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Employment Honor Roll: Searching for a job post pandemic
A robust job market pushed employment figures to their highest level, with some schools performing better than others. Those leaders now need to focus their resources on helping students land jobs during a pandemic.
Which undergrad majors make the most money as lawyers?
A law student’s undergraduate major could have a big impact on their earnings as a lawyer, according to a new study. Students who majored in economics, finance and math earn the most as lawyers. But students who studied humanities showed the greatest increase by adding a law degree.
NYLS helps to end license suspension that affects communities and people of color
The Racial Justice Project at New York Law School helped bring to light a problem that the New York Legislature recently addressed. It passed a Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act that was designed to make traffic violations issued to people of color more comparable to White communities.
The Impact of COVID-19 on law school admissions
Online reviews have never been more important. To succeed, firms need to develop a deep understanding of their clients. Let's add more text in here; the whole point is to do more than one or two sentences. One or two sentences is not enough; let's give them a good enough point that the text here is significant.
Some LSAT scores lost: bummer of all bummers
The LSAT is not just any test. It is a hard test. It is a very hard test. Many study for it for months. Scores are not just meaningful; they can be life changing. Ace it and you have a shot at getting into the nation’s best law schools.So imagine sitting for the test, braving that mean sucker, pouring all of you mental energy into it and... your score vanishes.
Hottest Practice Areas Post Pandemic III: Insurance, Regulatory, Intellectual Property & Tax Law
Every year, The National Jurist asks experts to predict what will be the hottest practice areas. This year looks vastly different than years past, given the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The past two weeks, we have announced the top two practice areas and what came in third and fourth. Here's a look at what came in 5th-8th on our top ten list.
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American University Washington College of Law
American University’s Washington College of Law is one of the top international law schools in the country, with one of the largest programs for foreign attorneys, and the nation’s largest study abroad program. It also excels in human rights and other practice areas, and is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.
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Preparing for the Bar Exam
The bar exam may seem a long way off, but it will be here before you know it. While getting a head start on many things will earn you the title of overachiever, getting a head start — or two — on the bar exam is what most experts recommend. Here’s a quick Q&A to get you thinking about the months ahead.
4 Questions to Ask Before Deciding What Schools to Apply To
More than perhaps any year in recent history, this is a year when applicants want to make sure law school is worth it. As we face uncertainty in the world, and in the job market, is it worth it to go to law school if it means taking on a lot of debt? Fortunately, there’s a lot of consumer information out there for applicants, to help them choose a law school that will meet their own individual needs and goals.
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Call for Submissions - Penn Undergraduate Law Journal [www.pulj.org]
Submission deadline: September 13th, 2020 at 11:59pm EST
The Penn Undergraduate Law Journal (PULJ) is soliciting submissions for its fifteenth issue.Our journal is especially receptive to research articles, senior theses, independent studies, and final essays written for courses. Articles need not be written on United States law--they can be written on the laws or legal system of any nation. We consider submissions on a rolling basis, so if your piece is not finished by the noted deadline, please still submit it for consideration in our subsequent issue.
Students in any field of study are encouraged to submit their work, so long as their pieces relate to law or legal systems. Possible disciplinary perspectives include, but are not limited to, History, Criminology, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, English, Biology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Linguistics, Psychology, and Political Science.
Selected pieces will be published in our fifteenth issue of the Penn Undergraduate Law Journal. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to notify us of them through the contact page of our website, which can be accessed here: http://www.pulj.org/contact.html
Thank you for considering our journal, and we hope to have the opportunity to consider your work!
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Pre-Law Advising Office
Dr. Joseph E. Devine
University Pre-Law Advisor
Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
Elle Schaefer
Senior, Business Administration major
President, Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Student Pre-Law Society
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