Archive for the Law School Admissions Category

Read more at The Tennessee Journalist… Law school recruitment fair offers advice for potential students By Valen Emmert Making decisions about higher education can sometimes be a difficult task. UT’s College of Law held a law school recruitment fair to make the decision easier. The overall goal of the day was to get prospective law [...]

Some interesting insights from a Law School admissions director, giving you some insight into how those folks evaluating law school applications may think.  Read more at The Auburn Plainsman… Law School Admissions Counselor Hosts Informational Seminar by Jordan Dailey Rachel Wishum, admissions director of Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in Montgomery, spoke to [...]

LSAT registrations are up, so expect Law School Applications to go up, too, as more people seek refuge from the rough economy.  Read more at The Oregon Daily Emerald… Study: More students turn to law school in failing economy Registration for LSATs has increased more than 20 percent during past year By Alex Zielinski An [...]

$100k+ in student loans, piled on top of undergraduate loans, may not be such a good idea.  A recent New York Times blog post that examines whether there are too many law schools and too many new lawyers every year, and a The Wall Street Journal blog post analyzes further… Are Law-School Applicants Like ‘Gatsby’s [...]

The idea that there are just too many lawyers isn’t a new idea, but it deserves mention even in these difficult economic times. It seems that some think that it’s not that there aren’t enough legal jobs, but rather, there are just too many lawyers.  Read more at The New York Times… Another View: Lock [...]

Read the whole article at The Oregon Daily Emerald for more info… Study: More students turn to law school in failing economy Registration for LSATs has increased more than 20 percent during past year By Alex Zielinski An April study of prospective law students revealed a leading motive for attending law school: the failing economy. [...]

They’re watching each others’ backs at the University of Illinois College of Law.  Remember this story when you dare to doubt the integrity of your friendly neighborhood law school administrator. The Chicago Tribune dutifully reports… Ex-dean calls herself ‘victim’ of admissions scandal After testimony on University of Illinois abuses, Heidi Hurd left message praising chancellor [...]

Ann Levine over at BlogTalkRadio.com hosts a panel of entering first year law students who share their experiences as a law school applicant and sharing what they learned about the law school admission process. If hindsight is 20/20, this show will provide Fall 2010 admission cycle applicants with help making decisions in the coming months. [...]

An interesting look at rising law school applications, despite the rising costs of a legal education and the increasingly limited job market for lawyers. Read the whole article at The Clarion-Ledger… Law school applications rise despite costs, market by Elizabeth Crisp For Lindsey Tew Simmons, the decision to start law school at Mississippi College three [...]

Another article about how the rough & tumble real world is prompting people to retreat behind Law School walls for a few years.  The Daily Iowan reports… No job? More law school by Michelle Boryca Law-school admissions offices are facing a bittersweet paradox. While the economy may be down, unemployed college graduates’ interest in postgraduate [...]