Question: Partnership at a Law Firm
Hi everyone! So, I've read that you have work at least 7-10 years in a law firm to be asked to become a partner(if they do). I have 2 questions. 1. Is this timeline for a junior partnership?If so,how...
View ArticleUVA Law?
I am a sophomore undergrad at JMU. I am in the Honors Program, have a double major in Justice Studies and Anthropology. I am on the women's rugby team, and I'm the community service chair for the team....
View ArticleThe Jobs Crisis at Our Best Law Schools
People in the T14 are having issues finding jobs. If you don't go to T14, you basically have no chance. The Jobs Crisis at Our Best Law Schools Is Much, Much Worse Than You Think - Jordan Weissmann -...
View ArticleMessed up last semester of Junior year
After I graduated high school, I went to a two-year college and graduated with an AA in English. During that time I was a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, a Senator in SGA, and finished with a...
View ArticleWhich classes in undergrad to get into law school??
I have a 3.75 GPA as a sophomore in undergrad, but eventually, I was wondering if law schools cared if i took a couple "fluff" classes that would boost my gpa. Would they see a super easy class as bad...
View ArticleLawyers v. Engineers
What are some of your thoughts regarding the merits of law v. engineering?
View ArticleIs my schedule too easy?
I came into university with 21 credits. Took 16 first semester and am taking 12 this semester. I have done the math and I will graduate by one credit if from now on I just just 12 credits a semester....
View ArticleChoose the Undergrad with more inflation?
I am a high school senior with a VERY tough choice. I'm leaning Duke but Brown is a close second. I know 110% I want to be a lawyer, and I know law school places heavy judgment on GPA. Brown has more...
View ArticleInternational Student - JD
Hi everyone! As the title says, I'm an international student from South America (Argentina) expecting to get into a Juris Doctor (yes, that sounds weird cause most students from here prefer the LLM...
View ArticleDoes your law school need a panic button?
From Above the Law: Quote: I thought I was in for a touchy-feely hour about how it’s wrong to exclude the awkward gunner in the front row from all the reindeer games. Instead it was a sobering medical...
View ArticleConsidering Law....
I'm considering law right now. I've set up a few shadowing gigs with a couple of lawyers to experience their day job. I think this is a right step? Its between law or medicine really. Now before I get...
View ArticleLaw school admissions with international undergraduate degree?
I am currently sophomore in college considering applying to law school once I graduate. I would like to go to the University of Michigan's law school since I am originally from Michigan. I was accepted...
View ArticleLaw School Admissions
What are my chances of getting into a top 20 law school? I am a URM GPA: 3.2 College: Ivy LSAT: 170 I ask because I would only consider going to a T20 schools. Any comments or suggestions would be...
View ArticleCanadian URM?
Are Canadian minorities considered URMs when applying to T-14 law schools?
View ArticleDo law schools mind undergraduate part-time students?
I was just accepted into a university and I want to go to law school. I was searching the university's extracurricular activities and I want to be a part of them. I know that if I juggle the...
View ArticleUndergrad Transfer
Hey guys! I had a question about how law schools view gpa's for students that transferred during their undergrad. I understand that the gpa that they report for rankings and such are calculated...
View ArticleTouring Musician - Part Time or Full Time
Good afternoon I'm a recent graduate of Purdue University with a Degree in History (I was interested in personal enrichment rather than employment out of college). I had a horrific UGPA of 2.55 but an...
View ArticleInternships before law school
I am an undergrad possibly interested in applying to law school upon graduation. I've heard from many sources, including the pre-law advisor at my school, that internships/job experience prior to law...
View ArticleIs it still worth going to law school
Some of the messages out there, given the terrible law market (by disgruntled graduates I assume), is that if you are going to go to law school, go only if 1) You are going to a top five (to T-14), OR...
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