation, which includes... (1918 views)
Should I Get a Joint JD/MBA Degree: Pros and Cons to Consider Being from a family who for the past 25 years has been in the hospitality business, Tejal Desai made the natural decision to enroll in Penn State University's joint J.D./MBA program. After he graduates in 2007, Mr. Desai plans to work in the family business. (2244 views)
Boalt Hall Environmental Law Students: Activists On Campus and Beyond Students play a key role in the environmental law program at the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley—not only as participants, but also as advocates for and designers of the program's future. (86 views)
Maintaining Connections with Your Alma Mater: What Alumni Associations Do On graduation day, misty-eyed students say their goodbyes to friends, professors, and some long, hard years of law school. While many dissapear into the workforce, others choose to stay close to their schools through alumni associations and find that participation often leads to better business networks, avenues to pursue pro bono and other community activities, and ways... (117 views)
Teaching Constitutional Law with the Marshall Brennan Program: Washington College of Law's Impact on High School Students In an effort to educate high school students on the Constitution and simultaneously broaden the horizons of law students, Professor Jamin Raskin joined with the widows of former Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan in 1999 to form a course that runs both at the Washington College of Law (WCL), Washington, DC, and area high schools—albeit on... (104 views)
Yale Law Students Take on Human Rights Issues - Focusing on Individuals, Communities and the International Scene Because human rights law often moves beyond the law into the realms of philosophy and politics, it is only fitting that the students working in Yale Law School's human rights clinic have vocations that include the law—but are not restricted to law alone. (290 views)
Strategies for Law Students Reentering School: Helpful Tips for a Smooth Transition Darin Richter, 33, is not your typical law student. When the former U.S. Army Captain and Blackhawk helicopter pilot is not working fulltime as a program manager for CAE, a flight simulator company in Tampa, FL, he is hitting the books as a part-time student at Stetson University College of Law. Mr. Richter is part of a growing number of reentry/nontraditional students in... (2278 views)
Notre Dame's Moot Court Teams: Competing and Winning in the Legal Arena At Notre Dame Law School, a group of students may be learning their most useful and long-lasting legal skills without a professor in sight. (205 views)
Cornell Law School Creates Unique Program Connecting Law and East Asian Studies A university with one of the oldest East Asian Studies programs in the nation now has one of the newest ventures in interdisciplinary study of the law. (211 views)
Are Law School Applications Rolling? How To Prepare for the 2023 Admissions Cycle Law schools worldwide are beginning to accept applications for the 2023 admissions cycle, and prospective students must ensure they are as prepared as possible to stand out from the competition. The admissions process can be daunting and stressful, but there are ways to make your application shine. Researching potential schools thoroughly, focusing on academics and... (39 views)
Can Online Law School Be an Option for Students? A Guide to Exploring Your Options Online Law School is becoming an increasingly popular option for those pursuing a career in law. With the advancements in online learning technology, online legal education has become more accessible. This guide explores the opportunities available for students considering an online law school program and outlines the benefits of pursuing a legal education through this... (64 views)