Financial advice for law students
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — With the rapid rise of law school tuition over the last several decades, annual tuition at American Bar Association-approved private law schools averaged nearly $50,000 in 2019, according to Law School Transparency, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making entry into the legal profession more transparent, fair and affordable.
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ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — Join Derek Brainard, MBA, AFC®, CRPC® from nonprofit AccessLex Institute as he outlines how to create a financial plan that works for you during law school.
Read More about ABA Virtual Office Hours series connects law students with financial planning tools during and after law schoolThings to know before applying to law school
ILLINOIS NEWS LIVE — According to the American Bar Association (ABA), a student that wants to learn and practice law should have critical thinking, good communication skills, should be a persuasive debater, and also be a good analytical and problem-solving person. According to Mike Weston, an essay writer at custom writing service, he student should also…
Read More about Things to know before applying to law schoolAdvice for prospective students on assessing law school bar passage rates
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT — If you want a license to practice law in the U.S., you typically need to pass the bar exam of whatever jurisdiction you plan to work in. However, there are some exceptions. In rare cases, a jurisdiction may grant diploma privilege to alumni of a particular law school, so…
Read More about Advice for prospective students on assessing law school bar passage ratesAddressing imposter syndrome in law school
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — All of this is to say that these feelings of inadequacy are not only valid but they also won’t instantly dissipate the minute you graduate. Like many mental health struggles we face, impostor syndrome is here to stay. With that, I encourage you to use your internship to learn how to…
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REUTERS — Every three years, Sisk and his co-authors, who this year included St. Thomas research librarian Nicole Catlin and law students Alexandra Anderson and Lauren Gunderson, compile data on law journal citations from the previous five years and rank schools based on the mean and median number of citations of their tenured faculty. The Sisk…
Read More about A look at law school scholarly impactPodcast: Santa Clara University professor Pat Cain discusses edited book on the first women law professors
ABOVE THE LAW — In the latest episode of The Jabot, I interview Patricia Cain, the editor of Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors. The book, written by Herma Hill Kay, details the lives of the first 14 female law professors. Patricia and I also discuss the twists and turns of her life…
Read More about Podcast: Santa Clara University professor Pat Cain discusses edited book on the first women law professorsA look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD.COM — When it comes to law, people might automatically picture a scene from a “Law & Order” courtroom or the Elle Woods version from the “Legally Blonde” films. But law is a necessity in many facets of business and life, and can be a useful tool across the board, no matter what profession or major…
Read More about A look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU BakersfieldMinnesota inmate believed to be first to take LSAT while in prison
ABA JOURNAL — Maureen Onyelobi has taken the LSAT three times, including twice while in prison, report CBS Minnesota and SW News Media. She studied with the help of the Prison-to-Law Pipeline program, which aims to help Minnesota prisoners obtain ABA-accredited paralegal and law degrees through remote education.
Read More about Minnesota inmate believed to be first to take LSAT while in prisonWMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in state
LANSING STATE JOURNAL — This year, the mayor and city council together included funding in the city budget to help Lansing residents with expungement of their records.
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